DSNY Provides Update on Sanitation Services During COVID-19 Response

SEATTLE (Waste Advantage): The New York City Department of Sanitation announces that core Sanitation services will continue on the normal collection schedule during the City’s COVID-19 response. Residents should follow their normal schedule and place their material at the curb after 4 p.m. but before midnight, the evening before their collection day. Anyone with questions about collection schedules should contact 311.

DSNY has suspended some services in order to limit person-to-person contact and to enable our workforce to refocus on core operations. Suspended services include Food Scrap Drop-off sites and curbside and apartment building electronics collection programs. A full list of service suspensions is included below.

DSNY and its employees play a critical role in the public health of our City. The Department has instituted plans to ensure ongoing operations during this challenging time. With more and more New Yorkers heeding the City’s advice to stay home and practice social distancing, DSNY expects collection volumes to increase and will respond accordingly.

“As with other emergency situations, our employees remain steadfastly committed to serving the public and keeping the City healthy, safe and clean,” said Sanitation Commissioner Kathryn Garcia. “New Yorkers depend on us, and we will continue to provide our most essential services to help keep our city healthy. We ask for residents’ patience and cooperation as we work to deliver these services as quickly and safely as possible.”

Like other city agencies and institutions, DSNY has been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. The Department has prepared contingency plans for this inevitable situation to protect the safety of our front-line workforce. Residents may experience some delays in collection as these measures are implemented.

Additionally, to conform to current public gathering guidelines and better provide our essential services, some temporary closures, postponements and cancellations are in effect.

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