REMARKS
Purpose of the hearing and importance of waste reduction in NYC
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Council Member Shaun Abreu explains the purpose of the hearing is to discuss the city's work to reduce waste and emphasizes the importance of changing mindsets and habits to achieve this goal.
- New York City produces almost 8 million tons of waste annually (4 million residential, 4 million commercial)
- Calls for minimizing consumption, opting for reused materials, and ensuring proper recycling
- Emphasizes the need for government support and infrastructure to promote a zero waste society
Shaun Abreu
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The purpose of today's hearing is to discuss the city's work to reduce waste.
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Each year, New York City residents produced almost 4,000,000 tons of residential waste with an additional 4,000,000 tons produced by offices and businesses.
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We must do more to reduce our waste, starting with a change in our mindset and our daily habits.
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We should minimize consumption of certain materials that are difficult or impossible to recycle, consume less overall, opt for reused materials over new ones, and ensure that whatever cannot be reused is recovered and recycled.
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New Yorkers can also call on our government support programs and infrastructure that promote a 0 waste society to achieve the sustainable future that New Yorkers deserve and to act in solidarity with communities living near landfills and incinerators, we must address the 22,000 tons of waste that New Yorkers produce daily.
