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What happens if my required NYC trash bin is stolen? - SILive.com

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What happens if my required NYC trash bin is stolen? - silive.com

Beginning this November, New York City homeowners will be required to purchase city-approved bins in order to throw out their household trash.

But with the receptacles, known as NYC Bins, costing $45.88 at a minimum, some Staten Island residents are expressing concern about the new bins being targets for thieves.

“A big problem which I see is the potential for the new cans to be stolen since everyone must buy them from the same vendor and they will all look alike,” one Advance/SILive.com reader said in an email.

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