364 Salt Spreaders
The DSNY Salt Spreaders are used to salt city roadways during snow and ice storms. Salt spreaders can hold up to 16 tons of salt. |
2,196 Collection Trucks
DSNY Collection and E-Z Pak trucks collect
12,000 tons (2,000 pounds = 1 ton) of refuse and recycling each day. Collection trucks service curbside refuse and recycling along with basket collection and can hold up to 12 tons of refuse each. EZ-Pak trucks collect refuse that is stored in containers. |
317 Front-End Loaders
Front-end loaders transfer rock salt to salt spreaders. This equipment is also used to dump snow into the snow melters and during lot cleaning operations. |
455 Street Sweepers The DSNY sweeps 47,400 scheduled routes per year, covering more than 6,000 miles of roads - equivalent to sweeping from New York to Los Angeles and back again - on a daily basis. |
20 Snow Melters
DSNY Snow Melters have the capability to melt 60 tons of snow an hour. They melt snow at a rate of 240 gallons a minute and work around the clock. The liquefied snow is drained through approved NYC sewer connections after passing through filters to catch large debris. |
193 Cut-Downs
The multi-purpose Cut-Downs are used for lot cleaning operations, snow operations, and hauling hefty materials. |
