New York City Mayor Eric Adams wheeled a tall black trash bin to a designated spot, tossed a garbage bag in it, and made a declaration: “Welcome to our trash revolution.”

The orchestrated display wasn’t centered on just any trash bin. It was New York City’s “first-ever official” trash bin, and the demonstration also served to announce a newly proposed requirement for buildings with one to nine residential units and other units to put their trash in bins by November 2024.