Take it from me: Collecting organic waste is easy if you compost it in your own backyard

… there is a much easier way Get your own backyard composter NYCs expansion of its free curbside compost collection  is a … except when a guest threw a banana peel into the regular garbage pail Then my family would lunge to retrieve it for … like this that tenants could usethats when I realized NYC renters could maintain composters too because if you …

By Jennifer White Karp |March 23, 2026 - 10:30AM
All the dirt on NYC's compost collection program

… easiest says Belinda Mager director of communications at NYCs Department of Sanitation Just put anything from your … and no requirement to use a DSNY brown bin Brown bins will be available to residents who need one but you can … 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