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NYC Sanitation

Become a New York City Sanitation Worker!

Register for the Sanitation Worker exam between June 8 — June 28 at www.nyc.gov/examsforjobs or at a DCAS Testing & Application Center

2 min readJun 3, 2022

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NYC Sanitation

Smart Bins: New Ways to Divert Food Waste, and Keep Our City Green

New Yorkers in Astoria and Lower Manhattan looking to divert food waste from landfills now have a new option — more than two dozen “smart”…

3 min readFeb 9, 2022

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DSNY smart compost bin

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NYC Sanitation

When Mother Nature Sends a Blizzard, We Melt Snow in a Giant Hot Tub

The NYC Department of Sanitation has 31 snow-melting trucks that we deploy during major storms, usually to melt snow that has accumulated…

2 min readFeb 1, 2022

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DSNY snow melting operations

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NYC Sanitation

Brine — A Newer Tool to Keep Snow Levels Down

When weather conditions permit, we pre-treat some roadways — usually entrances and exit ramps of major highways and other challenging…

3 min readJan 27, 2022

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Brine truck treating a bike lane

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NYC Sanitation

23,000 Proper Places to Put ‘Walking Trash’

In a city of 8.8 million people, the Department of Sanitation maintains more than 23,000 litter baskets across the five boroughs (you can…

3 min readJan 25, 2022

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23,000 Proper Places to Put ‘Walking Trash’

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NYC Sanitation

Reduce Your Carbon Footprint by Giving New Life to Old Clothing

By NYC Department of Sanitation

3 min readJan 11, 2022

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Clothing

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NYC Sanitation

Keep Our City — and our Parks — Green with Food Scraps

By NYC Sanitation Staff

3 min readDec 16, 2021

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Food scrap drop-off site

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NYC Sanitation

Testimony: Advancements in Residential and Commercial Solid Waste Management Systems

The following is testimony of Edward Grayson, Commissioner, New York City Department of Sanitation, at an Oversight Hearing on Advancements…

11 min readDec 7, 2021

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NYC Sanitation

Message to Illegal Dumpers: We Will Fine You and Impound Your Vehicles

By Edward Grayson, Commissioner, NYC Sanitation

3 min readDec 7, 2021

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Message to Illegal Dumpers: We Will Fine You and Impound Your Vehicles

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NYC Sanitation

Why Do My Cardboard Cartons Go in the Blue Bin?

By NYC Department of Sanitation

3 min readSep 24, 2021

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Diagram outlining the makeup of a milk carton

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NYC Sanitation

NYC Sanitation

World's largest municipal sanitation force. We collect 12,000 tons of trash recycling a day. Acct. not monitored 24 hrs. User policy: https://on.nyc.gov/2uBAABu

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