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    DSNY Litter Basket Inventory

    Metadata Updated: March 1, 2026

    Locations and types of refuse litter baskets tracked by DSNY. This data is collected through periodic surveys by DSNY field personnel. For more information about NYC rules and regulations about litter and litter baskets, please see: https://www.nyc.gov/site/dsny/what-we-do/cleaning/litter-baskets.page.

    Each record represents the approximate location, ownership, and physical type of a single refuse litter basket. Litter basket locations are subject to frequent change, for reasons that include but are not limited to litter basket damage; nearby construction; graffiti; and/or persistent, illegal use of basket for household or commercial waste. There is often a lag time between a change in basket type or location and the reflection of that change in this dataset. This dataset includes information on BID-owned and Privately-owned litter baskets. Non-profit and private entities wishing to place a litter basket on a public street must receive permission from the Department of Sanitation. This dataset does not track public litter baskets placed by other City, State, or Federal agencies, notably the NYC Department of Parks and Recreation. Recycling baskets are also not tracked in this dataset.

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    Public: This dataset is intended for public access and use. Non-Federal: This dataset is covered by different Terms of Use than Data.gov. See Terms License: No license information was provided.

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    Dates

    Metadata Created Date November 10, 2020
    Metadata Updated Date March 1, 2026

    Metadata Source

    Harvested from NYC JSON

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    Additional Metadata

    Resource Type Dataset
    Metadata Created Date November 10, 2020
    Metadata Updated Date March 1, 2026
    Publisher data.cityofnewyork.us
    Maintainer
    Identifier https://data.cityofnewyork.us/api/views/8znf-7b2c
    Data First Published 2024-02-09
    Data Last Modified 2026-02-26
    Category Environment
    Public Access Level public
    Metadata Context https://project-open-data.cio.gov/v1.1/schema/catalog.jsonld
    Metadata Catalog ID https://data.cityofnewyork.us/data.json
    Schema Version https://project-open-data.cio.gov/v1.1/schema
    Catalog Describedby https://project-open-data.cio.gov/v1.1/schema/catalog.json
    Harvest Object Id de2a7960-dc53-412d-848c-2230c2e6ea48
    Harvest Source Id 1696593e-c691-4f61-a696-5dcb9e4c9b4c
    Harvest Source Title NYC JSON
    Homepage URL https://data.cityofnewyork.us/d/8znf-7b2c
    Source Datajson Identifier True
    Source Hash 02678f958a06158e4568bcfd00a9874691d68deeee4d7501d9c25a6b5dad217b
    Source Schema Version 1.1

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