Agency Description

AGENCY

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DEPARTMENT OF SANITATION

PHONE:

212-566-1066

125 Worth Street

FAX:

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~12-837-8243

New York, N.Y. 10013

PUBLIC LIAISON

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Frank Valentino

PHONE:

212-837-8130 General Counsel

MISSION STATEMENT The Department of Sanitation keeps the City clean by collecting and disposing of garbage, clearing the streets of litter, snow, and ice, cleaning debris from vacant lots, tagging and removing derelict vehicles, and enforcing Health and Administrative Code provisions, including rules governing the proper disposal of hazardous waste. In recent years, the Department has expanded its scope of responsibility to include the increasingly complex environmental problems facing the City. In addition to its traditional functions, the Department is focusing on three major issues: developing a long-term waste management strategy, improving agency operations to make them more environmentally sound, and enforcing stricter environmental laws and regulations.

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