From CBS 2 : When it comes to cardboard, a little cheese on the pizza box is OK, Aiello reported. Lid soaked with grease? Tear it off and...

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From the Wall Street Journal : Proponents argue that film tax credits create well-paying jobs for local residents. Some even suggest that ...

From Crains : A state judge has overturned New York City's ban on plastic foam containers, finding the nearly 30,000 tons of dirty mea...

From Brooklyn Daily : Wood from the Riegelmann Boardwalk that was supposedly damaged during Superstorm Sandy is being reused in Italy — as...

From Crains : New plastic to make water or soda bottles—called polyethylene terephthalate, or PET—typically costs about 10% more than the ...

From CBS 2 : Unwanted items are often left on New York City sidewalks for garbage pickup, but turning someone else’s trash into your trea...

From WNYC : New York City's fledgling composting program has hit a major snag. The nearly two-year-old pilot project takes food scr...

From the Queens Courier : The Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) is looking for contractors to crush 200,000 toilets so the cit...

From NBC : There's new outrage over plans to expand a recycling plant in Lindenhurst on Long Island. Some people who live nearby have...

From Crain's : Mayor Michael Bloomberg told New Yorkers seven months ago, "If it's a rigid plastic—any rigid plastic—recycle ...

From the Politicker : City Councilmembers and advocates announced a plan today to slap a 10 cent charge on all plastic and paper carry-out...

From The Forum : Owners have faced forking over as much as $350 per ticket – once fines have accrued while an individual fights the ticket...

From NYC.gov : Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg, Deputy Mayor for Operations Cas Holloway and Sanitation Commissioner John J. Doherty [Wednesday...

From DNA Info : New York City will start recycling more plastics soon, letting New Yorkers put more than just plastic bottles and jugs in ...

From AM-NY : New Yorkers have been taking out less trash over the last decade but the city is still paying a high price to keep the street...

From WPIX : The same people behind the brand new plastic bag ban/paper bag charge law that went into effect in San Francisco on Monday, ha...

From the Daily News : CCNYC is looking to start a composting program for dog poop. Modeled on similar pilot programs in upstate Ithaca and C...

From the NY Post : City sanitation cops are following a paper trail to bust a new breed of thieves. Sly scrap bandits have taken to swiping ...

From the NY Post : The city Department of Sanitation’s police force has beefed up neighborhood patrols to combat the theft of valuable recyc...