The new "Empire Bins" are designed to be emptied with modern garbage trucks, and have locks that can only be opened with a ...

In today's trash news: The New York City Department of Sanitation just installed a number of new "Empire Bins" in Harlem, high-tech on-street containers that are meant to be shared by area residents ...

Starting on June 1, 2025, all residential buildings in the area will be required to use the bins. The locked bins will be ...

New York State Assemblyman Simcha Eichenstein introduced legislation at the State Legislature that would amend a ...

Joan Camprubí Montal, who lost his sister in Thursday's helicopter crash, spoke alongside Mayor Eric Adams at a press ...

The Department of Sanitation out "Graffiti Free NYC" trucks that are equipped with seven different paint colors to do so.

In addition to wasting people’s time, it attracts rats to compost facilities, puts more fuel-burning trucks ... When New York launched its curbside recycling program in the 1990s, it was justified by ...

Critics claim a rushed awareness campaign and the threat of $300 fines are sending the wrong message to tenants and landlords ...