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Availability and limits of organic waste bins

0:48:42

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Council Member Chris Banks inquires about the availability and limits of organic waste bins. Deputy Commissioner Joshua Goodman explains that each address gets one free brown bin for composting, with the option to purchase additional bins as needed.

  • One free brown bin for composting per address
  • Additional bins can be purchased at bins.nyc
  • No limit on purchasing wheelie bins for trash containerization and recycling
Chris Banks
0:48:42
Thank you, Mister chair, and to the sanitation department and to the deputy commissioner.
0:48:50
Thank you.
0:48:52
My questions pointed towards I wanna go back to the bins.
0:48:58
The is there a limit on the amount of bins that a a a person can can can afford it?
Joshua Goodman
0:49:04
On that, thank you very much, council member.
0:49:06
On the brown bins for composting, any address
Chris Banks
0:49:10
Of course.
0:49:11
Yeah.
0:49:11
Most of the
Joshua Goodman
0:49:11
one free one.
Chris Banks
0:49:12
Okay.
Joshua Goodman
0:49:13
And then they can purchase as many as they need at bins.nyc.
0:49:17
And on the other bins, the wheelie bins for trash containerization and recycling, there's no limit they can purchase as many as they need.
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