AGENCY TESTIMONY
Historical context of NYC's trash containerization efforts
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Commissioner Tisch provides historical context for NYC's efforts to containerize trash, highlighting the long-standing need for improvement and recent progress.
- Mentions that containerization efforts have been 'decades in the making'
- References Mayor John Lindsay's legalization of uncontainerized black trash bags over 50 years ago
- Emphasizes that New York City had fallen behind other global cities in waste management innovation
- Declares that 'the days of trash city are coming to an end', signaling a significant shift in approach
Jessica Tisch
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Over the last 2 years, DSNY has led the city of New York through a trash revolution.
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The effort to containerize the £44,000,000 of trash New Yorkers produce each day is decades in the making.
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Almost from the moment that that mayor Lindsay legalized the use of uncontainerized black trash bags more than 50 years ago, there have been people who recognize the need to do better.
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And as global cities innovated, New York City fell behind.
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That is changing at long last.
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The days of trash city are coming to an end.
