trash & recycling

Women cooking uses compost bin
Products + Services
All the dirt on NYC's compost collection program

… can also use your own bin as long as it has a lid and is under 55 gallons If you like you can  get a free decal from … and even dirty paper napkins Heres the full list coffee grounds and tea bags shells seafood nut and egg bones … cartons clean recyclable paper cardboard … Bonus Fewer garbage bags … In addition to reducing food waste and …

By Jennifer White Karp |October 4, 2024 - 10:15AM
DSNY truck takes away black trash bags on an NYC street
Neighborhood Intel
Receptacles required: NYC buildings can now buy city-mandated trash bins
By Celia Young |August 6, 2024 - 10:00AM
orange public Smart Compost Bin NYC
Live
10 easy ways to honor Earth Day that you can do every day
By Jennifer White Karp |April 22, 2024 - 4:00PM
A row of old metal garbage cans outside an urban neighborhood home along a sidewalk in Astoria Queens New York
Neighborhood Intel
What to know about NYC’s new rules for putting out your trash, recycling, and organic waste
By Celia Young |December 13, 2023 - 2:30PM
NYC garbage can
Neighborhood Intel
6 ways NYC can help you recycle, compost, and throw out trash more responsibly
By Celia Young |November 10, 2023 - 4:00PM
Black Garbage Bags sit on a Residential Street in Greenwich Village of New York City.
Neighborhood Intel
Rat attack: NYC will require small apartment buildings to put trash in containers instead of bags next year
By Celia Young |October 13, 2023 - 1:30PM
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Products + Services
Clearing out your house? Here's where you can donate stuff so it doesn't end up in a landfill
By Mimi OConnor |September 26, 2023 - 10:30AM
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Roommates + Landlords
Our landlord says we have to keep our garbage in our apartment until pick up day. Is this a violation of any kind?
By Austin Havens-Bowen |July 26, 2022 - 1:30PM
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Neighborhood Intel
What a possible doorman strike means for New Yorkers
By Emily Myers |April 18, 2022 - 3:30PM
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Renovation
Are garbage disposals illegal in NYC apartment buildings?

… be 100plus years old says Anna Karp CEO and cofounder of  Bolster  a New York Citybased designbuild firm and Brick … they be most easily installed … Live … Troubleshooting … Improve … Renovation … architects … Ask an Expert … boards … …

By Brick Underground |December 13, 2021 - 2:30PM