{"id":214761,"date":"2026-04-29T23:08:35","date_gmt":"2026-04-29T23:08:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/214761\/"},"modified":"2026-04-29T23:08:35","modified_gmt":"2026-04-29T23:08:35","slug":"nyc-trash-bin-requirement-what-is-the-penalty-for-missing-june-1-deadline","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/214761\/","title":{"rendered":"NYC trash bin requirement: What is the penalty for missing June 1 deadline?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"X4YRIK7Q4RG5DLLU7E3OXP3HTM\">STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. \u2014 New York City homeowners will soon ditch their old trash cans for new required bins.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"BYWJ2RGMVZEO3JQFKOKC5N4OUY\">Starting June 1, New York City will require residential buildings with one to nine units \u2014 including one- and two-family homes, nonprofits and city agencies \u2014 to use <a href=\"https:\/\/www.silive.com\/news\/2026\/04\/nyc-is-requiring-homeowners-to-use-these-new-trash-bins-by-june-1.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">officially designated rat-resistant trash containers for curbside collection,<\/a> according to the city Department of Sanitation.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"QECDCVSYOFHWXPEDXUYLO4QXM4\">Residents can purchase these bins at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.silive.com\/news\/2026\/04\/heres-every-nyc-location-selling-required-trash-bins-ahead-of-the-june-1-deadline.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Home Depot locations citywide<\/a>, with prices ranging from $45.19 to $54.60 depending on the size. Residents can also order a bin online for delivery through DoorDash, Instacart or Uber Eats.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"7U2RICYBEJEMNPNSAKI6E6EX3U\">Residents will need to have these required NYC Bins for trash pickup by the June 1 deadline or face penalties, according to the city Department of Sanitation.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"MAZFNGR5H5DVDAPFYNSDE2P2YE\">Property owners subject to this rule who don\u2019t use an NYC Bin for trash could receive a fine after June 1, according to the agency. <\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"2SRMMOGCNBDPZPEB5PERFDVF4Q\">\u201cWe use summonses as one of many tools to encourage compliance, and property owners should stay tuned for more information on enforcement,\u201d said Vincent Gragnani, spokesperson for the city Department of Sanitation.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"DDEJGJLTWVGHLHRY72LTQCWVZY\">The fines are the same for existing residential containerization rules:<\/p>\n<p>$50 for the first offense$100 for the second offense$200 for the third and subsequent offenses<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"TOQTTOLQOBGXDMMGXY7UX5TTRE\">While every recent city Department of Sanitation rule implementation has begun with a warning period, dates for an official warning period haven\u2019t yet been announced.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"IE5PEZE7RNGSDO4KL7I7RDD42I\">More than 1 million bins have been purchased thus far ahead of the deadline, according to the Sanitation Department. <\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"JDXX52B5HZF33HJWJHRDNM475Y\">Here are the different size bins for purchase:<\/p>\n<p>45-gallon bin: Recommended for properties with multiple residential units. It can hold up to four kitchen trash bags.35-gallon bin: Recommended for small, single-family homes. It can hold up to three kitchen trash bags.25-gallon bin: Recommended for properties with space restrictions or not much trash. It can hold up to two kitchen trash bags.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"JTCDXGTIDNCFNBDURWWDPUHFSU\">For a 45-gallon bin, the price is $54.60, while the price of a 35-gallon bin is $47.25. The price of a 25-gallon bin is $45.19.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"NAQT6NWMDZGARFC2H4JSSKF4EU\">NYC Bins are also available for recycling and composting \u2014 but they are only required for trash, according to the Sanitation Department.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"W2EBVP5SEVHEJA7FDOMK56VUXM\">The NYC Bin was unveiled in July 2024 as the next step in New York City\u2019s plan to get black trash bags off the streets. The bins were selected to cost no more than $50 for the most common size, available in multiple sizes, are rat-resistant, easy to use by sanitation workers, and are compatible with mechanized collection trucks.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. \u2014 New York City homeowners will soon ditch their old trash cans for new required&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":214762,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[39],"tags":[9,24,63,134,136,135],"class_list":["post-214761","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-staten-island","tag-new-york","tag-new-york-city","tag-nyc","tag-staten-island","tag-staten-island-headlines","tag-staten-island-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/214761","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=214761"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/214761\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/214762"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=214761"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=214761"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=214761"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}