You can request a replacement for a missing litter basket.

You can report a public litter basket that's completely full or overflowing.

What You Need

Please describe in your complaint if:

• Trash is blowing into the street or onto the sidewalk
• There is trash or trash bags on the ground around the bin

Litter baskets are for pedestrians to throw away light trash. The baskets can’t be used to dispose of household or commercial waste. Businesses are required by law to dispose of waste by contracting with a private carter or by hauling their own waste to an authorized disposal site.

You can report people or businesses who are misusing litter baskets.

What You Need

Your report must include:

• Address where the trash is coming from
• Litter basket location
• Name of the business if the basket is in front of a business
• Type of materials being thrown out
• Timeframe and days when the basket is misused

Call 311 or 212-NEW-YORK (212-639-9675) to report a broken or malfunctioning Bigbelly solar trash can.

Litter baskets are placed at commercial street corners along standard collection routes. You can suggest a location for the Department of Sanitation (DSNY) to put a new or replacement public litter basket. 

The suggested location must be within a commercial or mixed-use (both commercial and residential) zone. DSNY does not accept requests for litter baskets in a residential area.

Your suggestion should explain why a new or replacement litter basket is needed at the location.