NYC trash collection delayed because of weather
Some parts of the city are seeing delays in trash pickup because the same sanitation workers who collect trash are also working on clearing the snow.

DSNY released the following statement:
"Given that the same Sanitation Workers who pick up trash have been clearing the foot of snow and ice that fell last Sunday, we are about one day behind on trash collection, and we ask for patience from New Yorkers while we catch up.
We are prioritizing trash and compost - the stuff that can smell - over recyclables, but we are picking up all streams, all across the city, just on a slight delay. Most New Yorkers will recall that this is standard practice during and after winter weather events; years ago, trash collection would have been outright paused for weeks after a storm like this, but today we are able to do some of both at the same time.
This is a 24/7 operation, as is snow removal. We are running hundreds of collection trucks on every shift, 12 hours at a time until we are fully caught up. Thousands of people are working to get this done as quickly as possible."







