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September 17, 2026
Council Member Simcha Felder has asked DSNY to suspend the new bin fines, citing shortages, resale markups and - our subject - stolen bins. DSNY has not paused anything; the fines are still live.
Notice what made his list: bins walking off. Whatever City Hall decides about fines, the fix for that part sits with the owner, not the agency. DSNY does not replace stolen bins. A big address on the side and a photographed serial number are still the only things that make a bin provably yours.
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September 8, 2026
The warning period ended on Labor Day. DSNY is now ticketing 1-9 unit buildings that set out trash in anything but the official bin, starting at $50.
That settled the compliance question - and created the identification one. Roughly 750,000 buildings now put out the same bin, same shape, same lid. Fines are about which bin you buy. Mix-ups are about which bin comes back. The first one is the city's job to explain; the second is a label.
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September 8, 2026
STAR homeowners had been eligible for a reimbursement covering one 45-gallon bin. That window closed with the warning period. From here, everyone buys their own - about $45 to $55 depending on size.
Which makes the math simple: a bin is now a $50 object you own, with no replacement policy if it disappears. Marking it costs a fraction of replacing it.
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