Hot garbage: NYC extends deadline for homeowners to purchase mandatory trash bins through the summer | amNewYork

DSNY backed off a June 1 enforcement deadline requiring residential buildings to use NYC Official trash bins. DSNY will issue warnings through Labor Day for buildings that have not acquired the new bins, addressing concerns about supply disruptions. DSNY Commissioner Gregory Anderson said there will be no excuse to use old bins come fall. The bins were introduced two years ago under the trash revolution and are mandatory for residential buildings with up to nine units. Buildings must use the NYC Official bin after Sept. 7, and the bins are designed to be more durable, affordable, and harder for rats to access. The bins are compatible with mechanical arms on sanitation trucks, cost about $50, and can be purchased through retailers and delivery services, with a city reimbursement program available.

"The city backed off an enforcement deadline Wednesday that would require building owners to move to a new, NYC Official trash bin by June 1. After concerns over supply disruptions, Department of Sanitation (DSNY) officials announced that the agency would only issue warnings through Labor Day for buildings that have not yet acquired the new bin. Come this fall, you'll have no excuse to use your old, gross trash bin, said DSNY Commissioner Gregory Anderson in a social media announcement."

"The NYC Official garbage containers, which are mandatory for residential buildings with up to nine units, aim to keep the city's sanitation woesand rats in check. Buildings have been required to place their trash bags in a garbage bin since last year, but now the NYC Official bin will reign supreme. Qualifying buildings can use the special bin only after Sept. 7. Sanitation officials said that the new bins were designed to be more durable, affordable and make it more difficult for rats to get inside."

"All of the bins are also compatible with mechanical arms the city said it would install on sanitation trucks. I ran for City Council on four simple words: Clean the damn streets,' said Bronx City Council Member and Chair of the Committee on Sanitation and Solid Waste Justin Sanchez. These NYC bins will bring cleaner streets, safer trash collection and fewer rats. New Yorkers who still need to purchase a bin, which costs around $50, can find them through Home Depot, or through Instacart, Uber Eats, or DoorDash."

"The bins were introduced two years ago as part of former Mayor Eric Adams' trash revolution, but building owners reported struggling to find them ahead of the June 1 deadline and amid worries about being fined between $50 and $200 for violations. We've gotten a whole bunch of calls with people with a lot of questions about the garbage pail situation, said City Council Member Frank Morano (R-Staten Island). City Council implemented a reimbursement program to cover the cost of the bin."

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