STATEN ISLAND N.Y. –– The Department of Sanitation (DSNY) kicks off International Compost Awareness Week by unveiling a large-scale compost bagging machine. The Hamer Fischbein 2090, located at the ...

The New York Department of Sanitation (DSNY) has announced the next steps in its overhaul of the city’s commercial waste industry mandated under Local Law 199. DSNY has established new no-cost ...

Zinnia Maldonado joins the CBS News New York team from CBS Boston. While there, she had the opportunity to cover an array of national and breaking news stories such as the Boston Marathon, the Harmony ...

Mack Trucks announced the New York City Department of Sanitation plans to purchase seven Mack LR Electric refuse models, which will operate in each of the city’s boroughs. The Department of Sanitation ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. – Zombie properties on Staten Island are neighborhood nuisances, forcing neighboring properties and residents in the community to deal with the unsightly mess. When homes are ...

Much of the lives of members of the Department of Sanitation (DSNY) revolves around dealing with trash (or, uh, sometimes not dealing with trash)—but now they get to celebrate the creativity in the ...

Brooklyn Borough President Antonio Reynoso on Monday blasted the sanitation department’s delayed rollout of its commercial waste zone program, which was intended to weed out private garbage haulers ...

NEW YORK (PIX11) – If you waited to get a compost bin for free, the Department of Sanitation is no longer giving them out, according to 311. The DSNY held several events between 2024 and 2025 where ...

Starting April 1, all New Yorkers must start composting their trash, separating all organic material, like food scraps and plastic plates, and place them in marked bins outside of their homes. News 12 ...

Curbside composting has technically been mandatory in New York City since April 2025, but after being in effect for less than ...