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Nonprofit cleanup crews warn containerization could shutter programs without city help
Summary
Nonprofits and business improvement districts told the council DSNY's on‑street containerization rule will require millions of dollars in capital purchases and might force groups such as ACE New York to stop supplemental sanitation services unless the city helps fund containers or alternative solutions.
Nonprofit supplemental sanitation organizations and several council members told the Committee on Sanitation that DSNY’s containerization rule — which requires trash to be stored in covered containers rather than loose bags — will impose material capital and operating costs that could end supplemental services in many neighborhoods.
“Ultimately, the burden of purchasing these containers may result in ACE closing his doors after nearly 34 years of service to New York City,” said Jim Martin, executive director of ACE New York, during public testimony. Martin said ACE removes more than a million trash bags a year from city sidewalks and that his organization lacks the funds to buy, ship, install and insure the number of containers DSNY’s rule will require.
Why it matters: For decades BIDs and community organizations have supplemented municipal pickup in busy commercial corridors…
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