Focused on education instead of punishment, the inspectors place either “oops” tags on bins that contain improper materials ...

City streets are going to the clothing drop-off dumps. Over the past six months, the Sanitation Department has removed 37 massive metal bins illegally placed on city sidewalks — a 23% spike from the ...

Good intentions can have messy consequences, according to officials at two community boards in southern Brooklyn, who said that large metal bins placed on public sidewalks to accept clothing donations ...

"Items like helium/oxygen/propane tanks and electronic waste pose a threat to curbside collection drivers, recycling workers, and our community." ...