While many of you are still getting used to new waste setout times, food-related businesses will have another new DSNY rule to follow at the end of the month.
Beginning on July 30, 2023, all food-related businesses, including restaurants, delis, grocery stores, bodegas, and caterers, will be required to put trash and compostable materials into secure containers. The days of placing garbage bags directly onto the sidewalk for these businesses are now over as DSNY Commissioner Jessica Tisch and NYC Mayor Eric Adams continue to find new ways to keep waste out of reach from the rats.
Mayor Adams and Commissioner Tisch made the announcement on June 28, where they also announced that the Adams administration is starting the rulemaking process on a new proposal that will require all chain businesses with five or more locations in NYC to place their waste into containers as well. Once both rules go into effect, 25% of businesses in NYC will place approximately 4 million pounds of waste in secure containers every day, all in an effort to make our streets cleaner and more welcoming.
To find out more, click here to see the official announcement on the Mayor’s website.
