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Milkshake_revenge t1_jb7tohs wrote

Reply to comment by dirtyhypebeast in New times for setting out garbage at the curb start next month to "reduce the amount of rats" by awersF

The rat problem has always existed, but it has gotten significantly worse since covid. I’m on DSNY and the rats have become a big issue. Used to see them here or there, now I see them multiple times a night. They get into the garbage, they make a mess and they carry diseases.

I don’t think this later in the night put out is gonna change anything though. Even if everyone participates and does the right thing, most recycling trucks go out on the midnight shift and rats are less likely to go for recycling bags if there’s garbage next to it. Standard garbage collection trucks are split between the day shift and the 4pm shift. So no matter what you still have garbage potentially sitting on the street for 12 hours anyway.

This solution makes no sense and I don’t think we’ll see any real change.

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ctindel t1_jb8ix1f wrote

It’s more like “fewer people will see the rats and file 311 complaints so we’ll be able to show numerically that we’re making a difference!”

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sternfan1523 t1_jb8jdvf wrote

Can’t they change the truck hours? It’s a major issue impacting our quality of life and obviously the cities reputation

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