NYC unveils new mandatory trash bins for residential buildings costing $45 and up

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — New York City got a glimpse at its first official trash cans Monday as Mayor Eric Adams launched the latest effort in his war on rats.

The owners of residential buildings under 10 units will need to purchase the new containers — manufactured by North Carolina-based company, Otto — ahead of new trash containerization rules set to take effect in November.

“Today, we are tossing even more black bags into the dustbin of history and taking the next step forward in our ‘Trash Revolution,’” Adams said. “The first-ever, official NYC Bin is high-quality, affordable and will build on our efforts containerizing more than 70% of the city’s trash to protect our most valuable and limited resource — our public space.”

While the new containerization requirements are set to take effect Nov. 12, there will be an 18-month grace period during which New Yorkers can continue to use bins they have as long as they are 55 gallons or less and have a latching lid.

A new 35-gallon official trash bin will cost residents $45.88 and a 45-gallon bin will cost locals $53.01 according to the city website marketing the bins.

Otto manufactured the bins to compliment the city’s new rear-loading tipper trucks that will make trash collection more efficient, and the Adams administration says they are cheapest such containers on the market.

The city website also lists official recycling and compost bins. While separate recycling bins won’t be mandatory, the city’s growing curbside composting program, requiring the separation of compostable materials from trash, will begin on Staten Island Oct. 26.

Residents will have to either keep those materials for at-home compost, put them out in separate containers on their trash nights, or drop them off at official Department of Sanitation (DSNY) composting bins — none of which exist on Staten Island south of New Springville.