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\"Too many New Yorkers try to do the right thing by calling 311, only to have their cases closed without real solution,\" Stevens said in a statement entered into the record. \"This legislation empowers residents to take an active role in protecting their communities by giving them a reliable way to report illegal dumping and hold bad actors accountable.\"

DSNY witnesses responded that an online reporting path for illegal dumping already exists through 311 and that the department was willing to work with the sponsor on any changes but did not view separate legislation as necessary. The agency described its camera-based enforcement program, which targets illegal dumping by vehicle and carries a starting civil penalty of $4,000; violators are also required to pay cleanup costs and can have their vehicles impounded until fines and storage costs are paid.

On enforcement outcomes, DSNY staff told the committee they impound roughly 300 vehicles per year for illegal dumping and that the agency makes enforcement referrals and issues summonses. When pressed later in the hearing, DSNY supplied a figure for FY 2024 of 299 impounds and 359 summonses related to illegal dumping, and agency staff cited cumulative revenue from dumping-related enforcement since FY 2020 of $1,461,620. DSNY said about 300 impounds per year is the approximate ballpark and offered to provide more granular data to council offices on request.

Council members asked about camera effectiveness and staffing. DSNY said it has license-plate-reader technology and review staff and that the agency is exploring additional tactics such as stakeouts and possibly drones in some locations when plates are obscured. DSNY said it would provide requested camera-data reports to council offices that funded cameras.

Intro 13‑70 remained under discussion at the hearing; DSNY said it would work with the sponsor on potential refinements but maintained that the existing 311 pathway covered the problem the bill addresses.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","🔴 LIVE: Oversight: Ongoing Challenges with Street Cleanliness in New York City","oneSentenceSummary","Council Member Stevens proposed Intro 13‑70 to require an online illegal-dumping reporting system; DSNY told the committee that 311 already offers the service and described camera-based enforcement, vehicle impounds and fines.","taxTitle","New York City Council, New York City, New York County, New York","taxId",77593,"location","New York","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":77,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":78,"_41":79,"_43":80,"_45":81,"_47":82,"_49":83,"_51":84,"_53":85,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":86,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":87,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6483439,"Council member Dinowitz seeks medical-waste exemption from commercial waste zone; DSNY urges opposition",389,648860,1038330,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5785188-73b920e5a1684b6535de5d94b3d3714b&start=648&end=1038","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5785188-73b920e5a1684b6535de5d94b3d3714b/thumbnail_648860.jpg","/articles/6483439/New-York/Council-member-Dinowitz-seeks-medical-waste-exemption-from-commercial-waste-zone-DSNY-urges-opposition","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6483439-f182985cbbedcb062016fed46c0a486b/orig.mp4?Expires=1770555388&Signature=n2nOr8wQnA57dsMkVoe3xwvx0vRg1kWHatkgO-cxJZOpo9~MxTyhz5Vm-TvqUK3m-l6HHxx5Wm9mGvtzEe4wad3xDp4YwckUwXEqEPMiMsMyBErnRCWec7gvLUbMiebNyrvAJtZy19yi11w1LwXyOtna87J~u~TqnRtAPgQLx4VS7hh7i7uq~KmFIgJgz4xnqrqq0Nm7GP0kS2BFifv4Oqzsr5K4nTGtITkb7UNPClijOCuzC79SBKw1eVkFkcVoTiHf6vkxysscD5r9334MLHHyMILPWt4I-e00aEpxQPuk9KCuYSHVu7D-G2LPzf2qFYeHFdTjxzza~W9wZ9RHAA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Council Member Dinowitz introduced legislation (Intro 13‑49) at a sanitation committee hearing to exempt businesses that generate medical waste from participation in the commercial waste zone (CWZ) program. The sponsor said the bill is intended to ease administrative burdens for hospital systems that operate across multiple CWZ zones.

\"This bill will support our hospitals and patients by reducing administrative costs associated with the new requirements under CWZ,\" Council Member Dinowitz said in remarks submitted and read into the record. Dinowitz added that hospitals in his district face financial pressures and that consolidating hauling requirements across multiple zones could reduce waste management costs for large hospital systems.

The Department of Sanitation opposed the proposed exemption, saying it would undercut the CWZ program's aims of worker protections, pedestrian safety and emissions reductions. Chief Pitts, Department of Sanitation, said medical waste itself is already handled by specialized carters and is exempt, but that extending an exemption to any business that produces any amount of medical waste \"would be the first step in eliminating the entire program.\" Pitts warned that allowing broad exemptions could mean more trucks on the road and more fumes in the air, and urged the council to oppose Intro 13‑49 if it does not intend to roll back CWZ.

Council members and the department engaged in a discussion over definitions and scope. DSNY staff said the law that established the CWZ system exempted regulated medical waste but did not exempt the regular trash stream produced by the same businesses. The department argued that many small businesses produce limited amounts of medical waste alongside regular trash; a broad exemption could therefore allow regular trash to escape CWZ coverage and reduce the program’s benefits.

The bill was on the committee agenda and was discussed during the hearing; no final vote was recorded in the transcript. DSNY requested that the committee consider related enforcement-expansion legislation (Intro 11) that was not scheduled for the hearing but that the agency said would give it additional tools to enforce commercial cleanliness rules.","Council member Mark Dinowitz introduced Intro 13‑49 to exempt any generator of medical waste from commercial waste zone requirements; DSNY warned the exemption could undermine the zones and increase truck traffic and emissions.",{"_33":89,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":90,"_41":91,"_43":92,"_45":93,"_47":94,"_49":95,"_51":96,"_53":97,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":98,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":99,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6483444,"NYC requires official bins for 1–9 unit buildings by June 2026; city to issue $14 million in reimbursements, DSNY says",2263,74185,2337630,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5785188-73b920e5a1684b6535de5d94b3d3714b&start=74&end=2337","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5785188-73b920e5a1684b6535de5d94b3d3714b/thumbnail_74185.jpg","/articles/6483444/New-York/NYC-requires-official-bins-for-19-unit-buildings-by-June-2026-city-to-issue-14-million-in-reimbursements-DSNY-says","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6483444-8ad963f8f676aa1f8d933e6f11fc7542/orig.mp4?Expires=1770555388&Signature=eVWiJ4zm4ySlgceVLIqXLhx4mrF5w3pUc9i0aM6wviIczAeX2uEG-WQJHimgR1sIGONF9OacqB0sJLBloozs3pUq3XavtS6-qvVXYPtJdAWAiy7WM4Iul4ehqadu0xWIxL9pNJOEvDSexSQCFeCbz3SsOaNC0fYRdfYhjCZcQiW2nrK2dxgXyKQdv-wx0JWTSgVn0ylfn0kJk-rUhNcshwR~tZpFtr6vpc4Xx0ZFe3eZD29G7QxB5nLUpHY6W255uzVKz9qqeUufZpKoIaZQUKgd0aJ0nAPNiIWAXlwDC0siVT9PMNKZw2ALygMnVjIXyePkcjn6BBeZWmrCI-QR6Q__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The New York City Department of Sanitation told the City Council at a committee hearing that all 1- to 9-unit residential buildings must use the official NYC bin by June 2026 and that the city will issue reimbursements to eligible property owners beginning in October.

In testimony, Chief Pitts, Department of Sanitation, said the city has already seen widespread uptake: “To date, New Yorkers have purchased over 900,000 of these bins at www.bins.nyc or at NYC Home Depot locations.” Pitts said the bins have helped reduce visible trash and contributed to declines in rat sightings over eight consecutive months.

The reimbursement program announced the same morning commits $14,000,000 to provide either a free bin or a rebate for owners of eligible properties, Pitts said. The department said eligible property owners are those in one- or two-unit buildings who received the STAR or E‑STAR tax exemption in tax year 2024 or 2025; owners who bought a bin through bins.nyc or by phone will receive a check automatically in October, the department said. Owners who bought bins at retail outlets such as Home Depot can submit proof of purchase or a self-attestation for a rebate, the department added.

The containerization requirements for businesses took effect earlier; Pitts said the first residential container requirement in more than 50 years went into effect Nov. 12, 2024. He said containerization of all businesses and of 1–9 unit residential buildings already covers about 70% of the city’s trash by tonnage and that the Department of Sanitation has a plan for the remaining 30%.

The department described a pilot that stores residential trash in on-street, locked containers called Empire Bins. “We are currently collecting trash from 1,100 stationary on street containers called Empire Bins in Manhattan Community District 9 as part of the first full district containerization pilot,” Pitts said, and the pilot will expand to Brooklyn Community District 2 in the coming months, the witness said.

Council members asked about operational details. Deputy Commissioner Goodman said building owners remain responsible for keeping sidewalks clean and for removing litter and debris within 18 inches into the street and 18 inches around an Empire Bin; DSNY is responsible for cleaning beyond that 18-inch zone. Goodman said the bins are scheduled to be power-washed by a vendor four times per year. On routine maintenance items such as damaged bollards or bins left open, DSNY said crews or supervisors will inspect and dispatch repairs as needed.

Council members raised concerns about delivery backlogs and space constraints. Goodman said there is currently no backlog of bin orders and that occasional earlier delays had narrowed to a short window for delivery. Several council members urged DSNY to prioritize containerization for corridors and small-home areas where residents lack space for bins; Pitts said the agency will consider district density, housing type and routing in rollout decisions but aims to make containerization citywide.

The department also reiterated operational rules that changed under the administration’s ‘‘trash revolution,’’ including earlier set-out times for containerized waste and a shift in collection schedules to gather more trash earlier in the evening.

The committee discussed next steps and implementation timelines. DSNY repeated its message that most eligible homeowners should expect reimbursement checks in October and that questions about eligibility or missing checks should be directed to 311 if a letter or check has not arrived after that month.

Two council bills related to containerization were part of the hearing record: Intro 12‑79, which would delay containerization requirements for supplemental service providers by three years, and an unfloated enforcement-expansion bill, Intro 11, which DSNY said was not being heard at the session. The council debated the delay bill; DSNY opposed a three-year pause, saying it would undermine progress already funded by a $5,000,000 council allocation to support bids and supplemental sanitation providers.","At a City Council sanitation hearing, the Department of Sanitation outlined containerization progress, said eligible property owners will get reimbursements in October, and described an Empire Bins pilot expanding to Brooklyn Community District 2.","actionData","errors"]

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