As warmer weather signals summer, it sparks ideas of planting a garden and reorganizing your yard or outdoor space. A thoughtfully designed garden not only boosts your home’s value, but it can also be ...

Construction company Naylor Love took up funding from the WMCF last year to create a Community Upcycling Station in ...

“We basically design and build a mini city on the polo grounds,” says Meghan ... Last year, a couple of vendors dutifully put the dough they did not use for their pizzas into the compost bin. But it ...

(How to compost at home—a guide for beginners.) However, those dropping off compost at community bins likely aren’t ... "Community composting can build critical support for and participation ...

Compost bin Owners and managers of buildings with four or more units are required to have a designated storage area with clearly labeled compost bins. Bins must be 55 gallons or smaller and have a ...

Paper, softcover books, as well as glass and plastic still go in their usual recycling bins. You can’t compost medical waste, wrappers, hygiene products or most other things that didn’t grow ...

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 ...

All food waste must be in a bin with a tightfitting lid. The city has trucks that hold compost on one side and regular trash on the other.Credit...Sara Hylton for The New York Times Yard waste and ...

She proposed inexpensive, four-gallon plastic buckets to nest inside the bigger trash bins to collect food scraps. She connected Ms. Hannan to compost haulers and a charity that could pick up left ...

Participation rates are particularly low in areas with large buildings where landlords haven’t bothered to set up compost collection bins for tenants. City data shows a densely populated ...