DSNY celebrated International Compost Awareness Week and the launch of DSNY's Make Compost, Not Trash campaign today at Queens County Farm with compost bag giveaways and educating residents about the environmental benefits of composting.
DSNY is Back at the NY International Auto Show! See our Electric Sweeper, Sit in a Child-Sized Collection Truck, and Take a Google Virtual Reality Trip to DSNY Facilities and the "Treasures in the Trash" Collection
Pursuant to Section 4.3.1.4 of the NYC Solid Waste Management Plan adopted by NY City Council and approved by the NY State DEC in 2006, the Department is required to evaluate the acceptance of waste generated by commercial establishments and delivered by private carting companies to its four MTSs.
Following a robust and lengthy stakeholder engagement process, the Administration proposes a wholesale reform of the commercial waste industry to improve commercial waste carting by implementing a Commercial Waste Zone (CWZ) program across the five boroughs of the City.
NYC Sanitation Names Assistant Commissioner for Policy and External Affairs: Position Focused on Community Engagement, Intergovernmental Affairs to Help Agency Become Even more Responsive to New Yorker's Needs