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NYC Department of Sanitation

A collection of 9 issues

No Trash Or Recycling Collection, Nor Street Cleaning On Veterans Day

The American Flag. (Photo: Zainab Iqbal/Bklyner)Tomorrow is Veteran’s Day, a day that honors people who have served in the US Armed Forces. You can watch the annual parade online [https://parade.uwvc.org/] or on TV live on WABC from 12:30 – 2:00 pm. The New

Reminder: Dept. Of Sanitation Reduces Organics Pickup In CB6 Starting Today

PARK SLOPE – As reported last month [/dept-of-sanitation-will-reduce-organics-pickup-in-cb6-neighborhoods/], the NYC Department of Sanitation [http://www1.nyc.gov/assets/dsny/site/home] (DSNY) is reducing the organics collection schedule for neighborhoods in Brooklyn Community Board 6 [https://www1.nyc.gov/site/brooklyncb6/index.page], including Carroll Gardens, Cobble Hill, Gowanus, Park Slope,

Dept. Of Sanitation Will Reduce Organics Pickup In CB6 Neighborhoods

[UPDATED: Tuesday, June 19 at 12:45pm] According to the New York City Department of Sanitation, at the end of Fiscal Year 2017, approximately 10.6 percent of the organic waste produced by residents with access to the curbside program was recycled. The three percent previously reported reflects both those

It’s Spring Cleaning Time! Got A refashionNYC Bin?

Photo Courtesy of DSNYWhen we set our clocks forward and back each year, the FDNY tells us to check the batteries in our smoke alarms. This year, when we’re spring cleaning, the Department of Sanitation (DSNY) wants us to check that we have a refashionNYC [http://www1.nyc.gov/

Tons of Brooklyn Trash Will Be Trucked To New Gowanus Site

North Brooklyn households produce 780 tons of garbage daily! Currently, a fleet of trucks picks up 1,600 tons of trash each day around the borough and delivers it to various private “land-based transfer stations” located mainly in north Brooklyn [https://patch.com/new-york/gowanus/1-600-tons-city-trash-will-soon-be-trucked-gowanus-waterfront-each-day] (Bushwick, Greenpoint, Williamsburg), where

Curbside Composting Coming To More Brooklyn Neighborhoods

NYC Compost Bin (Photo by Sparkle Kitchen via Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/sparklekitchenhome/photos/a.476761679149323.1073741828.476273699198121/509098995915591/?type=3&theater] )Good news for eco-friendly Brooklynites! The NYC Department of Sanitation is expanding its organics curbside collections to additional neighborhoods throughout the borough, including Downtown Brooklyn, Southern

Drop-Off Event This Sunday & Other Great Spring Cleaning Options

SAFE disposal event administered by the NYC Department of Sanitation. (Photo: Veolia North America)Spring is here! That means Spring Cleaning, which entails all of us trying to dispose of a wide assortment of items that should not go into our trash cans. If you are trying to safely get

Special Passover Sanitation Collections Beginning Next Week For CB15 Residents

The burning of the chametz. Source: Dudy Tuchfeld / FlickrBeginning next week, in advance of the Jewish commemoration of Passover, there will be special Sanitation collections for residents who live within Community Board (CB) 15. You can find out if you live within the boundaries of CB15 by clicking on this

Senator Golden Seeks To Avoid Fecal Cliff, Pushes Poop Protocol

Photo courtesy of Albert DashevkyAs we all know, New York City is a huge sprawling megalopolis populated by millions of people with a seemingly infinite amount of streets. These realities make it convenient for many dog owners to not care about cleaning up after their dogs. Well, you should clean