TESTIMONY
Christine Datz-Romero, Executive Director of the Lower East Side Ecology Center, on the Importance of Community Composting Programs
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Christine Datz-Romero testifies about the crucial role of community composting programs and the need to avoid cutting them.
- Datz-Romero thanks the council for their support and highlights the appreciation from the Department of Sanitation New York (DSNY) for their work in community composting.
- She argues that despite providing compost bins, the real challenge lies in engaging community members to participate actively.
- The testimony emphasizes the Lower East Side Ecology Center’s 30-year dedication to fostering community composting and the ongoing necessity of such programs.
- Datz-Romero seeks the council's continued support and mentions the significant investment in the Kenosi build-out project, underscoring the importance of completing it.
Christine Datz-Romero
1:35:26
Good morning.
1:35:27
My name is Christina Dots Romero.
1:35:29
I'm the Executive Director of the Lawrie's Psychology Center, and I'd like to thank Sherpa Rio to hold this hearing today and to make communication posting in his first meeting give us such a prominent place.
1:35:44
And it was really interesting to hear the DSNY testimony because they thanked us a lot for our work leading up to this milestone.
1:35:54
But, you know, we proven again and again that we are there to really do the hard work on the ground to get really people literal about and engaged in community composting and now it's not the time to cut these programs.
1:36:09
If anything, they are needed more than ever, because we have a we have a huge task in front of us to really convince people to compose just because you provide a prom bin doesn't mean that people are going to just participate.
1:36:25
There are a lot of hurdles as DSNY has acknowledged.
1:36:29
And we are part and parcel of that.
1:36:31
We have been part and parcel of that for the last 30 years, at least in some cases.
1:36:36
And we are looking forward with the support of the council to continue that work.
1:36:41
And I just want to also mention, really appreciate you bringing up the Kenosi build out because sanitation has invested probably over a $1,000,000 in the design fees that went with this program and now we need to bring it over to finish line.
1:36:57
Thank you.
