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QUESTION

What measures beyond cameras and enforcement officers is the Department of Sanitation taking to deter illegal dumping?

1:04:06

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47 sec

The Commissioner explains that the Department has increased its sanitation enforcement by over 60% in the past year and hired about 50% more sanitation police officers than ever before.

  • The Department is providing the officers with new tools to do their jobs more efficiently
  • The improved enforcement efforts have led to the results being seen
  • The Department now has more sanitation police officers than it has ever had before
  • The sanitation enforcement staffing levels are significantly higher than in previous years
Nantasha Williams
1:04:06
So in addition to cameras, enforcement officers.
1:04:10
Do you think you have the capacity outside of cameras?
1:04:16
Are there other things that you're looking to do to deter illegal dumping?
Jessica Tisch
1:04:21
Our sanitation, our enforcement, Our sanitation enforcement is up over 60% over the last year.
1:04:31
And we both have more sanitation police officers than we've ever had about 50% more than we've ever had.
1:04:42
But we're also giving them different tools to do their jobs more efficiently.
1:04:47
And I think that's one of the reasons that you're seeing the results you're seeing in terms of our enforcement efforts.
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