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Mayor Adams Sanitation presser 10-17-22

Department of Sanitation

Tuesday’s Headlines: Trash Talk Edition

Email Eve Kessler at <a href="mailto:eve@streetsblog.org">eve@streetsblog.org</a>

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EXCLU: Sanitation Department Hires McKinsey for Containerization Study

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CHEKPEDS

Manhattan Community Board Demands Stricter Sanitation Rules for Apartments

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NYCHA To Pilot ‘Clean Curbs for All’ — With Hopes of Full Containerization of Trash

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Sanitation Dept’s ‘Clean Curbs’ Program Spreads to Staten Island

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Analysis: City is Much Better Seizing Cars from Illegal Dumpers than Reckless Drivers

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NYC to Contractors: We Want To Get Serious About Trash Containerization

John Surico (<a href="https://twitter.com/JohnSurico" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@johnsurico</a>) lives in Astoria and teaches journalism at New York University. He is the Senior Fellow for Climate and Opportunity at Center for Urban Future, a leading think tank in New York City, and the chairperson of the 31st Avenue Open Street Collective, Inc., in Queens.

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John Surico

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Composting

OPINION: With Composting, Give the People More Options

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After an Epic Fail, the City Relaunches Residential Composting

Julianne Cuba joined Streetsblog in February, 2019, after three years covering local news and politics at The Brooklyn Paper. There, she also covered the notoriously reckless private carting industry and hit-and-runs. A 2015 graduate of Stony Brook University’s School of Journalism Master’s Program, she now lives in Brooklyn. Julianne is on Twitter at <a href="https://twitter.com/julcuba?lang=en">@julcuba</a>. Email Julianne at <a href="mailto:julianne@streetsblog.org">julianne@streetsblog.org</a>

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Julianne Cuba

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OH, RATS! Experts Say Outdoor Dining is Not to Blame for the City’s Rodent Problem