Leaf mulch and grass clippings are nutritional organic materials that can be recycled to benefit your plants, combat soil erosion, correct clay soil or adjust the pH caused by pine needles.

The Big Apple is ready to take your compost. As of Sunday, New York City's curbside composting program is available in all five boroughs following a rollout that started in Queens, and then Brooklyn.

As of Oct. 6, residents of all five boroughs of New York City must compost their organic waste. To make the task easier, the city Sanitation Department is offering city residents a free compost bin.

This week, New York City’s war on rats starts a welcome new offensive with the mandatory organic food waste collection (also called curbside composting) for all New Yorkers’ homes. The rules ...

As the mulch breaks down over the winter ... Protects soil erosion during winter storms. Serves as an organic soil amendment, improving structure for the next growing season.

NEW YORK — Compost collection will expand across New York City's five boroughs starting this weekend. While some New Yorkers see it as an inconvenience, the Department of Sanitation emphasizes ...

Environmental experts have emphasized on the need of using compost organic manure to improve soil ... good because you might wish to agree with me that nowadays we are not only talking about ...

These dead leaves accumulate as litter (like at the base of trees) in large patches near the ... the organic matter breaks down and releases nutrients and CO 2, like compost in gardens," explains ...

NEW YORK (PIX11) – Composting is now mandatory in all five boroughs in New York City. Curbside composting requires people to separate food scraps and yard waste from their trash and place them ...

Composting is crucial for fighting climate change, said Councilwoman Sandy Nurse, a sponsor of the Zero Waste Act, a legislative package that passed last year and includes the curbside bill.