NEW YORK (PIX11) -- On Monday, New York City's Department of Sanitation unveiled the first-ever official trash pickup bin.
The city said it's the cheapest one of its quality. Whether residents get the official bin or buy on their own, any building with one to nine units will need to have one by Nov. 12, when new container rules go into effect.
“Today, we are tossing even more black bags into the dustbin of history and taking the next step forward in our ‘Trash Revolution,’” said Adams. “The first-ever, official NYC Bin is high-quality, affordable, and will build on our efforts containerizing more than 70 percent of the city’s trash to protect our most valuable and limited resource — our public space.”
The rules are all about keeping out the rats. The official NYC bin runs about $50, and New Yorkers are asked to order by Oct. 1 to have their bin by the time the requirement goes into effect.
New Yorkers can buy a bin online at bins.nyc.
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