Postcard advertising DSNY's refashionNYC program, which offers apartment buildings an easy way to collect clothing and other textiles so that they are not landfilled.
This guide is intended to help New Yorkers properly store, use, and discard common harmful household products. Each section lists handling tips, disposal options, and safe alternatives for products.
Beginning August 15, 2018, additional New York City businesses will be required by law to separate their organic waste. Read inside for a description of the rules.
DSNY (through donateNYC) conducted a comprehensive survey of NYC’s reuse sector. The aim of this survey and assessment was to provide a census overview of reuse activity in New York City and to expand the knowledge about the enterprises that contribute to product reuse and waste prevention
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.
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