Where's the Trash? uses NYC Open Data to provide you a tool to navigate and view all of New York's Department of Sanitation [DSNY] public trash bins.Visit DSNY's page by clicking the to learn more about trash disposal in your area.
We can help you find the nearest public trash bin near you. Let's put a stop to littering!
Get started by clicking the .
Click the on the toolbar for more instructions.
Move around the map my clicking and dragging your mouse.
Scroll upwards to zoom out and scroll outwards to zoom out. You can also use the buttons on the top left of the map to zoom.
Each circle on the map represents a bin. Click on a circle to view a popup of the information about the bin stored in our database.
Activate geolocation on the map by clicking on the top left box on the map. This lets you view your location and all of the bins near you. Click on the marker to view a popup with the radius in meters of your location.
Activate the citywide view of the map by clicking Citywide on the box on the top right of the map. This lets you view all of the bins across all 5 boroughs.
Activate the borough view of the map by clicking By Borough and either "Brooklyn", "Bronx", "Manhattan", "Staten Island" or "Queens" on the top right box on the map. This lets you view all of the bins in the specific borough(s) of your choice.