City residents wanting to dispose of potentially harmful household materials may do so at the Department of Sanitation's Staten Island SAFE (Solvents, Automotive, Flammables, and Electronics) Disposal event, held Saturday, May 6. The drop-off event will be held at the Midland Beach parking lot, rain-or-shine, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Residents driving to the free event should approach from Slater Boulevard. Last year, the Department collected more than 1,110 tons of material at the SAFE events.
The New York City Department of Sanitation continues to expand curbside collection of food scraps, food-soiled paper and yard waste though its NYC Organics program. Starting next month, all residents in Brooklyn's Community Board 1 will have access to the program.
To mark the occasion, a DSNY Chief will present his mother with an NYC Organics bin. His mother lives in the area that will soon receive collection.
The New York City Department of Sanitation announced today the selection of Waste Management for a $3.3 billion, 20-year contract to export waste from the Hamilton Avenue and Southwest Brooklyn marine transfer stations. This contract, which was submitted to the Comptroller last week, is the final long-term waste export contract of the City's 2006 Solid Waste Management Plan, a comprehensive, long-term plan to equitably and sustainably collect and dispose of New York City's municipal solid waste.
City residents wanting to dispose of potentially harmful household materials may do so at the Department of Sanitation's Manhattan SAFE (Solvents, Automotive, Flammables, and Electronics) Disposal event, held Sunday, April 30. The drop-off event will be held by Columbia University, at 120th Street, between Broadway and Amsterdam Avenue. Residents driving to the free event should approach from Seminary Drive down Amsterdam Avenue. The rain-or-shine event is held from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Last year, the Department collected more than 1,110 tons of material.
Mayor Bill de Blasio, Department of Sanitation Commissioner Kathryn Garcia, Staten Island Borough President James Oddo, and City Council Member Steven Matteo announced today that Staten Island will be receiving Department of Sanitation specialized litter patrols to provide additional manual street sweeping services throughout the borough.
The New York City Department of Sanitation announced two major milestones for its high-rise apartment building recycling programs; re-fashioNYC has collected 10 million pounds of used clothing, towels and linens, while the electronics recycling program, e-cycleNYC, has collected 10 million pounds of unwanted electronic items, such as computers and televisions.