Trash for delivery.<\/p>\n
The Big Apple\u2019s newfangled \u201cofficial\u201d garbage cans can be delivered through DoorDash, Instacart or Uber Eats, sanitation officials announced Wednesday \u2014 despite Mayor Zohran Mamdani\u2019s administration taking aim at such apps.<\/p>\n
The announcement comes as Department of Sanitation officials scramble to clean up the messy debut of the program, launched under Mamdani\u2019s predecessor Eric Adams, which requires one- to nine-unit residential buildings to use standardized, lidded \u201cNYC Bins\u201d by June 2026.<\/p>\n
These are the trash bins certain homeowners will be required to use starting in June. Gabriella Bass<\/p>\n
The agency\u2019s website proudly boasted that online ordering with home delivery was available for all New Yorkers seeking all types of the official bin through the popular trio of delivery apps.<\/p>\n
The use of food delivery apps to deliver the bins is noteworthy given that Mamdani\u2019s still-fledgling administration targeted them out the gate for allegedly stiffing workers out of wages<\/a> and tips.<\/p>\n \u201cThese services are delivery partners for Home Depot,\u201d a DSNY spokesperson told The Post Thursday in response to the agency\u2019s promotion of the app services. <\/p>\n A spokesperson from Home Depot did not immediately respond to an inquiry about how much the deliveries will cost. The bins cost around $55.<\/p>\n Despite the supposed convenience, social media users still had plenty of trash talk.<\/p>\n \u201cLike Home Depot doesn\u2019t ship them\u2026 an Uber guy gets them?\u2026 confused\u2026 I\u2019m not tipping anybody,\u201d one user griped.<\/p>\n People can get trash bins delivered through the same apps they use to order their dinner. AP<\/p>\n Another fumed, \u201cBins should be provided for free \u2014 that\u2019s what people pay taxes [for],\u201d while a third complained about lack of options, \u201cWhy are we required to use NYC Bins specific bin? Sounds like a monopoly.\u201d<\/p>\n The residential garbage cans were unveiled in 2024 by then-Mayor Adams, who declared with a straight face that they were part of a \u201ctrash revolution.\u201d<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\t\tStart your day with all you need to know\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMorning Report delivers the latest news, videos, photos and more.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\tThanks for signing up!\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n The swagger-prone Adams\u2019 hyperbole drew much mockery for essentially rediscovering the wheel. Or, as one X user <\/a>put it: \u201cNYC has invented the garbage can. BE AMAZED!\u201d<\/p>\n But the ballyhooed revolution quickly ran into trouble.<\/p>\n DSNY surprised social media users by announcing city services could be delivered via Door Dash. AP<\/p>\n Homeowners noticed last fall the required cans were nearly impossible to find<\/a>, after the original vendor, Otto Environmental Systems, struggled to turn a profit and then left town<\/a> before fulfilling thousands of orders. About 14,000 New Yorkers are still waiting on bins ordered from the company. <\/p>\n A DSNY notice from Wednesday promised that \u201call outstanding online delivery orders are ongoing and are targeted for completion by late March,\u201d with deliveries expected to wrap by March 31.<\/p>\n Homeowners who do not use the required bins can be fined by the city. Fines are $50 for the first offense, $100 for the second and $200 for subsequent offenses.<\/p>\n Staten Island Councilmember Frank Morano plans a press conference next week to draw attention to the issue.<\/p>\n \u201cThousands of homeowners across New York City \u2013 particularly seniors and residents without access to a vehicle \u2013 report that they ordered the required bins months ago, paid in full, and still have not received delivery, tracking information, or clear guidance on refunds,\u201d his office said in a press release.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Trash for delivery. 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