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Carol Robbins, Member of the Public, on the Benefits of Citywide Composting

1:49:44

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Carol Robbins, advocating for citywide composting, highlights its environmental benefits and simplicity.

  • Emphasizes that composting eliminates waste odor, reduces rat populations, and prevents methane emissions from landfills.
  • Argues composting is an easy, affordable, and safe way to contribute to planetary health.
  • Contrasts composting with more harmful industrial processes like mining and factory production.
  • Believes that awareness and adoption of composting by all New Yorkers could significantly aid in environmental conservation.
Carol Robbins
1:49:44
My name is Carol Robbins, and I'm just a big compost fan.
1:49:48
I think the composting should be in a no brainer, and I believe that all New Yorkers should be made aware of that.
1:49:55
Smelling garbage gone, rats gone, methane leaking into our atmosphere from landfills gone.
1:50:01
I think if the whole world would go along with compost thing would be a long way towards saving our planet.
1:50:07
It's one of the easiest, cheapest, and safest ways to do it.
1:50:10
No mining, no factories, just healthy soil, plants, and trees, just the way nature always meant meant it to be.
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