NYC's 2024 containerization mandate requires all Brooklyn residential buildings to use official NYC Bins with secure lids for trash set-out by November 12, 2024.
DSNY's containerization rule — part of Mayor Adams' "Trash Revolution" — requires that by November 12, 2024, all residential buildings with 1-9 units place household trash in the Official NYC Bin, a standardized lidded container certified by DSNY. Buildings with 10+ units must use larger on-street stationary containers by 2026 in designated districts (Community Board 9 in Hamilton Heights is the pilot, with Brooklyn rollouts following). Bins must be set out no earlier than 6:00 PM the night before collection (revised from 4:00 PM in 2023). Previously, black bags could sit on the curb overnight — that practice is now banned. Non-compliance fines start at $50 and escalate for repeat offenders. Bins must be returned to private property by the end of collection day.
Specific penalty amounts for this ordinance are not published in a publicly accessible fine schedule. Contact Kings County code enforcement directly for current fines, enforcement procedures, and hearing options.
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