sanitation is not that effective in nyc. and this nytimes article pisses me off.

armchair_warrior

In the past i try to get rid of huge metal stuff. usually the sanitation guys would be bitching about getting rid of these heavy things. and i have to get up early to catch them to make sure they put them in or they let me throw them in, if its too heavy for them to move. in the past sometimes they'll leave the heavy things behind. and i have to retake them in and wait till next week.

once i learn about these scrap guys who take away metal goods for free. i never look back. the writer and the city should realize alot of people just decided to give away the fridges/washers etc.. to these scavengers instead of the sanitation guys who take forever to come and pick up anything!! there is no organize thievery of them or conspiracy.

their work should be legalized from recycling cans to metal hauling. but nyc laws don't favor these scavengers who help keep the city cleaner.

here is the nytimes article.

Over the last several months, , 22,741 New Yorkers contacted the city’s Department of Sanitation and arranged for the pickup of refrigerators, air-conditioners and freezers. In more than 11,000 instances, the machines vanished before sanitation workers arrived in their white trucks to pick them up.

Who, then, is stealing the household appliances of New York City?

Perhaps it is not the most pressing question facing city authorities, but it is something of a mystery nonetheless. The appliances did not develop legs and walk away, and they did not simply disappear.

Scavengers, to be sure, abound in New York, especially during tough economic times. But the sheer magnitude of the thefts — 11,528 appliances, to be precise — over a relatively brief period suggests to some in city government and the recycling industry that a more organized enterprise may be at work as well.

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/12/15/nyregion/15fridge.html?ref=nyregion

bcodsnpkslope

I never call the Department of Sanitation. I put an ad on Craigslist and someone comes quickly and takes it. The sanitation department has become very lazy and doesnt want to take alot of stuff lately. Most of the time they expect a bribe to take anything more than a couple of bags

armchair_warrior

yeah didn't want to put the word bribe in there, i use to do it alot to get them to get rid of furniture etc... now days folks take it with ad place on craigs list or just local folks would take it.