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Adams set to sign citywide composting bill into law

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Published  June 9, 2023 11:02am EDT
Eric Adams
FOX 5 NY

New Yorkers will soon be required to separate compost from trash

The city council signed a bill that will require New Yorkers to separate food scraps from yard waste in order to cut down the amount of garbage in landfills.

NEW YORK - New Yorkers, you'll soon be required to separate your food scraps from your household trash. City council passed a bill Thursday, which is now on its way to Mayor Eric Adams.

The goal is to reduce the amount of food waste. New York City sends to landfills where it sits and produces methane, a powerful greenhouse gas. 

The Environmental Protection Agency says methane affects the Earth's temperature and climate. 

The bill is expected to pass and will then become a city-wide residential mandate. It will require New Yorkers to separate the leftover food from the household trash. 

It will start in Queens and Brooklyn this October, the Bronx, and Staten Island in March 2024, and then Manhattan in October 2024.

The mandate will be enforced with fines.