NEW YORK (VINnews) — New York City will begin issuing fines Tuesday to residential property owners who fail to use the city’s required trash containers, ending a grace period that allowed homeowners time to comply with the new rules.
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The mandate applies to properties with one to nine residential units, including single- and two-family homes. Certain nonprofits, houses of worship, city agencies and professional offices located in residential buildings that receive city sanitation service are also covered.
It's September 5th. If you own a 1-9 unit building, you only have a couple more days to get an official NYC Bin for trash before fines start on September 8th.
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The Department of Sanitation says the requirement officially took effect June 1, but enforcement initially focused on education and warnings. Beginning Tuesday, Sept. 8, violations can result in summonses and fines.
The penalty is $50 for a first violation, $100 for a second and $200 for a third and subsequent violations.
Under the rules, household trash must be placed in a secure container with a capacity of no more than 55 gallons. The city’s official NYC Bin is designed specifically for the new residential trash-container system.
The policy is part of a broader effort by the city to eliminate loose garbage bags from sidewalks and keep waste contained. Sanitation officials say the containers can help reduce rodents and improve the efficiency of garbage collection.
The city is also transitioning to sanitation trucks equipped with mechanical lifting equipment that can pick up standardized containers, reducing the amount of manual handling required from sanitation workers.
Official NYC Bins are being sold at Home Depot stores throughout the five boroughs. The city has also expanded delivery options through several services.
Some eligible owners of one- and two-family homes can receive reimbursement for the purchase of one 45-gallon official NYC Bin, subject to the city’s eligibility requirements.
The new rules have generated complaints from some property owners, particularly those whose buildings have limited space for storing large containers.
The city maintains that property owners must find an appropriate location for the containers and has established a waiver process for certain properties where complying with the placement requirements could create a safety or other qualifying problem.
The sanitation department has said the containerization program is intended to make New York’s streets cleaner while addressing longstanding problems associated with exposed garbage.
For homeowners and small landlords, however, Tuesday marks a significant change: Failure to use the required container can now result in a city fine.
There aren’t any trucks yet that lift these stupid cans. The little dingy rubber is going to keep the rats out (the rubber will last 1 week. One bag fits in these cans, then the sanitation guy will wheel your can down the block for you to fetch it from there, what a farce.
Can only imagine how much longer it is going to take for one of the trucks to get down the block if they’re relying on mechanical lifters. Luckily they do it during rush hour to maximize everyone’s pain. Really disgusting
These bins are gross. There is no automated system to empty them, so the sanitation worker manually take the bags out 1 by 1. Meaning that there ends up being a lot of trash the gets left on the bottom, rained on and smells!
The old bins the worker’s were able to empty directly into the truck – these they can’t lift. There is absolutely no reason to mandate these bins other that to issue fines.
Which shuls have the capacity to bin all their massive amounts of trash. Simcha halls, yeshivos, etc. Lotta fines coming everyone’s way
What a waste !!
A disaster is about to happen. Many people in Boro Park are going to get fined because, for most homes, it is simply impossible to comply. Many houses built in the last 30 years have space for only three or four small garbage cans. There is literally no place to put the larger bins the city is now requiring.
I live in a three‑family house. All my children are out of the house, and my two neighbors each have only one child at home — yet tonight all three garbage cans were completely full, and we still had eight bags of garbage left over. What is someone supposed to do if he has ten children?
what about boxes and bottles is it ok to put in plastic bags
Were we NYers asked if this is what we, the citizens want: hell NO. Government is supposed to be for the people and by the people! This is not for the people! This is the city’s way of raising revenue.
Failure to comply will lead to incineration with the trash, but not until the offenders are first housed/imprisoned in the special new trash can.
trucks can lift these cans called simcha felder twice no response gone fishing all summer
We can make a garabage can Gemach. Take our old illegal ny garbage cans and give it to out of New York yidden who can use extra cans. Like you have a shaimos or clothing truck you can park one at central locations and let everyone bring their good used cans. Some people may even wash them out as a chesed.
Walk down the streets of Boro Park the night before trash pickup. There are tiny little legal cans all kept open by an overload of trash bags. Beside the cans, you’ll find a pile of bags that doesn’t fit in the cans. So now we have a bigger problem. No normal homeowner will line ten cans outside his property. So we’re all gonna get stuck with fines to fight till we get someone to repeal this tax.
You need to vote. If we all voted we could change things.