Q&A
DSNY's data collection and analysis of individual waste impact
0:18:54
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Council Member Abreu inquires about DSNY's analysis of individual New Yorkers' impact on waste generation and landfill space. DSNY officials explain that while they collect data at the community board level, the best source for individual impact information is the state solid waste management plan.
- DSNY collects data at the community board level
- State solid waste management plan provides statistics on per capita waste generation
- New York City's per capita waste generation is relatively low compared to other areas in the state
Shaun Abreu
0:18:54
Thank you so much, commissioner.
0:18:56
For your for your testimony.
0:18:59
I'll begin by asking, has the city ever analyzed the individual impact of the average New Yorkers divertable waste when it comes to landfill space required each year or annual carbon emissions produced.
Joshua Goodman
0:19:17
So we collect substantial data about by the community board level.
0:19:21
I'm gonna turn it over to assistant commissioner McDonald to talk a little bit about what we do at the per person level.
0:19:26
Howard Bauchner:
Jennifer McDonnell
0:19:28
The best source of information about the individual impact of waste generation waste generation can be found in the state solid waste management plan, which was recently released.
0:19:40
They have similar to our process.
0:19:42
The state goes through a every 10 year solid waste management planning process, and they've published statistics statewide that compare individual planning units, and New York City is planning unit in and of itself.
0:19:56
And those numbers actually show that our per capita generation of waste is quite low compared to other areas in the state.
0:20:05
Particularly at the pounds per person per year basis.
Shaun Abreu
0:20:09
And that's state information.
0:20:10
Right?
0:20:10
The city doesn't perform that necessarily.
Jennifer McDonnell
0:20:13
Correct.
0:20:13
The state uses information that the city submits to perform those calculations.
