Where does New York City’s stuff all go? And what does it become? Let’s get into it. Two different companies handle the city’s two different recycling streams — paper on one hand, and plastic, glass ...

Federal and state officials say the temporary sites for processing hazardous waste pose no threat, but residents are worried ...

ABC News looks at New York City’s fight against rats as city officials and residents take matters into their own hands, ...

New York City mayor Eric Adams plans to file a lawsuit against the Trump administration after it revoked more than $80 million in funding for migrant shelters.

More plastic is headed to New York City streets to help it reduce its rat problems. The city recently began requiring bins ...

“I don’t think it’s really in tune with what people need.” Hochul has prioritized addressing affordability in New York after a 2024 general election that saw President Donald Trump win ...

A new analysis by a Baruch College professor shows that only 4.6% of all organic waste in the five boroughs was composted ...

The denominator has that same tonnage, plus an estimate of the unseparated organics that people leave, incorrectly, in the trash.” New York City first began curbside residential organic waste pick-up ...

ZWI is urging Cornell and the City of Ithaca to reconsider the long-term environmental consequences of fossil fuel-derived ...

Mayor Eric Adams’ administration says the rule — set to be approved after a Feb. 10 hearing and take effect Aug. 1 — will simply hold BIDs to the same standard as businesses and small residences, ...

The suspect of setting cars on fire and igniting a fire next to a subway passenger was arrested by the New York Police on ...