STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — New York City has issued more than 100,000 violations for failure to adhere to new sanitation rules designed to keep the city clean and cut down on the number of rats roaming the streets.
The Department of Sanitation (DSNY) has issued 120,364 total violations for failing to comply with new trash rules that have been phased in over the past year, including later set out times and required containerization of commercial garbage, according to a DSNY spokesperson.
The number of violations represents both summonses and written warnings, which were given during the first 30 days after each new rule took effect, allowing residents and businesses to familiarize themselves with the new policies before receiving a monetary fine.
“For too long, New Yorkers had been told that we had to put up with piles of smelly black trash bags on our sidewalks, day after day, night after night, sometimes sitting as long as 36 hours before being picked up. It was gross, and it did not have to be this way,” said DSNY spokesperson Joshua Goodman.
NEW SETOUT TIMES
On Apr. 1, 2023, New York City implemented later set out times for both residential and commercial trash, recycling and composting in an effort to reduce the amount of time it spent sitting out on the city’s sidewalks.
Previously, trash could be placed at the curb for collection beginning at 4 p.m. the day prior to your scheduled pickup — the earliest time of any major American city.
Under the new rules, residents must wait until 6 p.m. to put out their containerized garbage and until 8 p.m. to place bags directly on the curb.
Food-related and chain businesses, which are now required to place their garbage in bins with secure lids, must wait until one hour before closing to place their containerized garbage at the curb and until 8 p.m. for recycling.
All other businesses using bins with secure lids must also wait until one hour before closing to place their containerized trash at the curb or until 8 p.m. for…
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