After the 5,000 runners taking part in this weekend's TCS NYC marathon cross the finish line, the DSNY will begin to collect the discarded clothing, drinking cups and other assorted debris left behind. It also lists the amount of garbage DSNY removed from last years marathon.
DSNY will begin to make special autumn leaf collections. These leaves will be turned into compost and added to soil to nourish the city's street trees and parks. Residents are to put their leaves in brown bins or in paper leaf bags and NO PLASTIC BAGS.
DSNY will begin to make special autumn leaf collections. These leaves will be turned into compost and added to soil to nourish the city's street trees and parks. Residents are to put their leaves in brown bins or in paper leaf bags and NO PLASTIC BAGS.
DSNY announced there would be no garbage, recycling nor organics collection on Election Day, Tuesday , November 7, 2017. It also lists directions for residents who receive garbage or recycling collection on Tuesdays what to do on Election Day.
Announcement of Pumpkin smashing event where pumpkins and gourds will be smashed into compost that will revitalize soil in city parks and green spaces.
DSNY has been collecting material from residents living in various boroughs in Queens in order to collect organic waste and convert it into usable compost or renewable energy.
Description of the three week trip of sanitation workers to Puerto Rico where they assessed damages in Puerto Rico and additional islands such as Vieques and Culebra and assisted federal agencies and others in distributing supplies to victims of Hurricane Maria
Announces the welcoming of 31 DSNY sanitation workers and Officers from a three day emergency deployment in Puerto Rico where they provided aid to victims of Hurricane Maria.
Sanitation Commissioner Kathryn Garcia and fellow council members announce the beginning of a new curbside e-waste collection in Northern Brooklyn. Instructs citizens of Brooklyn on how to make reservations for collection of up to 20 e-waste items
Statements made by Kathryn Garcia DSNY Commissioner and Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams and other city government officials praising the e-collection waste program.