The trash from buildings with fewer than 10 units must now be set out in bins with lids, sold by the city for $47 and up.

New York City's war on rats is entering its next phase today, with new trash bin rules for residential buildings.

Gardeners are being told they should put teabags in their garden in November, but only if they rip them open first.

Starting Tuesday, all homeowners will need to adhere to new trash containerization rules requiring the use of official New ...

Rats are a real nuisance for gardeners and an unpleasant visitor on your property. Whether you've got them already or want to ...

Many of us now have in-kitchen compost bins, or at least somewhere we save ... get into the habit of washing them out thoroughly, including the lid and lid seals, as they can become quite smelly ...

You’re on top of things. No one’s calling the council. But even in the best-run homes, there are parts of the kitchen that can get easily overlooked in our regular cleaning. The good news is ...

Pumpkins can be composted in indoor or outdoor compost piles or bins, but they can also be directly ... You can use a kitchen knife or cleaver to break your pumpkins apart, but the easiest way ...

The handles also got very hot when cooking, and handling them with caution—and with the protection of a kitchen towel or oven mitts—was a must. Also, the small hole on the lid and gaps between ...

Dan Mulheron and wife Steph hit the nation's TV screens as the 2013 winners of reality show My Kitchen Rules. After pouring their $200,000 winnings into setting up their own restaurant in their ...

The first rule of composting is to make sure you can get to the bin easily so that you’ll use it regularly throughout the year. 2. What to put in your compost Adding kitchen scraps to a compost heap.