Overview
- Two square receptacles debuted Jan. 23 at Union and Stockton and at Union and Filbert near Washington Square Park.
- Recology designed the bins specifically to accept pizza boxes, and Supervisor Danny Sauter’s team measured boxes from every neighborhood pizzeria to ensure a proper fit.
- The city will handle installation and routine collection without new budget allocations, while Recology covered fabrication costs.
- Officials are treating the rollout as a pilot and say broader deployment will depend on usage and effectiveness.
- The targeted effort arrives alongside a yearslong, costly citywide trash-can redesign that included pricey prototypes and a major production contract.