DSNY says the technology even has the potential to monitor if residents are keeping their black bags of trash off the sidewalks and into bins. "We'll do whatever enforcement is necessary to make that change," Goodman said. Warning period over for new NYC bin rules Arule requiring residential...
Compost binshave been out in Brooklyn and Queens since last yearas part of Sanitation's pilot program. Tisch says it's seen a record number of diverted material – 260 million pounds last fiscal year. "And so we are looking for next year, with the other three boroughs coming on line, t...
We watched how people interact with trash bins that are either empty versus full, [which led us to] create this kind of halo at the top of our cans. That handle we mentioned earlier, we designed it so that it's 360, a sanitation worker can grab it from any direction that they approa...
New York City Sanitation Commissioner John Doherty has announced that it is partnering with the California-based electronics recycling company Electronic Recyclers International (ERI) to launch “e-cycleNYC,” a multiple-dwelling residential electronics recycling program. The first phase of the program ...
As of 2020, the population of NYC is 8,622,357 people. This means a HUGE amount of waste is generated DAILY. In 2017, the Department of Sanitation reported dealing with 12,000 tons of waste every day. It seems like it may be difficult to remove every bit of trash laying around on ...
Before visiting a food scrap drop-off site, it’s a good idea to confirm it’s open and accepting food scraps. Review opening hours on the Department of Sanitation website and reference thisappwhich provides up-to-date information about waste collection and drop-off sites. ...
The New York City Department of Sanitation, Waste Management Inc. and the Mayor's Fund to Advance New York City are sponsoring the campaign titled Stomp Out Litter, which uses folks from the Stomp theater group in advertisements and public service announcements. The campaign features performers ...