Well, the grace period for New York City denizens is over.
The one they’d had since October, where they were supposed to learn how to properly separate their food scraps in order to obey the city’s new picky, picky, picky composting law.
Organic matter from the leaves in your yard to the potato peels on your cutting board no longer can go in the regular trash. As of Tuesday, the city is enforcing mandatory curbside compost collection.
“Leaf and yard waste, food scraps, and food-soiled paper should be set out inside labeled bins (55 gallons or less) with secure lids or in your DSNY brown compost bins,” the Department of Sanitation says online. “You can line your bins with CLEAR plastic, paper, or compostable bags to help keep them clean.
“Extra leaf and yard waste can be put in paper lawn and leaf bag or CLEAR plastic bags. Twigs and branches can be…
