GROSS: ‘Clean Curbs’ Bins Show Growing Pains in Times Square
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The Sanitation Department's "Clean Curbs" pilot — trash enclosures in Times Square that were installed a mere three months ago — is a bit of a mess.
Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Department of Sanitation
EXCLUSIVE: ‘Clean Curbs’ Residential Bins To Launch in Hells Kitchen
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A quiet block of W. 45th St. becomes a laboratory for shaving New York's '5 o'clock shadow.'
Sanitation Commissioner Says She Won’t Tolerate Humans Who Let Their Dogs Poop on New York
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After two years that city Sanitation officers failed to write a single ticket for violations of the pooper-scooper law, new DSNY Commissioner Jessica Tisch is now vowing a crackdown.
Advocates: The City’s ‘Clean Curbs’ Pilot is Too Small
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The limited scale of Clean Curbs — basically, the piloting of off-the-shelf storage sheds for bags — hampers the city's goals because it does not require the total rethinking of garbage-collection methods, which is what the city ultimately needs.
OPINION: It’s Time To Mandate Composting Citywide
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Small waste programs in underserved Brooklyn neighborhoods show it can be done, argues the Council's Sanitation Committee chairwoman.
TRASH TALK: Advocates Warn Against Further Delays on Commercial Waste Zones
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They don't trust them as far as they can throw them.