Is New York City getting its composting program right? On ground that was once the Fresh Kills landfill on Staten Island, trucks unload food scraps and yard waste, filling the air with the sharp tang ...

The time for composting in every corner of Queens is now just around the corner. The city’s composting program — which has taken hold in just fits and starts through the years — is expanding to the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. New Yorkers looking to get rid of their Christmas trees can get a little help thanks to the city's curbside composting program.

CITYWIDE — NEW YORKERS HAVE BROKEN COMPOSTING RECORDS FOR THE THIRD CONSECUTIVE WEEK, collecting and separating more than six million pounds of food and yard waste, the New York City Department of ...

On ground that was once the Fresh Kills landfill on Staten Island, trucks unload food scraps and yard waste, filling the air with the sharp tang of decaying garbage. Machines hum as they separate ...

“What is indeed needed is trust and continuity” between the city government and residents, she says. Building that trust may take time. Since New York City first piloted curbside composting in 2012, ...