I have seen those around. I suspect it is in response to having a bin removed being a real possibility.
They also look like they'd be easier than the metal ones for a few people to move onto the street, where sanitation can PRESENTLY remove debris without having to wait 30 days.
This morning I saw that the bin at Washington and Sullivan has also been tagged.
This bin has been removed. Any others in the area?
This morning I noticed that another bin has replaced this one. ( I know I didn't see it on Saturday when I walked by the lot at 1 Sullivan Place) Yet, it's already been tagged.
I read somewhere that people removing (or, in this case obscuring) the tags is a problem, but that the real problem is that Sanitation doesn't presently have the resources to remove all of the bins that are visibly tagged over 30 days ago.
There were a couple of kids rolling dice under the shuttle tracks on Prospect Place the other day right where the old bin used to sit. It seems that the city is reclaiming the space and everything is back to its natural order. However, there is still a pile of (now soaked) clothes to mark where the bin once stood..
Now cars are worth more to scrap dealers so you need not abandon it someone will pay for it and tow it. Now maybe the city should authorize scrap dealers to pick up the bins?
Looks like the City just modified or ,depending on how you see it ,confused the building code for what is allowable in a front yard. Wish they would have been more specific about the regulation of the color, shape, size of these bins for front yard installations in non-landmarked lots. Coz this will be another can of worms one day. It is noted that Landlords are responsible for trash outside the bin this way not the bin owners.
The bins are largely gone. People who used to fill them, now simply throw their clothes away. The clothes go to a landfill. Companies do not profit from what many imagined was an act of generousity.
I went to one of the city's orientations for the e-CycleNYC electronics recycling pickup program, and the same person also runs the re-fashioNYC program for clothing donations. Apartment buildings with at least 10 units can request their own donation bin for clothing, accessories, towels, linen, curtains, clean rags, and fabric scraps. It keep clothes out of landfills, and any proceeds support Housing Works. http://www1.nyc.gov/site/dsny/resources/initiatives/re-fashionyc.page
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They also look like they'd be easier than the metal ones for a few people to move onto the street, where sanitation can PRESENTLY remove debris without having to wait 30 days.
City Council will see if the can city fine and remove the bins on city property right away.
Hearing on Sept 8th.
The bins are like tribbles.
https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=tribbles
http://theboweryboys.blogspot.com/2014/09/new-york-citys-stripped-and-abandoned.html
The Commissioner of Sanitation speaks before the city council re: new bill being considered.
http://nypost.com/2014/11/11/city-council-to-kick-illegal-clothing-bins-to-the-curb/
..some rent is better than none.
The bins are largely gone. People who used to fill them, now simply throw their clothes away. The clothes go to a landfill. Companies do not profit from what many imagined was an act of generousity.
Progress?
Well written article on same: http://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-30227025
In theory, the city could run a better looking and functioning clothing business than the private companies did.
The trick to keeping the AG at bay seems to be stating the clothing will merely be "recycled".
...put pictures of kids and their hand prints on the bins for -um- asthetic purposes.
If you state "donation", also state that you are a for profit. One can knowingly donate to a for profit after all.