As we predicted, New York City’s new household organic waste collection mandate (also called composting ... with and limited fines to repeat offenders. When new citywide rules kicked in this ...

The 5.24 million pounds of recycled trash is more than a 500% increase from what New York was recycling this time last year, according to the agency. The new record is equal in weight to 216 ...

The 5.24 million pounds of recycled trash is more than a 500% increase from what New York ... rules, only buildings with more than 30 units can be fined for refusing to compost. Even then, the ...

Maor Eric Adams and the New York City Sanitation Department (DSNY) have paused some fines in the new Compost Program. Officials said many New Yorkers are complaining that the rules are too confusing, ...

Fines begin at $25 for a first offense and increase for repeated violations. “Make no mistake: Composting continues to be mandatory in New York City ... Buildings with over 30 units that ...

But if a business flouts the rules, the city gives an initial warning, followed by a $500 fine ... in New York.” “It’s disappointing that the City Council introduced a sweeping composting ...

The New York City ... to pause the program, according to reports. The administration said it suspended the fines after hearing from residents from all five boroughs, including at town halls, who ...

Just a few weeks after fines began for buildings failing to comply with the composting program, New York City is temporarily changing the rules. Curbside composting became mandatory in October ...

However, enforcement of the new rules only began ... t be threatened with fines over food scraps.” For now, composting remains a legal requirement in New York City, but the path to full ...

NYC pauses fines for not composting weeks after starting enforcement 02:18. Weeks after the New York City Sanitation Department started enforcing new composting rules, officials say they are ...

Weeks after the New York City Sanitation Department started enforcing new composting rules, officials say they are pausing some of the fines. CBS News New York's Lori Bordonaro reports. Judge ...