via Bensonhurst Bean
New Life for Old Clothes
The Sanitation Department is mulling extending its curbside textile collection pilot program.
Tag: Department of Sanitation
via Gotham Gazette
Stepping up Fines on Litterbugs
Two bills discussed at a recent City Council hearing aim to increase penalties for littering and illegal dumping.
via Next City
Where the Snow Goes
In this winter of our discontent, New York and other hard-hit cities are facing snow removal challenges.
via Gotham Gazette
A Scramble for Sanitation Jobs
More than 90,000 candidates are competing for 500 jobs as the city holds its first exams in eight years for a shot to join New York's Strongest.
via Mott Haven Herald
Following the City Trash Trail
Check out our interactive graphics, which detail the impact of garbage in New York.
What Are NYC’s Dirtiest Blocks?
Tell us – and show us, with photos – the city's filthiest streets.
via Bensonhurst Bean
Merchants Trash Garbage Can Plan
The city pulled trash cans along Bensonhurst's 18th Avenue in a bid to stop illegal dumping. But business owners say the move has only brought more filth.
Crackdown Tests Recyclers' Metal
The city is cracking down on folks who swipe recyclables left on curbsides, increasing fines to $2,000 from $100. Still, scrap metal theft goes on – particularly in Brooklyn, home to the Sixth St. Iron & Metal recycling plant.