The Sanitation Department's Citywide Community Affairs Officer has written a rebuttal to an article about how often our corner litter baskets are emptied.
The article, published in yournabe.com, says the baskets are being emptied once or twice a week. The official says that the article "completely mislead your readers, and contained incorrect information." He states that "Dedicated litter basket trucks were eliminated in all the outer boroughs. However, these baskets are being serviced by household refuse collection trucks along their routes at least twice a week."
Regardless of how many times per week the baskets are emptied, they're often filled beyond the top with garbage, and additional garbage is on the ground next to them. Now that the weather is warm, flying and crawling insects are going to find the baskets appealing.
The Sanitation Department official's full comment is posted below the article.