QUESTION
What is being done to reduce odors from the Staten Island composting site?
0:59:27
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Water is sprayed on compost piles at the Staten Island site on windy days to reduce odors.
- Council Member David M. Carr expresses concerns about odor complaints from the Travis neighborhood.
- Carr questions current and potential measures to mitigate odors from the composting site.
- Deputy Commissioner Joshua Goodman mentions water spraying as a current measure but promises more details on additional actions.
David M. Carr
0:59:27
And so my question is about the Staten Island composting site in particular.
0:59:32
So we're in the vicinity of the neighborhood of Travis.
0:59:35
And residents continue to complain to me about the odor that sometimes reaches them from the composting facility.
0:59:42
And I imagine that this is going to increase with frequency perhaps as more composting is done.
0:59:49
And so I'd like to know what is happening at the site in order to prevent that kind of a nuisance from inflicting nearby neighborhoods and perhaps what more could be done to address that.
Joshua Goodman
1:00:06
One thing I know of of hand, and I I think we'd like to get back you with more details.
1:00:10
Mhmm.
1:00:10
I know that there's water spraying down on the piles and particularly windy days, days when they think that the odors may carry.
1:00:18
But can get a little more information about what is done and what may be possible to do.
David M. Carr
1:00:22
Okay.
1:00:23
I appreciate it.
1:00:24
That's really my only question chair.
1:00:26
Thank you.
1:00:26
I look forward to hearing back from the department.
