Thousands of curbside ‘Empire’ trash bins coming to more parts of NYC

Thousands of curbside ‘Empire’ trash bins coming to more parts of NYC

Mayor Zohran Mamdani took a major step on Friday toward moving New York City's trash from piles of black garbage bags into lidded containers — announcing his administration will roll out thousands more large curbside bins to swaths of the five boroughs by next year. The city will convert over 6,500 parking spaces into spots for the containers, dubbed "Empire Bins" by former Mayor Eric Adams' administration, accross at least one Community Distric…

‘Put a lid on it!’ Mamdani announces full trash containerization plans for Queens and NYC – QNS

Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani and Sanitation Commissioner Gregory Anderson announced earlier today that six new community districts, including Queens Community District 2, will have 100% of its trash containerized by the end of 2027.  According to a news release from City Hall, eight of the city’s 59 districts will have zero trash bags on the streets next fall, and the administration is committing to full citywide trash containerization by the end …

NYC announces 6 more districts to fully containerize trash by end of 2027

New York City is expanding its trash containerization program, selecting additional districts in all five boroughs to fully adopt containerized trash collection by the end of next year. Mayor Zohran Mamdani on Friday announced that the city’s Department of Sanitation (DSNY) will deliver at least one fully containerized community district in every borough by the end of 2027, with a target of citywide containerization by 2031. The districts will r…