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The Big Lift: City Starts Containerized Collection with Mechanical Trucks Uptown
A new era of trash has dawned in New York City.
June 2, 2025
‘Trash Revolution’: Curbside Containers Coming to Most Apartments in Uptown Pilot
A majority of buildings in the upper Manhattan neighborhoods of Community Board 9 have opted into the Euro-style street bins.
February 24, 2025
Thursday’s Headlines: Snow and Tell Edition
The Sanitation Department is even better prepared for winter. Plus other news.
December 19, 2024
SEE IT: Driver Rams and Critically Injures DSNY Worker; No Charges
A distracted driver slammed into the back of a Department of Sanitation waste truck, severely injuring one of the agency's workers yet was not charged.
December 17, 2024
Cars Still Get in the Way of Containerized Trash Pickup
The Sanitation Department beat the rats, but its workers still have to take on parked cars.
December 2, 2024
Council Seeks to Charge Property Owners For Curbside Garbage Containers
The city would install and maintain the bins — for a yearly fee.
November 20, 2024
New City Trash Bin Rules Begin Tuesday
New Yorkers who live in buildings with nine of fewer units must put their trash out in bins on the sidewalk starting Tuesday.
November 8, 2024
Private Trash Haulers Are Still Killing and Injuring New Yorkers As Long-Awaited Reforms Lag
Private carters wreak as much deadly havoc on the streets as they did five years ago as city reforms haven't kicked in yet.
October 30, 2024
Adams Must Avoid Berlin Wall of Sidewalk Garbage Cans: Experts
The Adams administration's refusal to put containers in the street could clog sidewalks and thwart a promising policy initiative, according to a new report.
October 17, 2024
‘Bin City’: Advocates Sound Alarm of Sidewalks Clogged with Trash Containers
DSNY wants to roll out wheelie bins for all New York City buildings with up to nine units in November.
August 9, 2024