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NYC Department of Sanitation

Nov
10
No Trash Or Recycling Collection, Nor Street Cleaning On Veterans Day

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
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Jul
30
Reminder: Dept. Of Sanitation Reduces Organics Pickup In CB6 Starting Today

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]
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Jun
15
Dept. Of Sanitation Will Reduce Organics Pickup In CB6 Neighborhoods

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
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May
08
It’s Spring Cleaning Time! Got A refashionNYC Bin?

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
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Apr
21
Tons of Brooklyn Trash Will Be Trucked To New Gowanus Site

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
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Mar
31
Curbside Composting Coming To More Brooklyn Neighborhoods

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/
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Mar
31
Drop-Off Event This Sunday & Other Great Spring Cleaning Options

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
3 min read
Apr
11

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
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Jan
29

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
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