Friday’s Headlines: It’s a Dirty Job Edition
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The big news yesterday was the "Get Stuff Done" mayor announcing a multi-agency "Get Stuff Clean" initiative. How big? That depends on him. Plus the rest of the news.
Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Department of Sanitation
Queens Composting Overtakes Old Opt-in Program, But Still Has a Long Way to Go
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Queens is getting its crap together.
Tuesday’s Headlines: Trash Talk Edition
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The big news of the day was that the Adams administration is finally taking a razor to New York's 5 o'clock shadow. Plus other news.
EXCLU: Sanitation Department Hires McKinsey for Containerization Study
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The global management consultancy will assist in designing a citywide pilot to get trash off sidewalks and into large bins.
Manhattan Community Board Demands Stricter Sanitation Rules for Apartments
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Community Board 4 wrote to Sanitation Commissioner Jessica Tisch to outline a raft of new regulations that could curtail New York's infamous "5 o'clock shadow" — and unanimously offered the neighborhood as a laboratory for change.
TRASH TALK: First, NYCHA Plans Major Garbage Overhaul...
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The nation's largest housing authority will lead the city's effort on waste containerization, according to documents.