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fromGothamist
2 weeks ago

NYC Council ensures trash revolution will continue after Mayor Adams leaves office

The so-called "RAT" act, which the Council passed on Thursday, requires all buildings with 31 or more units to use on-street bins to dispose of residential waste. Buildings with 10 to 30 units can choose to use the large bins or set out waste in smaller containers. Earlier this year, the sanitation department wrote that the rollout of the on-street bins may take seven years due to protracted fights over parking.
New York City
France news
fromThe Local France
2 months ago

Meet the politician on a mission to make Parisians love rats

A Paris deputy mayor promotes coexistence with urban rats through a pet rat, public outreach, and advocacy for humane rodent control.
New York City
fromwww.amny.com
3 months ago

EXCLUSIVE: Mayor Adams will provide mandated funding for free homeowner trash bins amid conflict with City Council | amNewYork

Mayor Adams will allocate $14.8 million for free trash bins to homeowners as part of a strategy to combat rat populations.
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fromwww.cbc.ca
4 months ago
Toronto

Toronto's proposed rat reduction plan passes 1st hurdle, could come into effect in 2026 | CBC News

fromwww.cbc.ca
4 months ago
Toronto

Toronto's proposed rat reduction plan passes 1st hurdle, could come into effect in 2026 | CBC News

NYC politics
fromNew York Post
5 months ago

War on rats gets ugly as hundreds of 'eyesore' Empire Bins gobble up parking spaces in Harlem

West Harlem implements trash containerization to combat rat issues, impacting local parking availability.
NYC politics
fromwww.amny.com
5 months ago

West Harlem hits 100% trash containerization as New York ramps up battle against rats | amNewYork

Community Board 9 leads NYC by becoming the first to fully implement trash containerization, significantly improving cleanliness and reducing rat populations.
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