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Empire Bins pilot program in Manhattan Community District 9
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Commissioner Lojan introduces the Empire Bins pilot program, a new initiative for stationary on-street containers in Manhattan Community District 9.
- Installation of Empire Bins will begin in about a month
- The pilot will use new automated side-loading trucks
- Over 1,000 Empire Bins will cover more than 80% of apartment units in West Harlem
- Bins will be assigned to specific large buildings, not shared by entire blocks
- Property owners will have access cards for the bins
- Use of these on-street containers will begin June 1
Javier Lojan
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In just over one month, installation of these stationary on street containers called Empire Bins will begin in Manhattan Community District 9 for the first full district containerization pilot serviced by new automated side loading trucks.
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This is one of those innovations where we talk about it so much that many may be hard to maintain sight how fundamentally it changes the way trash is stored and collected in New York City, and thus our experience of the streets in general.
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This pilot will take those huge piles of trash that are generated by the largest buildings off the streets and instead store them in secure containers, just like you'd see in Europe, South America or Asia, Years faster than anyone thought possible.
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West Harlem will see just over 1,000 Empire Bins covering more than 80% of their apartment units.
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Unlike in other parts of the world, the bins are not shared by the entire block.
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Bins will be assigned to a single large building using our density, which had long been thought of the Achilles heel of containerization to our advantage by allowing for greater oversight.
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Property owners will have access cards and designate appropriate staff to be able to access the bins.
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DSNY outreach staff is on the ground in the neighborhood now explaining this process, and upon completion of the installation, use of these on street containers will begin June 1, and we will begin analyzing results and outcomes right away.