DSNY announced the release of its 2017 NYC Residential, School, and NYCHA Waste Characterization Study, the latest look at what New Yorkers put in their trash, recycling, and organics bins.
This study fulfills DSNY's requirements under Local Law 40 of 2010 and builds on decades of research and analysis into the evolving composition of our waste stream.
This guide is for any school receiving DSNY collection service. The goal is to make all schools Zero Waste Schools by taking best practices from the first 100 Zero Waste Schools, started in 2016.
The New York City Department of Sanitation announced that in observance of Independence Day, there will be no garbage, recycling, or organics collection, nor street cleaning on Tuesday, July 4, 2017.
The New York City Department of Sanitation announced that starting the week of July 3, residents living in parts of Brooklyn Community Board 7, including Sunset Park and Windsor Terrace, should put their brown organic collection bins out for pickup on their recycling day only.
Students at Pre-K through 8th grade schools in Staten Island are engaged in a poster contest that communicates "Don't Litter, Recycle!". Finalists will be announced by DSNY, in collaboration with Pratt Industries, the Office of Borough President James S. Oddo, and the Department of Education.
At today’s 10th annual donateNYC conference, Sanitation Commissioner Kathryn Garcia released the NYC Reuse Sector Report, a comprehensive survey of the city’s reuse-associated businesses and organizations that includes places that sell, repair or rent used items.
360,000 residents in Brooklyn Community Boards 2, 13, and 15 are able to set their food scraps, food-soiled paper and yard waste at the curb for collection. Additionally, the Department is beginning to distribute brown NYC Organics bins to residents in Brooklyn Community Boards 7, 11 and 12.
DSNY is expanding organics collection in the Bronx by expanding drop-off sites and curbside collection. The Department is also encouraging large apartment buildings to join the program.
DSNY announced that in observance of Memorial Day, there will be no garbage, recycling, or organics collection, nor street cleaning on Monday, May 29, 2017. The Department previously collected recyclables the week following the holiday, but is modifying its holiday service at this time.
A transmittal letter from Commissioner Kathryn Garcia to Mayor Bill de Blasio, Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito, and Chair Antonio Reynoso regarding her study on Polystyrene Foam, made pursuant to LL142/2013.
The New York City Department of Sanitation is announcing the launch of DSNY Info, its smart phone and tablet app that provides Sanitation service reminders, updates and special event schedules. The app also includes tips to reduce, reuse and recycle.
Annual report on the Department of Sanitation's alternative fuel program, as required by Local Law 38 of 2005, Section 24-163.2 of the Administrative Code.