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Two Little Too Late: Mamdani Shifts Private Carting Reforms Toward Safety for Remaining Pair of Contracts
Ex-Mayor Eric Adams de-prioritized safety in selecting companies to collect trash from private businesses under the city's 2019 carting reforms.
April 22, 2026
Delivery App Regulation Should Learn from Commercial Carting Reform
Third party delivery apps say they have no ability to police the very system they created — while the city's patchwork regulation isn't addressing the root of the problem.
November 17, 2025
City Gave Garbage Routes To Companies With Bad Safety Records: Audit
Companies with the most safety violations scored big under Mayor Adams.
September 18, 2025
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
Pols Slam City For Giving Rogue Carters Permits for New Zones
Why did the city hire a waste carter which has paid out half a million for violations?
June 4, 2024
Exclusive: Sanitation Dept. Appoints Monitor for Carting Firm with Spotty Safety Record
But the move left some Council members confused as to why a company with a track record poor enough to warrant oversight is allowed to operate in the city at all.
June 3, 2024
