Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Jessica Tisch

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.

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.

Mayor Adams stood next to a selection of Sanitation compost bins at the recent announcement that universal composting pickup will start in Queens. Photo: Mayor's Office

Citywide Composting Would Require $75M to Buy 170 Trucks: Commish

By Kevin Duggan | Nov 21, 2022 | No Comments

The Department of Sanitation will have to spend around $75 million to buy roughly 170 trucks if it has any chance of growing the Queens universal curbside organics collection into a robust citywide program, Commissioner Jessica Tisch told the Council last week.

A Department of Sanitation electric collection truck. Photo: DSNY

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Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Jessica Tisch

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

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

Citywide Composting Would Require $75M to Buy 170 Trucks: Commish

DSNY’s Electric Trucks ‘Conk Out’ Too Quickly During Snow Plowing, Says Commish

Queens Composting Overtakes Old Opt-in Program, But Still Has a Long Way to Go

Sanitation Commissioner Says She Won’t Tolerate Humans Who Let Their Dogs Poop on New York