DSNY Monthly Tonnage Data provides monthly collection tonnages that the Department of Sanitation collects from NYC residences and institutions. For more information about DSNY collection services, see: https://www.nyc.gov/site/dsny/collection/residents.page.

This dataset contains a shape file of DSNY Districts. For operations management, the NYC Department of Sanitation (DSNY) divides the City into seven operation zones (Manhattan, Bronx, Brooklyn North, Brooklyn South, Queens West, Queens East, and Staten Island). These zones are further divided into 59 Sanitation Districts. The boundary for each DSNY district is congruent with NYC Community District boundaries.

The amount of salt the NYC Department of Sanitation (DSNY) dispenses from salt sites during snow season. DSNY is responsible for the removal of snow and ice from all New York City highways and streets during and post snowstorms. A common way to clear icy roads is to apply a layer of salt, which lowers the freezing temperature of water and melts the ice. Salting roads represents an effective method for preventing weather-related collisions.

For more information on DSNY’s snow response, see: https://www.nyc.gov/site/dsny/what-we-do/snow-response.page.

Location of DSNY garages. Essential to DSNY operations are our 59 garages across the five boroughs. This structure enables the Department’s uniformed personnel to efficiently perform regular duties – and quickly execute emergency response.

A list of locations where NYC residents can drop off unwanted electronics. It's illegal in New York State to include electronic devices with trash or recycling. For more information on how to handle unwanted electronics in NYC, see: https://www.nyc.gov/site/dsny/collection/get-rid-of/electronics.page.

A table containing physical ID (a unique street segment identifier) and the date/time with which it was last associated with a GPS signal emitted by a NYC Department of Sanitation (DSNY) snow clearing vehicle. The PlowNYC website (https://plownyc.cityofnewyork.us/plownyc/) allows you to track the progress of DSNY snow removal vehicles. To learn more about DSNY’s Snow Response, visit: https://www.nyc.gov/site/dsny/what-we-do/snow-response.page.

This dataset contains a shape file of DSNY Zones. For operations management, the NYC Department of Sanitation (DSNY) divides the City into seven operation zones (Manhattan, Bronx, Brooklyn North, Brooklyn South, Queens West, Queens East, and Staten Island). These zones are further divided into 59 Sanitation Districts. The boundary for each DSNY district is congruent with NYC Community District boundaries.

This dataset is based on a legacy system that is no longer maintained by the NYC Department of Sanitation (DSNY). It contains the following information about inspections of permitted, privately operated, municipal solid waste disposal locations: inspection ID number, inspection date, the number of violations, and number of warnings.

Some current information about Transfer Station Complaints can be found in the 311 Service Requests dataset (https://data.cityofnewyork.us/Social-Services/311-Service-Requests-from-2010-to-Present/erm2-nwe9) by filtering the "Complaint Type" field for "Transfer Station Complaint".

Sites listed in the DonateNYC Directory. For more information, see: https://www1.nyc.gov/assets/donate/site/Directory

To reduce needless waste and increase diversion of reusable material from landfills, the NYC Department of Sanitation established donateNYC in 2016. donateNYC helps New Yorkers give goods, find goods, and do good, with tools that make it easy to donate or find used goods.

By donating and reusing goods instead of discarding them, New Yorkers can greatly reduce waste, conserve energy and resources, save money, and help provide jobs and human services for New Yorkers in need. donateNYC is an essential part of NYC’s Zero Waste Goals.

donateNYC also provides vital support for New York City’s reuse community, helping nonprofit organizations and local reuse businesses increase and promote their reuse efforts.

Locations where NYC residents can drop off their food scraps to be composted. For more information, visit https://www.nyc.gov/site/dsny/collection/residents/food-scrap-drop-off.page.

Street and sidewalk cleanliness ratings.

NOTE: Due to a software coding error that’s since been corrected, some cleanliness rating data between November 2018 and July 2019 was found to be incomplete, and citywide scores cannot be re-calculated at the level of confidence required to be included in scorecard open data set.

Shape file of DSNY District Sections

Locations of public recycling bins throughout NYC. For information on what to recycle in NYC, see: https://www1.nyc.gov/assets/dsny/site/services/recycling.

Annual tons of food scraps dropped off at Green Markets and nonprofit partners. Also includes deliveries of organics such as leaf and wood wastes to nonprofit partners. In FY 2021, DSNY suspended its collection of food scraps from Green Markets due to COVID and COVID-related budget cuts. In FY 2021, nonprofit partners started to haul their own organic material.

• For DSNY monthly tonnages collected curbside by DSNY vehicles, see: https://data.cityofnewyork.us/City-Government/DSNY-Monthly-Tonnage-Data/ebb7-mvp5.


• Visit https://www.nyc.gov/site/dsny/collection/residents/food-scrap-drop-off.pages for food scrap drop-off updates.


• For more information about NYC's organics collection programs, see: https://www.nyc.gov/site/dsny/collection/residents/curbside-composting.page.

Citywide DSNY snow priority street designation for snow clearing operations

Shape file of DSNY District Sections

Citywide DSNY snow priority street designation for snow clearing operations

The number of NYC households, residential buildings, and new schools receiving curbside organics collection, by Fiscal Year that collection began. As of October 2024, curbside composting service is available to all NYC residents. For more information, visit: https://nyc.gov/curbsidecomposting. Note that Curbside Composting service was suspended from May 4, 2020 until October 1, 2021.

Locations where NYC residents can drop off their pharmaceuticals and syringes for safe disposal. For more information, see: https://www.nyc.gov/site/dsny/collection/get-rid-of/pharmaceutical-sharps-drop-off.page.
Carefully place household sharps in leak-proof and puncture-resistant container labeled "Home Sharps - not for recycling". Bring to a collection center or drop-off site or discard as trash. ALL New York State hospitals and nursing homes are required by law to act as collection centers for used household sharps, including syringes and lancets, with no identification required.

Locations where NYC residents can drop off their leaves to be composted. These are seasonal and temporary drop-off options; residents should not drop off leaves at these locations outside of the specific dates listed.

Citywide DSNY frequency boundaries for collection operation (refuse, recycling, organics, bulk items). These boundaries are sub-divisions of DSNY sections.

Locations where NYC residents can drop off their pharmaceuticals and syringes for safe disposal. For more information , see: https://www1.nyc.gov/assets/dsny/site/services/harmful-products/pharmaceutical-drop-off

Citywide DSNY frequency boundaries for collection operation (refuse, recycling, organics, bulk items). These boundaries are sub-divisions of DSNY sections.

For each Community District, its Recycling Diversion rate (percentage of total municipal solid waste collected by the Department of Sanitation that is disposed of by recycling) and Capture Rate (percentage of total Paper or Metal/Glass/Plastic in the waste stream that is disposed of by recycling). For more information about DSNY's recycling programs, see: https://www1.nyc.gov/assets/dsny/site/services/recycling. Capture rate is the amount of materials set out for residential recycling collection as a percentage of designated recyclable materials in both recycling and refuse streams. This ratio measures how much of the targeted materials are actually being recycled, which is a measure of how successfully such materials are recycled. Please note that since 2013, DSNY no longer uses capture rate information. For information on what is in NYC's waste, see: http://www1.nyc.gov/assets/dsny/site/resources/reports/waste-characterization.

Locations and types of refuse litter baskets tracked by DSNY. This data is collected through periodic surveys by DSNY field personnel. Each record represents the approximate location, ownership, and physical type of a single refuse litter basket. Litter basket locations are subject to frequent change, for reasons that include but are not limited to: litter basket damage, nearby construction, graffiti, or regular illegal use of basket for household or commercial waste. There is often a lag time between a change in basket type or location and the reflection of that change in this dataset. This dataset includes information on BID-owned and Privately-owned litter baskets. Non-profit and private entities wishing to place a litter basket on a public street must receive permission from the Department of Sanitation. Location data for these baskets may be less accurate than for baskets that are owned by DSNY. This dataset does not track public litter baskets placed by other City, State, or Federal agencies, notably the NYC Department of Parks and Recreation. Recycling baskets are also not tracked in this dataset.