AGENCY TESTIMONY
Official NYC bin program and its benefits
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Commissioner Tisch details the official NYC bin program, highlighting its features, benefits, and the public response to its introduction.
- Describes the official NYC bin as allowing for standardized mechanical tippers, improving safety for sanitation workers
- Mentions that the bin is available at bins.nyc for about a third of the retail cost of similar bins
- Reports that nearly 450,000 bins have been ordered so far
- Emphasizes that 70% of New York City's trash will now be in containers, leading to fewer rats, reduced odors, and reclamation of public space
Jessica Tisch
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The entire city is talking about trash cans.
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The official NYC bin will allow for the use of standardized mechanical tippers, which are cleaner and safer for sanitation workers, half of whose line of duty injuries are sprains and strains from throwing bags.
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And it is available now at bins.nyc for about a third the cost of what similar bins sell for at retail.
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New Yorkers have ordered nearly 450,000 of these bins so far, and we kept our promise that every single order placed before October 1st would be delivered by the time the mandate went into effect.
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Those bins are among nearly 300,000 that have made it to homes across the city already with the with the rest well on their way.
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In addition to lower density residential buildings, this bin requirement also covers the trash from all houses of worship, city agency buildings, and other non residential buildings that receive d s n y collection, like non profits, libraries, and hospitals.
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There will be a warning period for residential properties that runs through January 2, 2025, but let me be clear about what this rule means.
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70% of New York City's trash in containers, a remarkable achievement that means fewer rats, reduced odors, and a reclamation of our public space.
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And we are certainly not stopping there.
