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Not composting yet? Here’s what to know about NYC’s new fines

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Apr. 1, 2025 By Lauren Rapp Not composting your food scraps yet? You can now be fined for that. Starting April 1, New York residents must compost all household food and organic scraps in city-designated compost bins. Technically, Brooklynites should already be composting. In 2023, the small brown bins were distributed throughout the borough.…