DSNY Proposes Amendment That Would Officially Allow For Garbage Cans To Be Left Out Before Shabbos

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The NYC Sanitation Department (DSNY) is considering a proposal to formally move the Friday night garbage set-out time earlier, which would allow New Yorkers to place their trash at the curb sooner.

The DSNY issued a Dec. 4 proposal to amend its rule governing the time for placing trash and recyclables at the curb for collection. The amendment would allow residents who receive collection on Saturdays to put their trash out in a container an hour before sunset the night before.

A neighborhood’s local community board would have to opt into the schedule; it is not an option for individual homeowners.

While the DSNY has always exercised discretion in enforcing set-out times in various NYC communities for religious observances during the fall and winter, this amendment would codify the practice into law and allow all 59 community boards to choose to participate, the agency explained.

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