NYC to temporarily pause compost fines for smaller buildings

Adams administration pause in NYC curbside composting fines sparks Council backlash

Randy Mastro, Mayor Adams’ top deputy at City Hall, ordered the Sanitation Department this week to stop fining most building owners over failing to comply with the city’s new mandatory composting rules — a reversal that comes despite the mayor’s strong backing of the program, sources told the Daily News on Friday. On April 1, the Sanitation Department started to fine any building owners who flout the new rules, which took effect in October and r…

NYC hits pause on mandatory composting fines for most residents

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- New York City is pumping the brakes on enforcement of its new mandatory composting program, temporarily pausing fines for most residents as they grow accustomed to the city’s new trash rules.

Sanitation Pauses Fines for Failing to Compost

The Adams administration announced Friday it is relaxing its enforcement on violations of a new citywide composting mandate, just weeks after it began issuing fines.Since October, all city residents have been required to separate their food waste and yard trimmings from other trash, and owners of properties with at least four apartments have had to set out bins for curbside collection. The Department of Sanitation began issuing fines for noncomp…

City pauses curbside composting fines, drawing council criticism

New York City is suspending the issuance of composting fines for smaller residential buildings until 2026, city officials confirmed Friday, just two weeks

City backs off on composting fines after widespread anger from building owners

City Hall and Deputy Mayor Randy Mastro walked back enforcement for the Department of Sanitation's mandatory composting program.

NYC pauses enforcement of new compost fines. Here's why.

By Renee Anderson Click here for updates on this story     NEW YORK CITY (WCBS/WLNY) — Just weeks after New York City started enforcing its new compost rules, officials say they are pausing some of the fines. Mayor Eric Adams’ office said in a statement that while composting is still mandatory citywide, “in an effort to facilitate even higher participation, we will conduct additional outreach and education on composting before issuing fines to t…