A new composting program in Queens has kept millions of pounds of organic waste out of landfills since it launched in early October, city sanitation officials said Thursday. Crews picked up 5.7 ...

Curbside compost pickup is coming to Queens starting Monday. The new program will be the largest of its kind in the country. It follows years of advocacy for more ways to recycle organic waste, which ...

We know you love the environment, but do you love it enough to haul your leftovers to the compost heap? While you are pondering that question, here are several locations you might want to carry your ...

Through crowdfunding and partnerships with city parks, the Western Queens Compost Initiative (WQCI) opened in 2009, giving us another way to participate in the local green community, like joining a ...

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 ...

ST. ALBANS, Queens (WABC) -- Year-round curbside composting service will kick off Monday in Queens. The borough president and city sanitation commissioner helped hand out composting bins on Sunday in ...

QUEENS (WABC) -- The New York City Department of Sanitation will launch the largest curbside composting program in the country. The city is kicking off a weekly curbside organics collection in Queens.