New York City Department of Sanitation
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| Jurisdiction | New York City |
| Headquarters | 125 Worth Street New York, NY |
| Motto | New York's Strongest |
| Employees | 7,200 uniformed sanitation workers and supervisors 2,041 civilian employees |
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| Website | www |
The New York City Department of Sanitation (DSNY) is the department of the government of New York City responsible for garbage collection, recycling collection, street cleaning, and snow removal.
The New York City Department of Sanitation is the largest sanitation department in the world, with 7,201 uniformed sanitation workers and supervisors, 2,041 civilian workers, 2,230 general collection trucks, 275 specialized collection trucks, 450 street sweepers, 365 salt and sand spreaders, 298 front end loaders, and 2,360 support vehicles. It handles over 12,000 tons of residential and institutional refuse and recyclables a day. It has a uniformed force of unionized sanitation workers (Local 831 USA of the Teamsters). Its regulations are compiled in Title 16 of the New York City Rules.
There are nine uniformed titles in the New York City Department of Sanitation.
From highest to lowest, the uniformed titles are:
The New York City Department of Sanitation has its own police force, dating to 1936, that is currently composed of four specialized units:
Uniformed and undercover officers handle sanitation-related emergency calls and enforce sanitation-related and state and city traffic and criminal laws in the 5 boroughs of New York City. DSNY police officers are New York State peace officers certified by the New York State Municipal Training Council. Officers may carry a firearm, carry and use handcuffs, make warrantless arrests, issue summonses, and use physical and even deadly force. The police force uses both marked and unmarked police cars.
BCC: Bureau of Cleaning and Collection
The Bureau of Cleaning and Collection is responsible for collecting recycling and garbage, cleaning streets and vacant lots, and clearing streets of snow and ice. BCC assigns personnel and equipment to standard routes while managing the weekly allocation of personnel to address litter and illegal dumping.
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