trash & recycling

By Jennifer White Karp |October 4, 2024 - 10:15AM

DSNY truck takes away black trash bags on an NYC street

Receptacles required: NYC buildings can now buy city-mandated trash bins

… a new rule last year that requires buildings to put their trash in containers in an effort to starve Gothams rat … soon become a familiar sight on Gothams streets The new NYC bins are available for $4588 for a 35gallon bin and … Brooklyn this month the city plans to bring the voluntary pickup program to the Bronx Staten Island and Manhattan next …

By Celia Young |August 6, 2024 - 10:00AM

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A row of old metal garbage cans outside an urban neighborhood home along a sidewalk in Astoria Queens New York

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What to know about NYC’s new rules for putting out your trash, recycling, and organic waste

By Celia Young |December 13, 2023 - 2:30PM

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By Celia Young |November 10, 2023 - 4:00PM

Black Garbage Bags sit on a Residential Street in Greenwich Village of New York City.

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Rat attack: NYC will require small apartment buildings to put trash in containers instead of bags next year

… with nine or fewer residential units will have to put trash out in containers rather than in bags by fall next … their own containers but will be required to buy official NYC bins by summer 2026 The bins will cost around $45 for a … Brooklyn this month the city plans to bring the voluntary pickup program to the Bronx Staten Island and Manhattan next …

By Celia Young |October 13, 2023 - 1:30PM