The arduous process sees the apple cores, spoiled spinach bunches and greasy boxes squeezed, cooked and pummeled for months — all while being fiercely protected from hungry birds — until they are ...

Both vehicles were traveling westbound on Bushwick Ave. around 9:30 a.m. when the garbage truck driver plowed into the moped ...

Mayor Eric Adams has ordered another round of sweeping budget cuts to balance the Big Apple's bulging $7.1 billion gap for next fiscal year -- but this time he spared the NYPD, FDNY and DSNY.

And the last 5%, we are coming for that, too, and we will have more to say soon," DSNY Commissioner Jessica Tisch said. READ MORE: Mayor Eric Adams says New York City is winning the war on rats.

DSNY further assured stakeholders that enforcement will be phased in gradually, with warnings issued instead of summonses until January 2, 2026. “New Yorkers deserve clean streets,” DSNY stated.

Manhattan Board Community 9 is the first North American neighborhood with fully containerized garbage, thanks to the rollout of “Empire Bins." ...

Mayor Adams and Sanitation Commissioner Jessica Tisch rolled out a new policy requiring that 95% of the city’s residential building owners put out trash for street pick-up in containers.

New York City Mayor Eric Adams and New York City Department of Sanitation (DSNY) Commissioner Jessica Tisch unveil a roadmap for the nation’s largest composting program at City Hall on February 1, ...

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The subject of a documentary with its world premiere at the 2025 Tribeca Festival is a self-proclaimed “maintenance artist,” ...

Since Jan. 2, DSNY says the department has issued close to 500 tickets to residents who have left their trash in garbage bags by the curb. The first fine is for $50, the second for $100 and the ...

DSNY Acting Commissioner Javier Lojan (left) and Brooklyn Councilmember Restler with the new, 25-gallon NYC trash bin. Photo courtesy of Lincoln Restler’s Office.