Special Collection Continues Thru 1/14
Sanitation Commissioner John J. Doherty announced that special storm debris collections in neighborhoods hit hard by Hurricane Sandy ended has been extended through Monday, Jan. 14.
Sanitation crews have been providing pickups of bulky storm debris to Staten Island, southern Queens and Brooklyn neighborhoods on the day preceding each of their regularly scheduled refuse collection days. To date, Sanitation crews have collected more than 381,000 tons of debris as part of the cleanup operations.
The special collections were originally scheduled to end on Monday, Dec. 31, 2012, but the Sanitation Department have opted instead to keep the program going two more weeks.
“The men and women of the Department have been working around the clock since Super Storm Sandy hit in order to clear roads of sand and debris and remove massive amounts of flooded furniture, clothing and personal items left behind in its wake,” said Doherty. “We now are in the midst of the winter snow season, and our full resources must be ready to tackle snow storms of any size and frequency. As such, we must cease special collections effective Monday, Jan. 14, 2013.”
While the department does remove non-commercial waste from homeowners engaged in small projects, homeowners who are undertaking large demolition and reconstruction projects should arrange for their own dumpster by contacting a private rubbish removal service.
Bulk and construction debris generated by hired contractors or fee-forservice personnel on home repair or renovation projects is considered commercial waste and it is the responsibility of the contractor to arrange for appropriate private disposal.
For additional information on DSNY refuse collection, call 311 or visit www.nyc.com/sanitation.
