West Harlem, Morningside Heights, Manhattanville and Hamilton Heights are all part of the community district that became the first in the city to containerize 100% of its trash .

As part of a pilot program, larger residential properties — all with 31 or more residential units, and some with 10 to 30 residential units — have been required to place their trash in "Empire Bins” positioned on curbsides throughout the neighborhood.

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By 2032, proposed legislation would require most residential buildings with 10 or more units to dispose of trash in a stationary on-street container

"Empire Bins” positioned in the street right next to the curb have been piloted in a handful of neighborhoods

New rules would also allow the Department of Sanitation to charge residential bui

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