This week, New York City’s war on rats starts a welcome new offensive with the mandatory organic food waste collection (also called curbside composting) for all New Yorkers’ homes. The rules ...

“Curbside composting fights rats and helps the planet. It’s a win-win — especially when it’s easier than ever,” said Jessica Tisch, the city’s sanitation commissioner, in a statemen ...

Plus, smaller pieces mix more easily with the rest of your compost, creating a more uniform pile. While most organic materials are fair game for your compost bin, some things are better left out. Meat ...

The new composting measure, passed by the City Council last year, has been touted as a “key” part of the Big Apple’s war on rats, according to Gotham’s Department of Sanitation.

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After the students log the day's collection, they put the scraps into a special composting bin that turns the organic waste into nutrient rich grounds. Once the compost rests overnight ...

Putting compostable items in the compost bin instead of the trash can is one of the easiest and most effective first steps you can take to reduce greenhouse gas emissions—specifically methane, which ...

This year’s theme is “It’s time” and in the case of NYC, it’s time for curbside composting. Starting Oct. 6, curbside composting will be available to all Manhattanites and the Bronx and ...

The Material Recovery Facility Center is turning organic waste, which includes fish carcasses, food and garden scraps, into compost. The center also accepts plastics marked 1, 2 and 5, like water ...

G.V. Suresh, a 27-year-old farmer who grows roses and potatoes in his farmland at Gundlagurki, in Chickballapur district abutting Bengaluru, has now switched to organic compost. This has hugely ...