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Agency: Sanitation

The Department of Sanitation (DSNY) is responsible for the collection, management, recycling, and disposal of municipal solid waste throughout New York City. It also enforces the compliance of sanitary codes and street codes by collecting derelict vehicles and issuing tickets for violations. In FY09, the Department plans to undertake extensive infrastructure development for the Solid Waste Management Plan, which is the City's main long-term waste disposal plan. The Department is divided into Bureaus, including: Long Term Export, Financial Management and Administration, Cleaning and Collection, Waste Disposal, Motor Equipment, Building Management, and Waste Prevention, Re-use and Recycling. John J. Doherty is the commissioner of DSNY; for more information, go to www.nyc.gov/dsny.

Program

2009 Plan Total (In thousand of $)

Building Management

17,358

Collection & Street Cleaning - Bronx

54,888

Collection & Street Cleaning - Brooklyn

124,418

Collection & Street Cleaning - General

162,368

Collection & Street Cleaning - Lot Cleaning

15,101

Collection & Street Cleaning - Manhattan

75,539

Collection & Street Cleaning - Queens

119,755

Collection & Street Cleaning - Staten Island

35,493

Enforcement

18,966

Engineering

5,710

General Administration

108,245

Legal Services

3,319

Long Term Waste Export

1,828

Millings Program

4

Motor Vehicle Support

76,666

Public Information

1,936

Snow Removal

41,338

Solid Waste Transfer Stations

8,208

Waste Disposal and Export

390,270

Waste Prevention, Reuse and Recycling

32,086

Total

$1,687,830

Programs

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