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DSNY says Empire Bin rollout is citywide policy; procurement and trucks are bottlenecks
Summary
At a January Manhattan Community Board 2 meeting, DSNY data coordinator Richard Day told members the city is moving Empire Bin containerization beyond pilots and expects a complete rollout by 2032, but said specialized side‑loading trucks and bin procurement are the main constraints.
Richard Day, a data coordinator in the Department of Sanitation’s Bureau of Public Affairs, told Manhattan Community Board 2 on Jan. 15 that the Empire Bin containerization pilot in Manhattan’s Community Board 9 has been successful and that containerization will be a citywide policy with an expected completion date of 2032. "The quick answer to that is we don't know yet," Day said of timing for specific districts, but he added that "the RAD Act requires rollout completion by 2032" and that the new administration has expressed support.
Day cited lower rodent sightings in the Manhattan 9 pilot and said residents and building supers have generally responded positively. He described Empire Bins as…
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