We are committed to breaking the unhealthy throw-away culture around furniture.
CITIBIN was created by serial entrepreneur Liz Picarazzi, who couldn't find a durable and attractive enclosure for her own trash. She didn't like the plastic, wood, and metal trash sheds on the market, so she created her own.
Today CITIBIN is a national brand that designs and manufactures a wide variety of outdoor storage solutions, from recycling management to mail and package protection.
Our Team
Liz Reisch Picarazzi
CITIBIN was created by serial entrepreneur Liz Picarazzi, who couldn’t find a durable and attractive enclosure for her own trash. She didn’t like the design or limited durability of plastic, wood, and metal trash enclosures on the market, so she created her own. CITIBIN became a neighborhood sensation, and what started as a pet project in the backyard is now a national brand that designs and manufactures outdoor storage solutions for trash, recycling, packages, strollers, bikes & more.
Prior to CITIBIN, Liz founded Checklist Home Services, the highest-rated, woman-owned handyperson company in New York City. In former lives, Liz worked as a marketing executive at American Express and an election monitor in Russia and Ukraine (yes, you heard that right).
Liz likes to make and start things that simultaneously engage her head, heart, and hands. Besides being an entrepreneur, Liz is mom to a teenager and the wife of the COO.
Frank Picarazzi
Musician, composer, dad, needle-in-haystack finder. When the economic impacts of CV-19 brought an end to his 15 year stint in the fashion industry, Frank quickly transitioned to the Citibin team (like, literally, the next day). As COO, he manages inventory procurement, sales forecasting, capacity, warehouse and logistics planning, and late-afternoon coffee runs. He also does this a lot…
Alejandro Bautista
Alejandro is a Director of Sales and Business Development with 8 years of successful experience working with Property Managers, Developers, Architects, and other industry professionals. He specializes in improving trash and waste management areas, while regularly attending national trade shows to showcase Citibin products, features, and innovative solutions for developing new business. A strong believer in positive thinking and continuous improvement, Alejandro works closely with the team to enhance existing products and develop new features that keep Citibin positioned as a high-end, durable, and quality brand. Outside of work, Alejandro enjoys attending live music concerts and exploring New York City in search of new places to eat.
Carla Tortoledo
Carla joined the CITIBIN team in 2018 as the Operations and Production Manager. She handles day-to-day operations, and is the central point of contact between CITIBIN and its manufacturing vendors. Her favorite part of her job is working closely with the manufacturing team on problem-solving, and brainstorming ideas for product improvements. Carla loves traveling and spending time with family.
Joan Ramirez
Joan is our talented graphic designer (and "magician"). He has worked on numerous CITIBIN projects since 2017. From our website's graphic icons to our company van wrap design, Joan captures the concepts and ideas born in our headquarters (and makes us look skinnier in photos, too). He enjoys creating and designing, movies, music, and books.
