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 ...

Nothing says spring like a fresh pile of compost. A third compost distribution site is set to open in Queens next week, the city’s sanitation department announced this week. Residents will be able to ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.

A brand new composting program is heading to Queens this fall, with weekly curbside service offered to all of its 2 million residents, the mayor announced Monday. Calling it the "nation's largest ...