AGENCY TESTIMONY
DSNY's response to Intro 695 on single-use plastics study
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DSNY believes that a new study on single-use plastics, as proposed in Intro 695, is premature. The department cites recent progress made through the SkipTheStuff Act and ongoing waste characterization efforts.
- Enforcement of the SkipTheStuff Act (Local Law 17 of 2023) only began recently
- DSNY already studies single-use plastics as part of their waste characterization efforts
- For a broader impact analysis, DSNY suggests another agency might be better suited to lead the study
Joshua Goodman
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The next bill on the agenda today, intro 695, also sponsored by council member nurse, calls for a study of single use plastics.
0:18:00
This council has made substantial progress on the issue of single use plastics, particularly with the passage of local law 17 of 2023, the SkipThe Stuff Act.
0:18:09
Enforcement of this law only just began this summer, And given both that and the fact that we currently study the reality of single use plastics as part of our waste characterization efforts, a new study is premature.
0:18:20
If the goal was a broader study of single use plastics in context and their impact on environmental justice communities, We believe that one of our sister agencies would be better suited to lead that kind of impact analysis, and we support the bill if it is in the right place.
