Collects trash, recycling, and compost from every residence and institution in the city, cleans streets with mechanical sweepers, manages snow removal, and enforces waste-related sanitation codes. Without DSNY, the city would be buried in garbage within days. They haul 12,000 tons of refuse and recyclables every single day. They're also at the center of a major cultural shift -- the city's first-ever mandatory composting program and a new containerization mandate that's changing how New Yorkers put out their trash.
Spending
$1.67B
58,541 transactions →
Payroll
$938.4M
322,568 pay records →
Budget (Adopted)
$1.99B
$1.32B spent
Avg Salary
$76.2K
across 322,568 records
Did You Know
DSNY is the world's largest sanitation department and operates a fleet of 2,230 collection trucks, 450 street sweepers, and 365 snowplows. Their unofficial motto 'New York's Strongest' dates back to an interagency tug-of-war competition with the FDNY and NYPD.
| CLEANING & COLLECTION | $742.0M |
| WASTE MANAGEMENT OF NEW YORK LLC | $193.2M |
| GABRIELLI TRUCK SALES LTD | $101.8M |
| REWORLD SUSTAINABLE SOLUTIONS LLC | $74.2M |
| BUREAU OF MOTOR EQUIP | $71.1M |
| SANITATION WORKER | 203,420 staff | $71.4K avg |
| SANITATION WORKER (=> 15 YRS OF SERVICE) | 55,111 staff | $92.3K avg |
| SUPERVISOR (SANITATION) ABF >6YRS / VAC >7YRS | 9,995 staff | $123.3K avg |
| SUPERVISOR(SANIT) PROM=>1/1/07 ABF 1ST 6 YR/VAC ACC 1ST 7YRS |
| 8,003 staff |
| $102.5K avg |
| AUTO MECHANIC (SANITATION) 90 DAYS SICK LEAVE | 6,520 staff | $0 avg |
Headcount
About 10,000 employees total: approximately 7,200 uniformed sanitation workers and supervisors plus 2,000+ civilian staff. The largest sanitation department in the world.
Who It Serves
Every New York City resident, building owner, and business.
Category
Infrastructure & Environment