Q&A
Concerns about BIDs' responsibility for pedestrian trash and associated costs
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Council Member Julie Won raises concerns about BIDs' responsibility for pedestrian trash and associated costs, particularly for smaller BIDs. Commissioner Jessica Tisch addresses these concerns.
- The new requirements mainly involve changing how trash is stored, not increasing collection responsibilities
- BIDs will need to use containers instead of bags for collected trash
- Cost estimates: Wheelie bins cost around $50 each, larger Empire Bins around $2,000
- Tisch argues this is not a major operational change or massive financial burden for BIDs
- BIDs are encouraged to assess their needs and choose appropriate containerization solutions
Julie Won
0:49:19
but we do expect compliance come August.
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For pedestrian trash that is not connected to any business and if you have a very biz very busy corridor so, for example, my district, under the 7 Train, which Sunnyside Shines is responsible for, a very small bid with 2 people full time on staff, they are gonna be responsible for trash that is coming in that
Shaun Abreu
0:49:45
Let me explain
Julie Won
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to the staff that they will have to Yeah.
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Figure out how to pay for the containers
Jessica Tisch
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as well as the pickup.
0:49:51
The only difference for the bid.
0:49:53
Well, today, they sweep up the trash on the street, they put the trash in a trash bag, and they leave the trash next to the litter basket.
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Or they see a litter basket is full, they take the bag out of the litter basket, they put it next to the litter basket, they put a new bag in the litter basket.
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The only difference here is instead of putting those bags on the ground next to the litter basket, we are asking them to put it instead in a container.
0:50:25
This is not a major change to how these organizations operate and is absolutely essential to restore dignity and order to our streets and, in particular, to our commercial corridors, nor is it a massive financial burden.
0:50:45
I mean, for the smaller bids that will use wheelie bins, this bin costs 50 $50, around $50, very high quality.
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Maybe they need a few.
0:50:56
For larger bins, the large empire bins are I don't know, I'm giving you like a estimate is about $2,000.
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And that's an investment for the future.
0:51:09
That's not $2,000 a year.
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That's $2,000 bin that lasts for 10 years.
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For a larger bid,
Julie Won
0:51:16
a $50 on both sides of the street because it's gonna have to be on the north end and the south end of every street, Those are already 2 containers.
0:51:24
2 times so if you do the math, it may be a small dollar amount to purchase those containers for every single side street street side can.
0:51:34
But for a smaller bid, it is not something that
Jessica Tisch
0:51:36
they can afford.
0:51:37
For the smaller bids, for many of the smaller bids, wheelie bins, their $55 will be sufficient.
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But every bid needs to look at it and every bid needs to figure out how much trash they produce and what the right containerization solution is.
0:51:52
There are that's why we have opened many options to them.
0:51:57
And additionally, they have they are encouraged to work with our small business services who can make grants available to them to defray some of these costs.
