"NYC Pilots Containerized Trash Collection to End Sidewalk Garbage Mountains"

New York City could repurpose 150,000 parking spots, up to 10% of available spaces, to move 89% of trash on residential streets into containers, according to a new report from the Department of Sanitation. The city dedicates 80% of its available curb space to street parking, equivalent to 12 Central Parks. Denser areas of the city would need larger shared containers on the curb, while half of the city would use individual bins. The report found that containerisation is viable across the vast majority of the five boroughs, but would require an overhaul of the Department of Sanitation's fleet and increased pickup frequency.