STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — New York City Sanitation officials announced the availability of a new, smaller trash bin Thursday in ...

Any grade above about 10% needs the extra traction since the friction between the wheels and rails won ... semi-automatic system that takes their trash bins to the curb for them.

The new bins, equipped with wheels and a secure latching lid, have been touted as affordable, durable and a key part of the city's "trash revolution." But as Adams wheeled out the bin to the sound ...