Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Department of Sanitation

Sure, there's trash bags outside, but look at that clear sidewalk! Still, DSNY Commissioner Jessica Tisch wants something better. File photo: Kevin Duggan

Clean Curbs Pilot ‘Not Scalable’ Citywide, Says DSNY Commish

By Kevin Duggan | Mar 15, 2023 | No Comments

The Department of Sanitation's test project to containerize trash pickup on one residential block won't work on a citywide level, the agency's chief said on Wednesday, so New York's Strongest will need a better strategy to clear Big Apple sidewalks of their notorious rubbish mountains.

Eyes on the Street: The First (And Only?) Snow Report of the Year

By Gersh Kuntzman | Feb 28, 2023 | No Comments

Bottom line: The Departments of Sanitation and Transportation did a pretty good job this morning, but painted bike lanes present an ongoing concern.

Sanitation Commissioner Jessica Tisch (center) was grilled by the City Council on Wednesday. Photo: William Alatriste/NYC Council Media Unit

Council to DSNY Commish: Move Faster on Rogue Carting Biz

By Julianne Cuba | Feb 23, 2023 | No Comments

The city’s long-awaited overhaul of the rogue private carting industry won’t happen until late 2024 at the earliest — five years after the reforms became law.

DSNY Commissioner Jessica Tisch says she wants commercial waste reform to succeed.

DSNY Boss: Commercial Waste Reform is Worth Doing — But the Right Way

By Jessica Tisch | Feb 22, 2023 | No Comments

Some government sources and advocates have claimed that the Department of Sanitation is not fully committed to reforming the commercial waste hauling industry. On the eve of today's Council oversight hearing, we asked DSNY Commissioner Jessica Tisch to fully clarify her agency's position.

The Council still hopes to reform the private carting industry.

‘Working Group’ Needed to Revive Trash Hauler Reform Stalled by Adams, Pol Says

By Julianne Cuba | Feb 9, 2023 | No Comments

A Brooklyn Council Member is hoping to light a fire under the city's stalled effort to overhaul the dangerous private carting industry — by launching a "working group" to make sense of the ongoing delays to the program passed and signed under ex-Mayor Bill de Blasio.

What sidewalks look like everywhere in the city (left) vs. what they look like on W. 45th Street. Photos: Kevin Duggan

Eyes on the Street: Trash Containerization Keeps Sidewalk Clear, But More Boxes Needed

By Kevin Duggan | Feb 3, 2023 | No Comments

The Sanitation Department's pilot project to collect residential garbage from containers on one city block has successfully kept the sidewalk clear of the usual mountains of garbage bags, but the city must add more boxes to fit all the trash.

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