QUESTION
What are the details on aligning the waste export budget with long-term waste management goals?
1:50:48
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28 sec
The commissioner explains that the department reduces the waste export budget when programs like curbside organics collection are funded, offsetting costs for organics processing.
- The curbside organics collection program allowed a $10 million reduction in the waste export budget
- This $10 million reduction helped offset the $14.5 million cost for organics processing
- The department consistently looks for ways to align the waste export budget with long-term goals
- Funding programs like organics collection helps reduce waste export costs
Shaun Abreu
1:50:48
How does the current budget for waste export align with the city's long term waste management goals and objectives
Jessica Tisch
1:50:54
the department is consistently looking for ways to align the city's long term waste management goals with the budget.
1:51:00
For instance, when the city wide curbside organics collection program was funded, it allowed the department to reduce its waste export budget by more than $10,000,000 in the baseline which helped to offset the 14,500,000 organics processing costs in the baseline.