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 ...

D.C. The remarkable directive insists that the agency’s store of paper records should be ripped apart or designated for incineration: “Shred as many documents first, and reserve the burn bags ...

Now, some state lawmakers want to allow a return to paper bags at the grocery checkout, provided the bags contain at least 40 ...

Seasonal pickup of yard waste starts on April 1. Lansing residents can place yard waste out on their regular garbage pickup ...

Shred your sensitive documents safely at Lafayette Consolidated Government's free Paper Shredding Day on April 5.

Starting April 1, all food scraps, food-soiled paper and yard waste must be separated from the garbage and set out for compost in NYC.