HOMEOWNERS in a US state face a $200 fine for taking out trash the wrong way.
The new rule requires property owners to separate organic waste such as food scraps and fallen leaves from regular garbage.
The law was enacted on April 1 in New York City in an effort to encourage recycling.
It is meant to use composting to help fight the city’s rat problem but was discontinued after three weeks to allow homeowners and landowners more time to adapt to the scheme…