West Harlem Now Putting 100% of Its Trash in Containers, Adams Says

Rats! Those Trash Bins Work

(New York, NY) – New York City Mayor Eric Adams’ administration points to data showing trash containerization is working with fewer rat sightings in New York City. Acting Sanitation Commissioner Javier Lojan says since residential container requirements first went into effect six months ago, the number of reported rat sightings has dropped. The Department of Sanitation just finished installing trash bins across West Harlem becoming the first nei…

West Harlem neighborhood becomes 1st in US to have trash fully containerized

Fighting back against rats and garbage, the installation of 'Empire Bins' makes Manhattan Community Board 9 the first neighborhood to have trash fully containerized.

West Harlem hits 100% trash containerization as New York ramps up battle against rats

As New York City continues its battle against rats, West Harlem is taking the lead on trash containerization — a system set to replace the city's longstanding tradition of piling trash bags on pedestrian sidewalks for pickup. Community Board 9 became the first neighborhood in New York to reach 100% Empire bin trash containerization after it played host to a pilot program that began in 2023, the city announced Monday. Mayor Eric Adams celebrated …

West Harlem now putting 100% of its trash in containers, Adams says

It's the first neighborhood in the city where all residential trash is stored in sealed containers, not bags on the curb, the mayor said.

National Park Anthropomorphizes Trash Cans To Discourage Littering

“They miss you, and they need to execute their purpose to be fulfilled litter-mitigating receptacles.” -White Sands National Park New Mexico’s White Sands National Park has taken a creative approach to discourage littering inside it’s 145,762 acres of the Tularosa Basin with a historic retrospective of trash cans and clever bit of anthropomorphization. Seeing litter on the glistening white sands of the world’s largest gypsum dunefield (275 squar…

West Harlem becomes first neighborhood in North America to fully containerize trash

Residents of West Harlem can expect cleaner sidewalks and fewer rats as it officially becomes the first neighborhood in New York City (and North America) to containerize 100 percent of its trash. On Monday, Mayor Eric Adams and Department of Sanitation (DSNY) Commissioner Javier Lojan announced the first day of full service of the European-style on-street trash containers, dubbed Empire Bins, in Manhattan Community Board 9, which includes Mornin…