I agree that we should at least have the option of using wheel-bins. If NYC can do it in their 3-5 story building areas like the brownstone neighborhoods we can do it here. It's disappointing that the previous city manager and previous & current heads of the DPW refused even to get solid lids that snap on or have a hinge for the new bins, they also refused to seriously consider the wheel-bins due to cost. Cost being getting new recycling/trash trucks that have the arm for lifting the bins, slight time adjustment for maneuvering the bins (which might mean extra hiring and more trucks, which means more maintenance costs), and the cost of the bins to get them for every residence plus spare for replacement.

Landlords are legally required to provide an external/outdoor enclosed bin for each apartment for trash already anyway, adding a little more space for the wheel-bins for recycling shouldn't be a problem, we could even convert to trash bins that wheel as well, that would be wonderful.