Buildings across New York City are now required to separate trash from compost, and one property owner says he feels the need ...

State officials have reported some progress getting people to divert things out of the waste stream, but CT’s trash problem ...

While clear bags are permitted in the compost bin, regular white kitchen garbage bags and black plastic contractor bags ...

If my local composting facility won’t accept them, is there anywhere else I can safely dispose of them besides the garbage? Are compostable bags better for the environment than those made from ...

Starting this week, the New York City Department of Sanitation (DSNY) has begun enforcing new composting regulations ...

It couldn’t be easier, and it’s the best way to help keep our city clean and unappealing to rats and other critters.

Zinnia Maldonado joins the CBS News New York team from CBS Boston. While there, she had the opportunity to cover an array of national and breaking news stories such as the Boston Marathon, the ...

Education materials developed by the DSNY establish that food scraps and food-soiled paper should be set aside in compost ...

Failing to separate residential compost waste, which includes leaves, grass and food scraps, will now subject the violator to ...

They should be disposed of in your regular trash bin ... recommends several receptacles — bowls, bags and other types of containers — for compostable scraps that you’ll eventually take ...