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NYC Recycling and Composting Explained
Learn how NYC sorts paper, metal, glass, plastic and food scraps, plus curbside compost rules, bin care and fixes for the most common sorting errors.
Every guide in Recycling and Compost
Each guide below answers one question about recycling and compost, with the steps residents, supers and small landlords can follow.
Sorting Paper, Metal, Glass and Plastic
Master NYC recycling sorts for paper and cardboard, metal glass and plastic, with bag rules, chute tips and what belongs in each bin every week.
Photo: Illustration: Hands placing a rinsed metal can into a blue recycling bin beside plain flattened card
Curbside Composting and Brown Bin Use
Follow NYC curbside compost rules for food scraps and yard waste, brown bin setup, accepted items, pickup day habits and odor control basics.
Photo: Illustration: A brown food-scrap bin with vegetable peels on a sidewalk next to a small garden bed i
Clean Shared Compost Bins in Apartments
Keep shared compost bins clean in NYC apartment buildings with liner tips, chute-room routines, pest prevention and super-friendly task lists.
Photo: Illustration: A superintendent wiping a compost bin in a bright basement sorting area with paper lin
Recycling Mistakes That Bring Fines
Avoid the top recycling errors that draw NYC fines, from bagged recyclables and dirty containers to batteries, cords and plastic bags in bins.
Photo: Illustration: An open recycling bin with loose bottles and paper viewed from above in daylight in Ne
What a Home Compost Heap Can Take
After organics leave the NYC curb, a home heap or trench finishes the job at garden scale: what goes in, what stays out and why turning matters.
Photo: Illustration: A corner compost heap behind a small garden fence with a fork leaning on it in New Yor
Bottles, Deposits and the Glass Bin
How returnable bottles, wine glass and jars sort in NYC: the five-cent deposit, the metal-glass-plastic bin and what labels tell a recycler.
Photo: Illustration: Empty glass bottles and jars lined on a kitchen counter next to a blue recycling bin i
Gift Baskets and Holiday Packaging Waste
What a gift basket leaves behind: cellophane, shred, ribbon and baskets, and which parts of holiday packaging belong in each NYC stream.
Photo: Illustration: A cellophane-wrapped gift basket with ribbon on a hall table beside flattened wrapping
A Recycling Sign Residents Actually Read
How to write and post a sorting sign that tenants follow: wording, placement at the chute and bin line, and keeping the notice current.
Photo: Illustration: A laminated sorting sign taped to a basement wall above two labeled bins in New York C
How to Measure a Household Carbon Footprint
A step by step method for measuring a household carbon footprint, what a calculator counts, and which home sources belong in the total.
Photo: Illustration: A kitchen table in late afternoon light with a year of utility bills, a fuel receipt,
Red eléctrica: distribuidora vs comercializadora
Guide to Spain's electric grid: what the distribuidora does, how to find yours, who to call in an outage, and how smart meters and readings work.
Photo: Illustration: A grey smart electricity meter mounted on a tiled wall in a Spanish building's meter r
Backup Generators and the Operating File
How backup generator documentation works: engine brand files, Deep Sea and ComAp controllers, ATS cabinets, load testing and safe operation for small sites.
Photo: Illustration: A small standby generator set in a concrete equipment room, its control panel lit, a c
Hydrogen Energy and Clean Technology Basics
How hydrogen fits clean energy: electrolyser output, fuel cell duty cycles, pipeline blending, safety, and offtake contracts for industrial clusters.
Photo: Illustration: A row of grey steel electrolyser stacks inside a bright industrial hall, seen from a l