A suicidal man plummeted nine stories and survived in midtown Sunday when he landed on a trash heap that had piled up since last week’s blizzard slammed the city, officials said.

Vangelis Kapatos, 26, jumped from his father’s apartment in The Whitby building on W. 45th St. near Eighth Ave. a few minutes before noon.

Cop sources said he had tried to take his life a number of other ways immediately before leaping.

He was rushed to Bellevue Hospital Center, where he was in critical but stable condition early Sunday evening, police said.

“He landed on a garbage pile,” one official said. “That’s the only reason he’s alive.”

Cops said Kapatos’ injuries were not life-threatening.

The Sanitation Department suspended trash collection after the Dec. 26 snowstorm that paralyzed the city. It was expected to resume tomorrow.

Residents of the building, where Kapatos lived with his father since childhood, said the garbage had been kept in the basement since the storm hit.

Workers had moved the foul-smelling heap – roughly 100 plastic bags – out onto the sidewalk Sunday morning.

Meanwhile, the Department of Sanitation says it will begin limited garbage pickups Monday. Trash has been piling up since last Sunday’s storm dumped 20 inches of snow on the city. Sanitation Commissioner John Doherty says New Yorkers should try to clear a spot on their walkways to make it easier for crews to grab their garbage.

Doherty also suggests residents dig out the trash that was placed outside before the storm and have that ready for pick up as well.

Those who usually have their garbage pick up on Mondays should have everything out at the curb by Sunday night.

Recyclables will not be collected until further notice.

Alternate side parking rules across the five boroughs will be suspended Monday. Parking meters, however, will be in effect.

(Source: NY Daily News / NY1 / YWN-112)