After forcing New Yorkers to spend billions of dollars for the privilege of sorting their garbage into recycling bins, municipal officials have found an even costlier — and grubbier — way for residents to spend their time in the kitchen.
They must now separate food waste into compost bins or face the wrath of the city’s garbage police, who will be digging through trash looking for verboten coffee grounds and onion peels.
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John Tierney is a senior fellow at the Manhattan Institute and a contributing editor to City Journal.
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