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Curbside trash bins rolling out in six new districts, Mamdani says
The city will deploy 6,500 bins for more than 3,500 buildings as it moves toward citywide containerized trash collection by 2031, officials said.
- On Friday, New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced the expansion of the Empire Bins program to six new community districts across all five boroughs, targeting citywide containerization by 2031.
- The initiative continues a containerization program launched by the administration of former Mayor Eric Adams, utilizing custom-built side-loading garbage trucks to replace traditional trash bags on city streets.
- To support the rollout, the city is investing $15 million in the expense budget and $35.5 million in capital spending, deploying 6,500 bins to residential buildings with 30 or more units.
- DSNY Commissioner Gregory Anderson noted the bins performed well during winter, allowing building managers to dispose of trash on flexible schedules rather than strict pickup windows.
- While officials cite supply chain challenges in acquiring custom trucks, some critics question the timeline and cost, noting the city-run initiative aims for completion by 2031.
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New York City seeks to improve its waste collection system by adding six new districts to the list of neighborhoods that already have fixed containers. Mayor Zohran Mamdani said the streets of the Big Apple must be free of garbage and “the envy of the world.” How the container system at NYCMamdani works and Sanitation Commissioner Gregory Anderson presented the plan, which replicates West Harlem’s pilot program. Since June 2024, that initiative …
Thousands of curbside ‘Empire’ trash bins coming to more parts of NYC
Mayor Zohran Mamdani took a major step on Friday toward moving New York City's trash from piles of black garbage bags into lidded containers — announcing his administration will roll out thousands more large curbside bins to swaths of the five boroughs by next year. The city will convert over 6,500 parking spaces into spots for the containers, dubbed "Empire Bins" by former Mayor Eric Adams' administration, accross at least one Community Distric…
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