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by SoftTalker 1269 days ago
Waste hauling in NYC used to be run by the mob. It still may be to some extent, but that history has yet to be un-f*cked.

They don't even use dumpsters, they just pile bags of trash on the sidewalk. And then wonder why they have a huge rat problem.
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Ichthypresbyter 1269 days ago
The mob ran waste hauling for businesses who did (and still do) have to contract with private companies to take away their waste- the big trial that is supposed to have got rid of most of the mob control of this business was in the mid-90s.

Residential trash in NYC is hauled away by city employees at the Department of Sanitation, and has been since the late 19th century.

Both, though, expect trash (whether from a business or from an apartment building) to be simply piled up in bags on the sidewalk.

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josephorjoe 1269 days ago
Most of NYC does not have the physical space for dumpsters or the roadway access for dumpster lifting garbage trucks.

There are some large buildings where it would be practical, but much of the residential housing consists of buildings with <10 apartments and no alleyways (let alone driveways).

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