DSNY New York City Trash Collection

Various DSNY garbage trucks in Manhattan's Upper East Side and Brooklyn's Fort Greene
0:00 Mack LR Heil 5000 in the 70s from 5th Avenue to to Lexington
5:25 Mack LR McNeilus NYC Rear Loader
6:52 Global Street Sweeper
7:07 Mack LR Heil 5000 on Trash in Brooklyn
10:13 Mack LR Heil 5000 on Cardboard in the Upper West Side
11:35 Mack LR Heil 5000 swallowing a big bag pile in the Upper West Side
Recycle collection: • DSNY New York City Rec...

[@heli-crewhgs5285]

Massive respect to these guys. Real people doing a real job. Without them, we’d be swimming in filth.

[@Mike-dd9yx]

I’ve been a garbage man for 13 years. Those long bags that took 2 people look pretty Sketchy. 😂

[@jsto330]

👀👀🤣

[@johndougherty8720]

My father always would tell me, society is always held up and maintained by the unappreciated and hardest working. Modern society would fall to pieces without people like these men and women, performing an essential job. Its a hard, back breaking job ... hats off to them all!

[@HrLBolle]

This, your, statement can fully agree. But on the ladder of important jobs, second only to the workers tasked with cleaning up what's left of our society, are the professional drivers who always do their best to deliver the goods on time

[@austint7533]

I must have missed the women

[@jugandoclasicos]

Respect to all people who doing this job

[@Sean-bp6xb]

Muscle building job for sure! Watching from Ontario Canada 🎉

[@helgeron4655]

My first observation is that the trash/rubbish isn't separated, the second is that the driver actually gets out of the cab to help ( wow ) never seen that before and I've lived in the UK, Germany and France, well done you guys, respect man.

[@laurin4339]

The rubbish is seperated. All the trucks seen in this video are collecting the normal non recyclable rubbish that‘s collected in black bags as seen and taken to incineration or landfill. New York City has white aswell as blue bags specifically for recycling with one being for all sorts of plastic/glass and tins and one just for paper and cardboard. If you look on the channel and watch the most recent video before this one it shows a DSNY truck on paper/cardboard collection. I assume the reason you don‘t see the recycling sacks in this video is that the video was shot on trash only day. At least in the more dense areas of NYC, regular garbage like the one in this video is collected three or two times a week depending on the area and recycling is done once a week. On top of that in the less dense suburbs of NYC, DSNY offers organic carts for residents in which they can place green waste aswell as food waste which is also collected weekly like the two recycling streams. New York City is in fact quite good at recycling, especially since they collect plastic/glass/tins seperate from the paper/cardboard which ensures keeps the paper/cardboard clean since it’s not contaminated by glass shard for example. They also take all kinds of plastics in the recycling stream which is very rare for the USA. And yes these guys (and women) are quite hard workers, driver has to get out all the time since it‘s only two workers per truck and not three like in the UK or Germany. Edit: kzbin.info/www/bejne/aGm1d2aolsuJaNU that‘s the video I was reffering to which shows recycling collection in NYC :)

[@jamesbernard3255]

They got rid of the special purpose bags for recycling it was a stupid idea just like the compost bins that the city waisted money on.

[@paulrobinson4142]

Hi I am a refuse loader in the UK you all doing great job all of our rubbish (trash) in wheelie bins so a lot easier than you guys have we just hook bins straight on back of truck , lots of respect to you all

[@rmc2001]

Was just thinking that same thing. And all the bin collectors, street cleaners, office cleaners, toilet cleaners and any others I havnt mentioned are the salt of the earth. Without you all the rest of the workforces wouldn't be able to their jobs so hats off to you all. Don't know what you all get paid but it should all be top whack bc it's what you all deserve

[@erikbryant560]

Hey Paul I am also a refuse collector in the state of Florida USA and what you see in New York with the trash collection is much different then in other places in US. In NY it is all personal cans while in other places such as at my location it is a mix of personal and wheelie bins but mostly wheelie bins. We also have a dumper on the back that hooks to the can. Many of are trucks are side loaders as well.

[@dickhead0423]

Not everywhere in the UK has wheelie bin, I’m still running about with metal ash bins on my shoulder

[@dickhead0423]

@@rmc2001 I’m a loader on a refuse lorry, we’re paid £9.79 an hour, 29p above minimum wage

[@rmc2001]

@@dickhead0423 you are kidding me? I'm really sorry to hear that and I know I can't do anything about it but if was up to me you would be triple that

[@billybichell793]

Im 41 been doing this 21 years. Throwing16-22 ton daily. These guys look ro have it easy.

[@jimmcbride4259]

The man chucking trash at the 13 minutes mark, throws 6 bags to 1 compared to the co worker talking!

[@Tiqerboy]

Still, to see a woman doing this kind of work is impressive.

[@Waste1YT]

@@Tiqerboy Not if she's crap at it 🤣

[@doctorsocrates4413]

Very dirty world without these guys.👍..respect to bin men globally.👍👍

[@nicolasc1663]

4:11 I like the sound of bags popping at the same time here

[@radiongamturexy]

the streets of Ho Chi Minh (Vietnam) thank you for sharing this amazing video. Wishing you health and success. greetings from vietnam🇻🇳🇻🇳

[@joegaito702]

Buy them a ice tea or something they deserve alot of credit your service is deeply appreciated thanks take care don't work to hard ! Joe

[@joegaito702]

Just hard working men buy them a soda or something they deserve alot of credit your service is deeply appreciated thanks don't work to hard love you guys you guys rock ! Joe

[@Cumminspower365]

That job doesn’t not look easy that’s for sure

[@SMOKINJOE2898]

At :17 seconds, those look like body bags.😂😂

[@gustavusbonner7817]

Yes

[@Tman0517]

Yup thats been normal in NYC for a long time.

[@Tiqerboy]

My friend from NYC called them sausage bags. Told me they are from the trash compactor in residential complexes. The garbage chute would empty down into a trash compactor and use those long black bags. Because the trash is compacted, that's why it takes two people to lift one of those bags. Used to be, the trash was incinerated in these buildings but they outlawed that around 1973 in response to the Clear Air Act

[@SMOKINJOE2898]

@@Tiqerboy man i saw those i was like how in the hell do they drag it to curb from their house, that thing looks heavy.

[@SMOKINJOE2898]

@@Tman0517 wow, i never have seen that here in Louisiana, that certainly is different.

[@angelina20161]

Great team work!!! I remember when I use to do the same job and would love to go back.

[@robertbedard2962]

i don't think she likes lifting trash bags more flapping then working the old guy is doing 99% of the work

[@JJ-mh3hb]

Woman dont belong in that line of work not sure what shes doing.

[@jayharper1894]

Poor fella doing more than his fair share

[@25mfd]

if it was 50 bags there, HE lifted 48 of em'... ridn' his back all day she'll sleep real good

[@wvello2265]

She is absolutely the laziest thing! All she wants to do is stand around and look pretty?? 🤣🤣. Fire her!!

[@RS-jb1lf]

She’s an old lady likely in her late 50s or early 60s. I applaud her for her efforts. She was moving those bags. Don’t be so fragile as to diss hard working folk.

[@grt021965]

Wow That's one tough job Especially in NYC You got my respect and thanks for all the people who do what you do

[@jayharper1894]

The best video I’ve seen for ages, I enjoyed this so much! I’m a huge nyc and DSNY fan, any more to come? Thanks for sharing your efforts 🇬🇧🙏

[@trashmonster26]

Yes sir! I have much more to share from New York and maybe some day I’ll make it to your country…

[@jayharper1894]

@@trashmonster26 I wouldn't bother here it's boring ha! I mean I'm used to it. Joking aside thanks again, I look forward to future uploads! 🙏🏾🇬🇧

[@funnyent]

Great video. Thanks so much for posting

[@grantmarut7488]

Good Union job

[@46fd04]

Great job. These guys put snowplows on these trucks and clear the roads too!

[@heli-crewhgs5285]

You’re lying! I was in NYC for the whole of July and August, and I didn’t see a single snowplough!

[@paulkemnater9216]

awesome vid bro! great thanks for posting!

[@juanlatorre7412]

Honor y gloria a estos hombres aquí en NY.y en todo el mundo... vayan pues la gratitud de este ciudadano del fin del mundo...."en buena hora a ustedes".....

[@trucksandthingssg]

Really an amazing video!!

[@grantmarut7488]

Hard working men i take care of my trash man every Holiday cold drinks in the summer

[@jahautospares7655]

Nice job 👌

[@Professor_Franqueta]

Parabéns pelo vídeo e saudações do Professor Franquêta de Sergipe no Brasil

[@abdelazizbahr4288]

عمل جيد وشارع متواصل بتفان والتزام، وروح المسؤولية من لدن مستخدمي قطاع النظافة ورمي النفايات، أشكركم جزيل الشكر والتقدير الفائق على حسن عملكم الدؤوب.

[@abdelazizbahr4288]

أكتب: شاق ومتواصل

[@garbagetrucksofsanmarcosca]

Awesome video.

[@bleppebleppsson1169]

Great work! Hahaa! Pretty more busy then here in Sweden!

[@JohanAukesSandels]

Nice work! Greetings from a trashman from Finland.

[@trashmonster26]

Thank you!

[@ryanhutchinson9657]

Nice job on this video

[@Unknown_Ooh]

Man that first collection looked like they were loading bodies 🤣

[@frankward423]

I was thinking the same thing when I saw it 🤣

[@jkeelsnc]

Well now. You never know.

[@karlossantana4018]

Easy way to get rid of someone put them in one of those long bags they don’t even check , I love to lay inside one and see if they load me in there

[@workinghardusa]

Well done 👍

[@marsmonster886]

Good Job

[@australiantruckspotting8883]

Fun video !!

[@gabrielsilverg7694]

Respect!

[@Gar1988]

need more like this

[@saradykim3970]

អគុណណាស់អ្នកសំអាតផែនដី 🥰

[@mroooz8542]

Cool video

[@zp12684]

Ohh yea another DNSY video! I'm surprised how oblivious people are at 11:37 and they still walk in back of the truck when the crew is throwing bags. The McNeilus looked sharp, is that what they are currently buying?

[@trashmonster26]

Yeah our waste systems strive to be invisible, it’s unfortunate that people are so quick to ignore them. I think they are buying a mix of trucks

[@jheniferaparecida6647]

B R r ŕŕ

[@Kellpower.85]

❤.. trabalho consertando estes compactadores.😂 Amo deixar eles impecáveis...

[@edwardleecaliforniausa]

Good morning brother nice video since these crew drivers shifting and starting off the rear loaders into a rubbish and recycling area that's how it goes quickly during the morning route

[@chrisgabrilska8336]

Awesome dude I do wonder about the replica automated side loader nyc has that truck is gonna be taking over

[@lebusraconte3040]

Infini respect à vous, nos travailleurs publics qui collectent et traitent nos déchets ! Bien à vous et à nous tous ! Greetings from France 🍀🇫🇷🍀🇺🇸🍀💫

[@moisesperez3693]

I see some potential BACK injuries..... be careful

[@roney4433]

That's the old fashion way, I'm surprised cities still do this. We have a truck that lifts the containers, and in a big complex every has a big dumpster site.

[@sanddabz5635]

It's an old city, it's designed for the truck type lifts.

[@oldschoolscannerbuff]

Impossible in NY. We have street parking

[@twowheelvalle]

@@oldschoolscannerbuff So they must ban a few parking spaces to have a space where you can drive thrue with the garbage can.

[@oldschoolscannerbuff]

@@twowheelvalle LOL a few? The amout of trash the entire block needs to be no pakring and that kills business. We like the way we pick up. It works perfectly.

[@terrywilson581]

Man had no idea that there was that much you never see it wow

[@tmeissen1218]

I’m a garbage man and driver down here in Florida and these guys got to start grabbing the axel of the bigger cans and using better lifting form. I’ll start posting videos soon

[@trashin.n.smashin]

I agree. I’m surprised they don’t have tippers on their trucks. It’s no wonder that I always hear about the rats in NY, there’s barely any trash cans just all bags to chew through.

[@laurin4339]

@@trashin.n.smashin No room for carts in lot‘s of parts of the city, especially in the very dense areas in Manhattan. No other choice but to use bags. I do wonder why they don‘t have tippers on the trucks for the less dense areas where residents sometimes use carts 🤔 Quite back breaking handballing the toters all the time, especially on garbage.

[@csims14335]

I work for dsny and the only reason he lifted those big pails was because of the video. Anyone with time on the job just grabs the bags out of it.

[@rb810810]

Nice work. 2nd Ave would be the Upper East :)

[@trashmonster26]

Good to know…that area is interesting because you can find trucks in any walking distance six days a week.

[@TORYNEIMANpVULTUREVISIONS]

ALL THEM BODY BAGS LMAO

[@25mfd]

@ 8:16... wow, that's a duty disability back injury in the making... NYC needs to look into getting trash carts and tippers

[@dickhead0423]

Nowhere to store them

[@trashin.n.smashin]

I thought the same thing. Also where do they keep all that trash when it’s not garbage day 😂😂

[@dickhead0423]

@@trashin.n.smashin they collect it twice a week so it doesn’t have to sit around for long. In each building there is a garbage/recycling room and the caretakers/janitors bring it out

[@australiantruckspotting8883]

The guy shouldn’t have to lift those bins like that. Most trucks have a hydraulic arm to lift them.

[@Cobretti756]

we can fly to the moon , but no solution for garbage 😂

[@brucelamay8977]

they are busy you can always say "business is picking up!"

[@MrDec1129]

Is there a lip or something or some mechanism that pushes the trash further back? Or is it just forced back by all the trash piling up ?

[@weeardguy]

I consider the crushers to be designed wrong. Compared to the ones of the trucks in my country (Netherlands), the crusher is always up when stuff is thrown in and only extends down when ordered by buttons at the side. When fully down, it pushes everything to the front, goes up again and moves to the starting position again. These trucks, were stuff is seen to be basically pushed out again as the crushes first has to extend, seem weird to me. Always like the old trucks here btw: all else (wheelie bins) got automated some 6 years ago or so. Now only a driver sits in a truck with a hydraulic arm moved by a joystick taking the bins up into the air and emptying them in the container and placing it back on the kerb. The 'grofvuil' (large dirt/large objects) trucks are the nice ones. Especially when someone gets rid of a lot of wooden furniture or garden stuff, the cracking sounds are great to listen to.

[@pizzasubs]

So they still do this way here, even after after all of these years, meaning that they dont have those Special garbage can that they can actually wheel over the to the trucks, and after attaching them to a special thing ton the back of the truck, they just use a level and the truck actually dumps all of the garbage from those cans and into the back of the truck.....

[@phuong456phuong3]

Nice video, behind the mirror...)))

[@dannyboy3281]

Woww never seen black bags that size before only for jhondos 🤣

[@allygilmour6182]

Bodies in there!!!!

[@coach2208]

Seems like those garbage trucks never get full, very hungry trucks.

[@tlaw_sanitation]

Nice video, so the crews were cool with you filming? I’ve only recorded a few times in NYC and some clips were from the balcony of my cousins apartment near Central Park but I thought there was a policy that the department didn’t want people filming them.

[@trashmonster26]

I got a lot of no’s and yeses that day, no idea about department policy but the law in our country is that we can film wherever we want in public

[@tlaw_sanitation]

Ok I was just wondering 👍

[@weeardguy]

@@trashmonster26 Same here (Netherlands). But publicising the footage you take is a totally different story and prohibited most of the time. But that's the GDPR law coming into play at that point, you don't have that in the USA (Although I believe they have to adhere to that as well for every video, as they can't keep a video from the USA being watched only from within the USA)

[@trashmonster26]

@@weeardguy fortunately for me, the 4th amendment of the constitution is very clear on this: there is no expectation of privacy in public. as long as I stand on public streets no one can ask me to stop, I just like to respect the driver’s wishes out of courtesy

[@weeardguy]

@@trashmonster26 Yes and as I told you that's the same in my country: stand on a public road and there's hardly any law that prohibits you from taking pictures or video of people in 'recognizable fashion'. But publicising the footage you took is where the GDPR comes into play and usually, it's pretty clear: it's prohibited unless it's a press/journalism item (which I find a sketchy term these days), or when not publicising could cause great harm to the general public. Of course, people will usually get away with videos of people and throwing those videos on the internet as neither is a problem, but they can rightfully protest those actions. I salute you on respecting their wishes, because it's something I usually do as well (not that I ever filmed refuse lorries though ;) ), but if a member of the public comes up to me with complaints, I will usually explain what I'm doing and that they won't have to worry.

[@boricua6483]

Those trucks need a tipper in the back. Those cans are heavy af.

[@keithruss1925]

are those "bags" that are tied at both ends used in trash chutes?

[@trashmonster26]

They’re used in compactors in large buildings, a very NYC-specific thing

[@joseangelcastelloncalderon]

Me gustaria aplicar para este trabajo. donde puedo aplicar?

[@user-dt5pv6ls8u]

Imagine all people choose to be electricians than a garbage collector.

[@csims14335]

@8:33 why is that j.o lifting that giant pail?

[@325tone]

it's a back breaking job but the check is also a wallet breaker and yes I agree the old man is busting his ass and the lady is doing bare minimum

[@snorlaxtws2189]

0:08 is the truck on the right from the same company or no?

[@thomasfreeman7770]

In NYC many commercial accounts and construction debris as seen here are hauled by private “carting “ companies. DSNY does the rest.

[@kevlarkash718]

Lol. Good video. I’ll give them a run for their money. #action #IWS

[@petertripp3153]

i do like the way they do not discriminate the rubbish, pallets, poly whatever, it all goes in the back. sort the rubbish at the tip not on the streets we could do with that in UK

[@trashmonster26]

They do recycle, check out this video kzbin.info/www/bejne/aGm1d2aolsuJaNU

[@dannygeorge7909]

Any body’s in those bags?!?

[@lynx141]

Why not automate trash collection? Perhaps some sort of underground conveyor belt?

[@joekugelman4196]

I’ve been a G man for 25 years and I love my job!

[@heli-crewhgs5285]

What?! You’re an FBI Special Agent?!

[@joekugelman4196]

@@heli-crewhgs5285 🤣🤣

[@Horsecockbadger]

Are you with dsny?

[@joekugelman4196]

@@Horsecockbadger no sir… I am with a private hauler

[@dickhead0423]

Woman at the end is embarrassingly slow

[@matthewa.4095]

Terrible partner

[@jjrrhh1983]

I agree. She may be a nice person but I wouldn't want her as my trash partner.

[@jakedoe1302]

Look like there be some body's in those bags

[@jameslittle5139]

Soooo we just gonna ignore the fact, those first three bags was bodies??🤣🤣🤣

[@dcomputers]

Mafia paid something

[@davidturk6170]

How do they know there’s no bodies in those long bags?

[@shakirdelph7719]

the smell will give it away as rotting flesh smells alot or if it that they smell iron as blood gives off an iron smell

[@isaacspeyer1129]

Because it very likely would have leaked blood/decomposing corpse juice EVERYWHERE upon being compacted

[@breist7023]

Can you tell me why these trash bags have 2 openings? Scroll 0:46 While other bags have the normal shape. I'm from Europe. I was a loader myself for years.

[@trashmonster26]

those long "sausage" style bags are used in trash compactors in the basements of larger buildings. Not sure why they have 2 openings. NYC is 20 years behind Europe in waste handling

[@breist7023]

@@trashmonster26Thank you

[@Ht1976.]

NEW YORK'S STRONGEST!

[@jae1der]

That's actually the upper east side. M8 services the upper east side.

[@Juancho297]

His 👋from argentina🇦🇷👍

[@earlobannion2915]

Is anybody who is watching this video is from New York City can you tell me why some of the trash bags look like body bags is a certain way you pack the trash that way.

[@meconlimited3896]

They do rubbish bag but body bags by the looks of it

[@johnveerkamp1501]

you mast come and look at the Netherlands how it can be.

[@joer8761]

They're still Backwoods up there our cities the guys don't have to get out of the truck it does it automatically for him

[@davidmotyka2708]

What happens if the bag breaks?

[@trashyraccoon2615]

Then pandas like me swoop into action!

[@happyanimefun793]

00:10 Are there 3 corpses in bags?

[@25mfd]

hey you're not supposed to ask that

[@hope8612]

As far as garbage collection is concerned, the USA is 100 years behind Europe, it's a backbreaking job what you do there in Europe, you push the bin to the rear loader and everything is automated

[@shadowthahedgehog33]

Is their trash pick up free I know in Nashville the the metropolitan trash pick up is free if your in the district of like davidson county.

[@25mfd]

i wouldn't say it's free... anytime the government provides a service, somebody's paying for it

[@trashin.n.smashin]

Nothing is free. If you’re not seeing a bill then it’s probably included with your utilities or something.

[@shadowthahedgehog33]

@@trashin.n.smashin they pay the workers through our property taxes so I never get a bill I'll take it cause it feels free when your not seeing a bill like I use to with republic services plus my mortgage escrow property taxes in the payments so I never really see anything property taxes pay everything metro in Nashville including teachers and police officers and other metro workers like our metro trash through public works I know nothings free but technically its almost like its free cause you never see a bill for it like you would with Republic services or waste management so thats a bill I really never have to worry about the only way I would lose trash pickup is if I lose my house from not paying my mortgage lol

[@hubsan1489]

it would be alot better if they made ground contailerns where they wnet 2-3 meter intogthe ground as an cylenders and then truck pulls up lifte up empty and go my arpartment block 100-130 ish arparments trash can be emptyed in only 2 min from the eu tho

[@stievboyo636]

Why are they still manually lifting bins and wheelie bins

[@trashmonster26]

because they aren’t wussies

[@madrowlawsin2262]

Want a love nest just like a nyc trash pile mmm

[@JamesBrown-db9pk]

not bad job 25 bucks a hr and all u can eat

[@eliopapadia2537]

…talking about recycling 😳😳

[@breist7023]

🥰🤗

[@Whiteboytripping]

You’d think they’d be ripped from lifting all day. Must be all the beer.

[@trashmonster26]

Nutrition is everything

[@steveusually989]

Just wondering does anyone recycle in New York?

[@laurin4339]

Yes of course NYC has two recycling pick ups, one for paper and cardboard and one for plastic/tins/glass. It‘s just not shown in this video

[@markg.2501]

What ever they're getting paid .....it's NOT enough

[@PaulMalone-pm8qk]

Bit of a comitition go on here see who's the best trash cleaner