Waste, Pests & Pesticides Reduction
Cleaner Neighborhoods for All
Although the NYC Department of Sanitation data suggests that garbage and litter are managed effectively and efficiently, Northern Manhattan residents tell a much different story. They relay stories of overflowing residential and municipal garbage containers, neighborhood-wide infestations of rats and roaches, litter strewn across busy commercial streets, and trees ornamented with bags and other street litter. The NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene reports that Northern Manhattan neighborhoods host the highest number of lots failing inspections for rat and refuse management.