All New York City residents are required to separate yard waste, food scraps and food-soiled paper from trash and recycling ...
New York City residents who don’t abide by the city’s compost rules will be fined beginning on Tuesday, April 1. All New ...
While clear bags are permitted in the compost bin, regular white kitchen garbage bags and black plastic contractor bags cannot be used, Sanitation said. Items that must be composted include yard waste ...
Starting April 1, all food scraps, food-soiled paper and yard waste must be separated from the garbage and set out for ...
If you waited to get a compost bin for free, the Department of Sanitation is no longer giving them out, according to 311. The ...
A compost-bin lid should actually not be airtight — you want scraps to begin decomposing aerobically (with oxygen), not anaerobically, which makes organic matter take longer to break down and ...
It turns out composting is not as straightforward as it seems, here are the mistakes you could be making with yours ...
Compost can be made all year round. 1 Help your children to set up the compost bin or site, ensuring the bin is placed on earth and not concrete. 2 Fill the bin with dead leaves, green waste from ...