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materials used:

sanitation workers (178):

  • 2,000 pounds of confetti
  • 26 mechanical brooms
  • 45 collection trucks
  • 58 backpack blowers
  • 55 hand brooms

cleanup schedule after new years eve

12 AM

an estimate of one million people gather in person in times square as the nye times square ball drops.

new york’s department of sanitation workers begin cleaning up the first moments of the new year as crowds clear.

1 AM

12 PM

depending on weather, bandwith, and access to materials, cleanup of just the confetti can take 7-12 hours




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