The Department conducted the 2017 NYC Residential, School, and NYCHA (NYC Housing Authority) Waste Characterization Study over three seasons: spring, summer, and fall. This study builds on decades of research and analysis into the evolving composition of NYC's waste stream. The study team hand sorted samples into 70 main sort categories. Sub-sorting of an additional 172 categories was conducted to get a more detailed understanding of the wide variety of plastic products in the waste stream, as well as a sub-set of Paper products. Results are presented in absolute terms as the quantity by weight of each material type. The quantity of each material is calculated by applying the percent composition to the total quantity of DSNY collections for fiscal year 2017 (July 2016-June 2017).

Location of DSNY garages. Essential to DSNY operations are our 59 garages across the five boroughs. This structure enables the Department’s uniformed personnel to efficiently perform regular duties – and quickly execute emergency response.

Shape file of DSNY District Sections

Citywide DSNY frequency boundaries for collection operation (refuse, recycling, organics, bulk items). These boundaries are sub-divisions of DSNY sections.

The vendors used to discard various materials (refuse, paper, metal/glass/plastic, organics, construction & demolition) collected by DSNY.

The vendors used to discard various materials (refuse, paper, metal/glass/plastic, bulk metal, and organics) collected in DSNY districts.

Locations where NYC residents can drop off their pharmaceuticals and syringes for safe disposal. For more information, see: https://www.nyc.gov/site/dsny/collection/get-rid-of/pharmaceutical-sharps-drop-off.page.
Carefully place household sharps in leak-proof and puncture-resistant container labeled "Home Sharps - not for recycling". Bring to a collection center or drop-off site or discard as trash. ALL New York State hospitals and nursing homes are required by law to act as collection centers for used household sharps, including syringes and lancets, with no identification required.

Citywide DSNY snow priority street designation for snow clearing operations

This dataset is based on a legacy system that is no longer maintained by the NYC Department of Sanitation (DSNY). It contains information about the cleaning requests associated with different vacant lots.

Some current data related to vacant lots can be found in the 311 Service Requests dataset at (https://data.cityofnewyork.us/Social-Services/311-Service-Requests-from-2010-to-Present/erm2-nwe9), and filtering the "Complaint Type" field for "Vacant Lot".

Shape file of DSNY District Sections

Locations where NYC residents can drop off their food scraps to be composted. Visit https://www1.nyc.gov/assets/dsny/site/services/food-scraps-and-yard-waste-page/nyc-food-scrap-drop-off-locations for participating locations.

Drop-off composting is one way residents can put their food and yard waste to good use, instead of being sent to a landfill. This dataset contains information on locations within NYC where you can drop-off your food scraps to make compost, not trash. All food scraps are processed locally at community scale compost sites.

Before visiting a food scrap drop-off site:
• Confirm that they are open and accepting food scraps.
• Review open hours listed.
• See what items are accepted.

Accepted at food scrap drop-off sites:
• Fruits, vegetables, and eggshells
• Coffee, tea, and nuts
• Dried flowers and houseplants
• Bread, grains, pasta

Not accepted at food scrap drop-off sites:
• Meat, fish, and dairy
• Pet waste and kitty litter
• Pressure-treated plywood, lumber, or sawdust
• Clean paper, glossy paper, or cardboard
• Metal, glass, or plastic
• Medical waste, diapers, and personal hygiene products
• BPI-certified compostable plastic products

Location of DSNY Special Waste Drop-Off Sites. For hours of operation, what to bring, and rules and procedures, please see: http://www1.nyc.gov/assets/dsny/site/services/harmful-products/special-waste-drop-offs .

Locations where NYC residents can drop off their leaves to be composted. These are seasonal and temporary drop-off options; residents should not drop off leaves at these locations outside of the specific dates listed.

Sites listed in the DonateNYC Directory. For more information, see: https://www1.nyc.gov/assets/donate/site/Directory

Citywide DSNY snow priority street designation for snow clearing operations

The vendors used to discard various materials (refuse, paper, metal/glass/plastic, organics, construction & demolition) collected by DSNY.

Locations where NYC residents can drop off their pharmaceuticals and syringes for safe disposal. For more information , see: https://www1.nyc.gov/assets/dsny/site/services/harmful-products/pharmaceutical-drop-off

The vendors used to discard various materials (refuse, paper, metal/glass/plastic, bulk metal, and organics) collected in DSNY districts.

The NYC Department of Sanitation (DSNY) conducted the 2023 Waste Characterization Study in the Fall of 2022 and Spring of 2023. The 2023 Study determined the waste composition of several major sources from which DSNY collects: residential households, New York City Public Schools, the New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA), and on-street litter baskets. Waste from these generators was categorized into 96 main material categories, which are provided in this dataset by residential strata and time period. Results are presented in absolute terms as the quantity by weight of each material type, per stream. The quantity of each material is calculated by applying the percent composition to the total quantity of specified DSNY collections.

This dataset contains NYC Street Centerline (CSCL) physical_IDs which represent segments of streets and the date and time those street segments were last visited by a mechanical broom.

This dataset is connected to SweepNYC (nyc.gov/sweepnyc), a tool maintained by the NYC Department of Sanitation (DSNY) that allows New Yorkers to track the progress of DSNY mechanical brooms. The mechanical broom, also known as a street sweeper, is New York City's first line of defense against dirty curbs. Each one picks up 1,500 lbs. of litter on a single shift. For information on how to file a street sweeping complaint see the article on NYC 311.

Locations where NYC residents can drop off their leaves to be composted. For more information , see: https://www1.nyc.gov/assets/dsny/site/services/food-scraps-and-yard-waste-page/community-leaf-drop-off

The NYC Department of Sanitation (DSNY) conducted the 2023 Waste Characterization Study in the Fall of 2022 and Spring of 2023. The 2023 Study determined the waste composition of several major sources from which DSNY collects: residential households, New York City Public Schools, the New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA), and on-street litter baskets. Waste from these generators was categorized into 96 main material categories. In addition to the 96 sort categories, certain material groups were further subsorted into 826 subsort categories which are provided in this dataset by residential strata and time period. Because not all the main material categories were subsorted, there are two separate datasets — one for the main sort results and one for the subsort results. Results for both datasets are presented in absolute terms as the quantity by weight of each material type, per stream. The quantity of each material is calculated by applying the percent composition to the total quantity of specified DSNY collections.

A listing of the facilities used by year to handle NYC Department of Sanitation (DSNY) collected waste (refuse/trash). It includes information on owner, type, tonnage, price per ton, and total loads.

The NYC Department of Sanitation (DSNY) has conducted four waste characterization studies to date: 2005, 2013, 2017, and 2023. For each study, a representative sample of waste is sorted into distinct material categories and aggregated into statistically significant data on the composition of the City's discards. This dataset contains the change in the composition of the City's waste streams across all four studies.

The location of the disposal facilities where DSNY collected waste (refuse/trash) is taken and the disposal sites, where applicable, this waste is subsequently transported for final disposal.