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NYC Sanitation giving away iconic trash cans painted in Knicks colors

  • Jun 26

Morningside Heights man goes viral for cleaning up NYC street trash

  • May 30

Plastic bags don't go in the recycling. What should you do instead?

  • May 25

Yonkers raises fines to $5,000 to curb dog waste problem

  • Apr 30

Containerized trash to expand to 6 new districts in NYC

  • Apr 17

Girl, 8, cleans up her NJ community one piece of trash at a time

  • Apr 17

Trash piles up on snowbanks in parts of NYC

  • Feb 2

Cigarette butt caused fire, explosion that injured 7 firefighters

  • Nov 7, 2025

Latest Videos

2:52

City Hall's plans to put out new trash bins may impact street parking

  • Apr 17
2:50

Trash piles up on NYC streets after storm

  • Feb 2
1:19

Who has the best trash truck design?

  • Jan 14
0:57

Philadelphia trash strike ends after mayor reaches deal with union

  • Jul 9, 2025
5:56

Volunteers clean up litter and have fun doing it

  • Apr 22, 2025
3:06

DSNY containerization rules for buildings with 9 or less units begins

  • Nov 12, 2024
4:39

DSNY containerization rules for buildings with 9 or less units begins

  • Nov 12, 2024
2:07

NYC's curbside composting program expands citywide

  • Oct 7, 2024

Latest Stories

Mayor Adams announces rat sightings have declined for eight straight months

The Sanitation Department announced on Tuesday that its efforts to cut down on the city's rat population appear to be working.

  • Aug 19, 2025

Weekly compost pickup inadequate during hot summer months, attracts maggots and mice: NYC residents

Some residents say weekly pickups aren't enough in the summer months, and they say compost left outside bakes in the heat and attracts mice, maggots and creates a disgusting smell.

  • Aug 12, 2025

Philadelphia workers and city reach a deal to end strike that halted residential trash pickup

A union representing thousands of city workers in Philadelphia and the city have reached a deal to end a more than weeklong strike that halted residential curbside trash pickup and affected other services, officials said Wednesday.

  • Jul 9, 2025

West Harlem neighborhood becomes 1st in US to have trash fully containerized

Fighting back against rats and garbage, the installation of 'Empire Bins' makes Manhattan Community Board 9 the first neighborhood to have trash fully containerized.

  • Jun 2, 2025

NYC pausing most fines for incorrect composting to give residents more time to learn

New York City is pausing most fines for residents who are not composting to give them more time to learn how to sort waste properly.

  • Apr 18, 2025