Mayor Eric Adams has pushed to containerize the city's garbage. But the future of the initiative will be overseen by whoever ...

The new "Empire Bins" are designed to be emptied with modern garbage trucks, and have locks that can only be opened with a ...

Critics of the enforce-first, educate-second approach are applauding Mayor Adams’s decision to extend the grace period for ...

The compost must be put in its own bin and placed at the curb on regular recycling days for pickup. New Yorkers can line the bin with a clear plastic bag. New Yorkers can purchase a 21-gallon official ...

the NYC Department of Sanitation enacted a rule requiring NYC residents who are assigned Saturday pickups to place their trash on the curb after 8 p.m. the night before or face fines ranging $50 ...

New York City's waste reduction efforts ... residents will have to separate food waste from trash or risk receiving a $25 fine from the Department of Sanitation. While mandatory composting became ...

NEW YORK — The New York City Department of Sanitation says it's considering using drones for trash enforcement. In the city's continued war on trash, new technology could be the next line of ...

Now that the city’s Department of Sanitation is requiring homes from one to nine units to use standardized, lidded NYC garbage bins, however, an unexpected issue has reared its head: The new 45 ...

Critics claim a rushed awareness campaign and the threat of $300 fines are sending the wrong message to tenants and landlords ...