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Trash piles up on snowbanks in parts of NYC

  • Feb 2

How to compost or recycle your Christmas tree

  • Dec 26, 2025

Woman killed after scaffolding collapses in chain-reaction crash

  • Dec 24, 2025

Mayor Adams says 'trash revolution' helped decline of rat sightings

  • Aug 19, 2025

NYC pausing most fines for incorrect composting

  • Apr 18, 2025

NYC residents to face fines for failing to separate compost from trash

  • Mar 31, 2025

How to compost or recycle your Christmas tree

  • Dec 26, 2024

Sanitation worker critically injured after being struck by car

  • Dec 17, 2024

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Who has the best trash truck design?

  • Jan 14
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Multi-agency enforcement operation called 'Operation Restore Roosevelt' underway

  • Oct 16, 2024
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NYC's curbside composting program expands

  • Oct 7, 2024
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NYC curbside composting expands to the Bronx, Manhattan and Staten Island

  • Oct 6, 2024
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NYC unveils first-ever official trash bin

  • Jul 8, 2024
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New trash rules take effect for NYC businesses

  • Mar 2, 2024
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Trash cans to rid rats come at cost of parking spots: DSNY report

  • May 3, 2023
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NYC Sanitation Department releases report about 'The Future of Trash'

  • May 3, 2023

Latest Stories

New York City Sanitation Department recruiting emergency snow shovelers to help during winter season

Under the sanitation department, emergency snow shovelers will remove snow and ice from city bus stops, crosswalks, fire hydrants and other public areas after heavy snowfalls.

  • Dec 6, 2024

NYC's curbside composting program expands citywide to the Bronx, Manhattan and Staten Island

Curbside composting is now available in the Bronx, Manhattan and Staten Island after the city previously launched the program in Queens and Brooklyn.

  • Oct 7, 2024

Queens sanitation worker killed on the job after slipping beneath wheels of truck

Richard Errico, 54, was killed instantly after officials say he tumbled out of the cab and slipped beneath the wheels of a 65,000-pound sanitation truck.

  • Sep 22, 2024

DSNY wants New Yorkers to report Sidewalk Slobs for its Hall of Shame

If you see trash on the sidewalk, New York City's Department of Sanitation wants you to let them know.

  • Jul 23, 2024

NYC trash bin rule about to begin, new bill aims to tackle plastic packaging and recycling

New legislation is looking to dramatically reduce the amount of plastic in shipments and on store shelves in New York State. As a new law regarding bins with lids is set to begin in the city.

  • Feb 29, 2024