Comment by Atotalnoob

There are 8k homeless in SF and 350k homeless in NYC. I was surprised at the huge difference!

Larger buildings like a city hall or Lincoln center will have better waste management than a bodega or small shop. The larger places will have a loading dock and probably a compactor. Source: I worked at a waste tech company

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homelessness_in_New_York

https://www.sf.gov/data/homeless-population