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By Sarah Belle Lin

Just over a dozen schools in Harlem have received trash containers to prevent rodents from diving into loose trash piles.

The effort to install rat-proof trash containers was led by Council Member Shaun Abreu (D-7), who announced his efforts to “start containerizing our trash” on the X social media platform, formerly known as Twitter.

The containers, color-coded for different types of waste, were recently installed at 14 schools across Harlem and will be installed along 10 residential blocks in West Harlem in early September, according to Milo Gringlas, who directs communications and public engagement for Abreu.