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Eyes on the Street: Trash Containerization Keeps Sidewalk Clear, But More Boxes Needed
The Sanitation Department's pilot project to collect residential garbage from containers on one city block has successfully kept the sidewalk clear of the usual mountains of garbage bags, but the city must add more boxes to fit all the trash.
February 3, 2023
EXCLUSIVE: Adams Administration Has Delayed Commercial Waste Reform That’s Required by Law
A law requiring an overhaul of the rogue private carting industry has been thwarted by the Adams administration — and the person who has spearheaded the program left the Department of Sanitation several months ago in “frustration," multiple sources told Streetsblog.
January 27, 2023
ANALYSIS: Council’s Transportation Committee Has Little to Show in First Year
The City Council's Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure lagged behind nearly every other committee when it comes to passing legislation and holding hearings on bills in 2022 — revealing a decline in accountability and productivity compared to previous leadership, advocates and data indicate. Here's a deep analysis.
January 11, 2023
City Launches Long-Awaited Containerized Residential Trash Pilot
It's history in the taking as Sanitation workers start collecting trash from the curbside lane, not the sidewalk on one lucky block in Hells Kitchen.
December 13, 2022
SNOW PROBLEM? Sanitation Has Bigger Fleet of Bike Lane Plows, But Same Old Car-First Cleanup Plan
New York's Strongest are gearing up to clear bike lanes of snow this winter — but they must still wait for car lanes first.
November 23, 2022
Citywide Composting Would Require $75M to Buy 170 Trucks: Commish
The Department of Sanitation will have to spend around $75 million to buy roughly 170 trucks if it has any chance of growing the Queens universal curbside organics collection into a robust citywide program, Commissioner Jessica Tisch told the Council last week.
November 21, 2022
DSNY’s Electric Trucks ‘Conk Out’ Too Quickly During Snow Plowing, Says Commish
Electric garbage trucks that the Department of Sanitation has been testing for the past two years are not up to the task of removing snow from the streets of the Big Apple, according to the agency's commissioner.
November 18, 2022
Friday’s Headlines: It’s a Dirty Job Edition
The big news yesterday was the "Get Stuff Done" mayor announcing a multi-agency "Get Stuff Clean" initiative. How big? That depends on him. Plus the rest of the news.
November 11, 2022
Queens Composting Overtakes Old Opt-in Program, But Still Has a Long Way to Go
Queens is getting its crap together.
October 24, 2022
Tuesday’s Headlines: Trash Talk Edition
The big news of the day was that the Adams administration is finally taking a razor to New York's 5 o'clock shadow. Plus other news.
October 18, 2022
