336 East 56th Street Garbage And Recycling

Remember to set out your garbage and recycling after 4 PM the night before your scheduled collection day. 

Items should be set out on the sidewalk next to the curb. 

Don't set out material in the street or in a way that blocks pedestrian traffic or extends in front of another property.

Please remember that a fine from the NYC Dept of Sanitation will result from failure to comply with their instructions.

The building has an excellent record of compliance resulting in only 4 fines in the past 7 years.

SCHEDULED COLLECTION DAYS

Recyclables:  Saturdays 

(clear plastic bag or bin labeled with recycling label)

Garbage:  Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays 

(heavy duty opaque black bags tied securely)

Bulky Non-Recyclable Items:  By appointment.  

Instructions and Request Appointment here: https://www1.nyc.gov/assets/dsny/site/contact/collection-request-for-large-items

Electronics:   Drop Off Only. Goodwill Industries, 1114 1st Avenue at 62nd Street

Composting:  CLOSED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE AS OF July 22, 202

Link to NYC Department of Sanitations Iphone App:   https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/dsny-info/id1139303678?mt=8

GARBAGE INSTRUCTIONS

•	Use heavy-duty, opaque black bags, and tie them securely. 
•	Do not use clear or colored bags for household garbage
•	Bulky items can be placed next to bags and receptacles.
•	Don’t use cardboard boxes as receptacles.

RECYCLING INSTRUCTIONS

Collection Schedule and Requirements

Set out your recycling after 4 PM the night before your scheduled recycling day in a clear plastic bag or a bin labeled with a recycling decal. Return empty bins to your property after collection.

Holidays

If your recycling day falls on a holiday, hold your recyclables and set them out for recycling on your next recycling day. View our holidays here.

Snow and Weather

The regular collection schedule may also be suspended due to snow storms or other severe weather. When collection is suspended, missed collection complaints are not accepted for that day.

Stay up to date on collection service status by downloading the DSNY Info Mobile App: Apple or Android.

General

Please empty and rinse metal, glass, plastic and cartons containing food before recycling.

What You Can Recycle

Metal (all kinds)

    metal cans (soup, pet food, empty aerosol cans, empty paint cans, etc.)
    aluminum foiWl and foil products (wrap and trays)
    metal caps and lids
    household metal items (wire hangers, pots, tools, curtain rods, small appliances that are mostly metal, certain vehicle license plates, etc.)
    bulky metal items (large metal items, such as furniture, cabinets, large mostly metal appliances, DOES NOT INCLUDE electronic devices banned from disposal)

Glass

    glass bottles and jars ONLY

Plastic (rigid plastics)

    plastic bottles, jugs, and jars
    rigid plastic caps and lids
    rigid plastic food containers (yogurt, deli, hummus, dairy tubs, cookie tray inserts, â€œclamshellâ€� containers, other rigid plastic take-out containers)
    rigid plastic non-food containers (such as â€œblister-packâ€� and â€œclamshellâ€� consumer packaging, acetate boxes)
    rigid plastic housewares (flower pots, mixing bowls, plastic appliances, etc.)
    bulk rigid plastic (crates, buckets, pails, furniture, large toys, large appliances, etc.)

Note:  Rigid plastic is any item that is mostly plastic resinâ€”it is relatively inflexible and maintains its shape or form when bent.

Cartons

    Food and beverage cartons
    Drink boxes
    Aseptic packaging (holds beverages and food: juice, milk and non-dairy milk products, soup, etc.)

Paper

    newspapers, magazines, catalogs, phone books, mixed paper
    white and colored paper (lined, copier, computer; staples are ok)
    mail and envelopes (any color; window envelopes are ok)
    receipts
    paper bags (handles ok)
    wrapping paper
    soft-cover books (phone books, paperbacks, comics, etc.; no spiral bindings) (schools should follow their school  book recycling procedures)

Cardboard

    cardboard egg cartons
    cardboard trays
    smooth cardboard (food and shoe boxes, tubes, file folders, cardboard from product packaging)
    pizza boxes (remove and discard soiled liner; recycle little plastic supporter with rigid plastics)
    paper cups (waxy lining ok if cups are empty and clean; recycle plastic lids with rigid plastics)
    corrugated cardboard boxes (flattened and tied together with sturdy twine)

Not Accepted

    Paper with heavy wax or plastic coating (candy wrappers, take-out and freezer containers, etc.)
    Soiled or soft paper (napkins, paper towels, tissues)
    Hardcover books (schools should follow their school  book recycling procedures)
    Batteries
    Electronic devices banned from disposal
    Printer cartridges
    Glass items other than glass bottles and jars (such as mirrors, light bulbs, ceramics, and glassware)
    Window blinds
    Foam plastic items (such as foam food service containers, cups and trays, foam protective packing blocks, and, and foam packing peanuts)
    Flexible plastic items (such as single-serve food and drink squeezable pouches and tubes such as toothpaste, lotion, cosmetics, or sports balls such as basketballs, bowling balls, soccer balls, footballs, yoga balls)
    Film plastic (such as plastic shopping bags and wrappers.) Bring plastic bags and film to participating stores for recycling
    Cigarette lighters and butane gas lighters
    Cassette and VHS tapes
    CDs and DVDs
    Pens and markers
    â€œTanglersâ€� (such as cables, wires, cords, hoses)
    Rigid plastic containers containing medical â€œsharpsâ€� or disposable razors
    Containers that held dangerous or corrosive chemicals