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Recently, Sanitation supervisors are inspecting trash to make sure local residents are recycling. So make sure you follow the law and recycle.
Recycling violations carry fines of $25 (first Notice), $50 (second Notice), $100 (third Notice), and $500 (four or more Notices within a six-month period).
Homeowners and tenants in one- and two-family homes can receive a Notice of Violation for:
- Placing regular garbage in designated recycling containers.
- Failure to separate recyclables from regular garbage.
- Using recycling containers or blue recycling bags for regular garbage.
- Placing recyclables out for collection in regular garbage containers or bags.
- Failure to use appropriate recycling containers or bags.
- Failure to rinse beverage cartons, bottles, cans, and foil clean of food and residue.
- Failure to tie newspapers, magazines, catalogs, and phone books into bundles no more than (18) inches high (if not placed in a bag or container).
- Failure to flatten and tie corrugated cardboard boxes (unless broken down into small pieces and placed in a bag or container).
- Placing mixed paper, newspapers, magazines, catalogs, and phone books in any bag other than a 13-55 gallon clear plastic bag.
- Placing beverage cartons, bottles, cans, or foil in regular garbage containers or bags.
What and How to Recycle in New York City
