New York City shifted garbage set-out times from 4 PM to 8 PM to keep trash off streets during rush hours and reduce pedestrian hazards. Food-related and chain businesses must place garbage in bins with tightly fitting lids. Residents and businesses compost roughly 5 million pounds of food and yard waste each week for reuse as soil. A Department of Sanitation Highway Unit now has sole responsibility for cleaning highway shoulders and medians and removed more than 15 million tons of litter since April 2023. Containerization for buildings with one to nine units is advancing, with over 800,000 NYC Bins ordered.
How we deal with our garbage says a lot about who we are as a society. New York City must look as good as the people who live here. I have said it many times: We cannot allow our streets and sidewalks to be cluttered with unsightly black garbage bags which are a tripping hazard for pedestrians and provide a constant all-you-can-eat buffet for rats.
Not only have we shifted garbage set out times from 4 PM to 8 PM - which means that trash is on the street for less time and doesn't interfere with pedestrians during rush hours - but we have also required food-related businesses, as well as chain businesses of any type, to put their garbage into bins with tightly fitting lids.
Now, highway cleanliness is the sole responsibility of the Highway Unit. And since the unit's formation in April 2023, it has removed more than 15 million tons of litter - everything from car bumpers to water bottles to fast food packaging and more. This effort has made our highways cleaner and safer.
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