NYC starts enforcing compost rules today, April 1. DSNY will begin issuing fines of up to $300 to property owners who don’t comply.

Garbage police!

"The sanitation department has a team of inspectors who can go through your garbage to see if you’re complying with the rules. They issue fines to building owners who fail to comply with any of the department’s rules."

Rules? New Yorkers living in public housing will be exempt from the mandate because they fall under federal rules.

Yes, that's right: FINES! "Fail to comply."

"Starting April 1, the city’s 311 service will add a new category for New Yorkers to report landlords who ignore the composting rule."

Yes, that's right: Report your neighbors and landlords!

I'm sure someone is making money off of this: the compost bin makers? Will a Compost Czar be created with a big salary?

https://gothamist.com/news/everyone-in-nyc-has-to-compost-heres-how-to-follow-the-rules-and-avoid-tickets