As New York City continues its battle against rats, West Harlem is taking the lead on trash containerization — a system set to replace the city’s longstanding tradition of piling trash bags on pedestrian sidewalks for pickup.
Community Board 9 became the first neighborhood in New York to reach 100% Empire bin trash containerization after it played host to a pilot program that began in 2023, the city announced Monday. Mayor Eric Adams celebrated the latest milestone in the city’s “trash revolution” at a Monday morning press conference.
