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Bulk Waste, Building Duties and Tickets

Find bulk pickup, e-waste drop-off, mattress rules, building-size duties and how DSNY summonses are issued, paid and challenged in hearings.

Illustration: Two workers loading a discarded sofa into a collection truck on a city street in the morning in New York City, drawn for Curb and Container readers.
Illustration: Two workers loading a discarded sofa into a collection truck on a city street in the morning in New York City, drawn for Curb and Container readers.
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Every guide in Bulk Waste, Buildings and Tickets

Each guide below answers one question about bulk waste, buildings and tickets, with the steps residents, supers and small landlords can follow.

  1. Illustration: A wrapped mattress leaning against a building wall beside a small wooden table awaiting pickup in New York City, drawn for Curb and Container readers.

    Scheduling Bulk Pickup for Furniture

    Book NYC bulk pickup for sofas, tables and mattresses, learn size limits, wrapping rules, curbside timing and options for donation or resale.

    Photo: Illustration: A wrapped mattress leaning against a building wall beside a small wooden table awaitin

  2. Illustration: A counter with old phones, chargers and a closed laptop arranged for sorting in a community collection room in New York City, drawn for Curb and Container readers.

    Recycling Electronics and E-Waste

    Find safe options for NYC e-waste, from phones and laptops to TVs and batteries, with store take-back, mail-back and drop-off points explained.

    Photo: Illustration: A counter with old phones, chargers and a closed laptop arranged for sorting in a comm

  3. Illustration: A superintendent checking bins in front of a mid-size apartment building on a clear morning in New York City, drawn for Curb and Container readers.

    Building Size Rules for Trash Duties

    Compare waste duties for small and large NYC buildings, from 1-to-9 unit rules to 10-plus container plans, staff roles and clear record keeping.

    Photo: Illustration: A superintendent checking bins in front of a mid-size apartment building on a clear mo

  4. Illustration: A person sitting at a plain wooden desk with empty folders in a quiet office room in New York City, drawn for Curb and Container readers.

    Contesting a DSNY Sanitation Summons

    Get a clear path for DSNY tickets, hearing dates, evidence to bring, online and mail contest steps and what happens after a final OATH decision.

    Photo: Illustration: A person sitting at a plain wooden desk with empty folders in a quiet office room in N

  5. Illustration: A clipboard and a folder of dated slips on a small office desk with a pencil in New York City, drawn for Curb and Container readers.

    Keeping a Building's Waste Paperwork in Order

    Which waste records a small NYC building should keep: pickup logs, summons paperwork, hauler slips and the file that answers an inspector.

    Photo: Illustration: A clipboard and a folder of dated slips on a small office desk with a pencil in New Yo

  6. Illustration: A phone held at chest height photographing a row of bins at a curb in daylight in New York City, drawn for Curb and Container readers.

    Photographing a Violation for a Hearing

    How to photograph a curb, bin line or blocked sidewalk so the pictures help at an OATH hearing: angles, light, sequence and filing.

    Photo: Illustration: A phone held at chest height photographing a row of bins at a curb in daylight in New

  7. Illustration: A sofa and taped moving boxes waiting beside a stoop on a residential sidewalk in New York City, drawn for Curb and Container readers.

    Move-Out Week and the Pile at the Curb

    What tenant turnover leaves at a NYC curb: furniture, bags and boxes, how to stage a move-out cleanout and what to salvage first.

    Photo: Illustration: A sofa and taped moving boxes waiting beside a stoop on a residential sidewalk in New

  8. Illustration: A housekeeping cart with folded liners and a spray bottle in a narrow service corridor in New York City, drawn for Curb and Container readers.

    What a Small Hotel Teaches a Trash Room

    Housekeeping habits a small building can borrow from small hotels: daily bin checks, labeled supplies and a ten-minute morning walk-through.

    Photo: Illustration: A housekeeping cart with folded liners and a spray bottle in a narrow service corridor

  9. Illustration: Paper cups and streamers being swept into a dustpan on a closed-off street at dawn in New York City, drawn for Curb and Container readers.

    What a Block Party Leaves at the Curb

    The morning after a NYC block party or open street: sorting event waste, who sweeps, and the permits and habits that make cleanup quick.

    Photo: Illustration: Paper cups and streamers being swept into a dustpan on a closed-off street at dawn in

  10. Illustration: A folding table with a deck of cards and score pad in a bright community room in New York City, drawn for Curb and Container readers.

    Card Night in the Community Room

    Running a card or game night in a shared building room: booking, tables, snacks, and the ten-minute cleanup that keeps the room usable.

    Photo: Illustration: A folding table with a deck of cards and score pad in a bright community room in New Y

  11. Illustration: An older desktop monitor on an office desk showing a startup program list in New York City, drawn for Curb and Container readers.

    The Office Computer That Boots Too Slowly

    Why the building office PC crawls at startup: too many auto-start programs, and the safe order for checking and trimming the list.

    Photo: Illustration: An older desktop monitor on an office desk showing a startup program list in New York

  12. Illustration: A wide suburban intersection in Melbourne at mid-morning, a new concrete rail bridge crossing above an empty multi-lane road, traffic signals and a pedestrian fence in the foreground, soft overcast light in New York City, drawn for Curb and Container readers.

    How Australian Road Projects Get Built

    A plain guide to how road projects move from business case to opening in Australia, plus level crossing removals and lessons from tunnels and desalination.

    Photo: Illustration: A wide suburban intersection in Melbourne at mid-morning, a new concrete rail bridge c

  13. Illustration: A narrow coquina-walled alley in St. Augustine at dusk, a single porch light above a wooden gate, a coiled garden hose and a metal trash bin against the wall, shot from eye level with the wet brick paving reflecting the light in New York City, drawn for Curb and Container readers.

    Fire Safety Jobs and Home Habits in Older Cities

    How household routines and paid fire safety work connect for renters, owners and job seekers in older coastal neighborhoods.

    Photo: Illustration: A narrow coquina-walled alley in St. Augustine at dusk, a single porch light above a w

  14. Illustration: A shelf clock with a painted dial and a mahogany case sits on a workbench beside a loupe, a small screwdriver and a handwritten index card, lit by a window on an overcast morning in New York City, drawn for Curb and Container readers.

    Antique Clocks: Start, Date, Restore

    A plain guide to antique clocks: how to start a collection, how to date a clock by its movement and case, and what restoration involves.

    Photo: Illustration: A shelf clock with a painted dial and a mahogany case sits on a workbench beside a lou

  15. Illustration: A narrow tobacco shop counter at dusk, glass display case holding stacked tins and a row of coconut charcoal boxes, warm overhead light, shot from the customer side at chest height in New York City, drawn for Curb and Container readers.

    Tobacco Shop Stock and the Water Pipe Trade

    How tobacco shop stock reaches a water pipe smoker in New York, from leaf and molasses to tins, pouches and the customs rules behind the counter.

    Photo: Illustration: A narrow tobacco shop counter at dusk, glass display case holding stacked tins and a r

  16. Illustration: A wall-mounted smoke alarm on a painted hallway ceiling in a prewar apartment building, photographed from below in soft daylight coming through a stairwell window, with the alarm centered and the ceiling edge in focus in New York City, drawn for Curb and Container readers.

    Home Fire Safety for NYC Renters and Supers

    A practical guide to smoke alarms, extinguishers, and escape plans for NYC apartments, with set-out and storage notes for building staff.

    Photo: Illustration: A wall-mounted smoke alarm on a painted hallway ceiling in a prewar apartment building

  17. Illustration: A row of young fan palms with staked trunks along a low stone wall in a coastal hotel garden, late afternoon side light, wide shot showing the root zone and the irrigation line in New York City, drawn for Curb and Container readers.

    Palm Care and Small Hotel Season Planning

    A practical look at palm identification, planting, watering and cold limits, with notes on how a small hotel season plan shapes garden work in Hisaronu.

    Photo: Illustration: A row of young fan palms with staked trunks along a low stone wall in a coastal hotel

  18. Illustration: A public reading room table in late afternoon light, with a printed statistical yearbook open to a page of tables, a pencil resting in the gutter, and a laptop screen showing a line chart slightly out of focus behind it in New York City, drawn for Curb and Container readers.

    Reading a Housing Market Before You Trust a Number

    How to read housing market data: check the source, the year, the geographic scope and the definition before comparing prices, rents or sales counts.

    Photo: Illustration: A public reading room table in late afternoon light, with a printed statistical yearbo

  19. Illustration: A curbside row of black trash bins and blue recycling bins on a narrow New York City sidewalk at dawn, with a steel utility plate set into the asphalt behind them and a gas main marker post at the curb, shot from a low angle in soft early light in New York City, drawn for Curb and Container readers.

    Pipeline Safety Data and NYC Utility Rules

    How federal pipeline incident data, 49 CFR reporting, and NYC set-out rules connect for residents, supers, and small building staff.

    Photo: Illustration: A curbside row of black trash bins and blue recycling bins on a narrow New York City s