On April 15, inspectors wrote 486 tickets to buildings for failing to compost. It was most on any day single since composting became mandatory for all residents in 2024, according to city data. A ...
Curbside composting has technically been mandatory in New York City since April 2025, but after being in effect for less than ...
DSNY officials say they issued nearly 7,000 tickets to New Yorkers who fail to comply with mandatory composting.
In collaboration with the Department of Sanitation, Only NY reimagined NYC’s curbside compost containers. New York City has ...
New York City's school cafeterias are churning out hundreds of thousands of meals a day, yet much of the edible surplus never ...
The time for composting in every corner of Queens is now just around the corner. The city’s composting program — which has taken hold in just fits and starts through the years — is expanding to the ...
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — With Mayor Zohran Mamdani resuming enforcement of fines to New Yorkers who fail to separate food scraps for composting, local officials are calling for more outreach instead of ...
On ground that was once the Fresh Kills landfill on Staten Island, trucks unload food scraps and yard waste, filling the air with the sharp tang of decaying garbage. Machines hum as they separate ...