The newborn boy discovered in a trash can at a Queens playground over the weekend was in an advanced stage of decomposition, and likely had been in the trash can for days, sources say. The baby was ...

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Starting Wednesday, yard waste must be separated from other household waste through Nov. 30, according to state law.

Some of the things we throw away can take an eternity to decompose. While food scraps and organic matter are the quickest to decompose, man-made materials like plastic, Styrofoam, and glass will take ...