QUESTION
How much organic material is sent to the Staten Island compost site, and what proportion comes from commercial landscapers?
0:25:43
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For fiscal year 23, about 31,000 tons of organic material are received, with 26,000 tons sourced from commercial landscapers.
- The Department of Sanitation (DSNY) receives approximately 31,000 tons of organic material in fiscal year 23.
- Out of the total received, around 26,000 tons come from commercial landscapers.
- The specific breakdown of material sent to individual sites, including Staten Island, is not provided.
- Council Member Shaun Abreu seeks clarification on the volume of organics processed at the Staten Island site and its proportion within DSNY's overall organics management.
Shaun Abreu
0:25:43
With respect to the Staten Island site, how much of the organics collected by DSNY is currently being sent to municipal compostites.
0:25:52
I do know that in your testimony, you says, £200,000,000 that that site is capable of processing.
0:26:00
Could you speak to that and also what percentage of DSNY Organics is being sent to the Staten Island site.
Javier Lohan
0:26:08
So for fiscal year 23, we received about 31,000 and tons.
0:26:14
And then out of that 26,000 tons of that came from commercial landscapers, they don't have the breakdown of what was sent to certain size, but that's what we accepted for last fiscal year.
Shaun Abreu
0:26:27
Thank you.
0:26:28
I'm gonna ask two more questions to see if my colleagues have do my colleagues have any questions?
