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11 hours agoReforms to 'wild west' private trash industry come to Manhattan's Chinatown
Manhattan's Chinatown will implement new trash reforms requiring businesses to use authorized waste companies by May 2024.
The reshaping of the nation's biggest commercial waste market has been many years in the making, with a complex bidding process and pandemic delays. This month's expansion is the latest step in the new system taking shape. The commercial waste zone program was created by a 2019 law, leading to the establishment of 20 non-exclusive zones with three carters each as well as a set of citywide contracts for containerized service.