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Addressing concerns about stolen containerization bins and potential solutions
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Council Member Restler raises concerns about stolen containerization bins and discusses potential solutions with DSNY officials. The conversation covers advice for residents, possibilities for replacement bins, and the broader context of bin use in other cities.
- Restler asks about recourse for residents whose bins are stolen
- Commissioner Lojan suggests reporting thefts to local precincts and making addresses more prominent on bins
- Discussion on the possibility of providing free replacement bins for stolen ones
- Deputy Commissioner Goodman provides context on bin use in other cities, suggesting that theft issues may decrease over time
Lincoln Restler
1:46:25
Okay.
1:46:26
Well let's get that done.
1:46:27
And then we have been getting complaints about from constituents about they purchased these new you know, city specified bins for containerization and they're getting stolen.
1:46:41
What recourse do we have?
1:46:43
What what advice should we be giving them when their bins are getting stolen?
1:46:47
They spend a healthy amount of money on this to to support them.
Javier Lojan
1:46:51
So I I think, obviously, they get stolen to report it to the local precinct.
1:46:56
I think one of the things that I don't see a lot of is some people aren't utilizing the space to write their address.
1:47:05
I think if they can utilize that and make it more prominent on the bin, it's helpful if, you know, at some point if we retrieve it somewhere and we see it, we'd love to return it back to them if we find it.
1:47:16
But I think that might be a deterrent hopefully.
1:47:19
That's really the only thing I can say.
1:47:20
Do you
Lincoln Restler
1:47:21
you know, I was grateful for the legislation that was recently passed to help support moderate income homeowners to get free bins.
1:47:29
If somebody reports a stolen bin and, you know, they can demonstrate that they had purchased the city bin, is there a way that you think we can try to get free bins as replacements?
Javier Lojan
1:47:40
Yeah.
1:47:41
I think that's part of the challenge.
1:47:43
You know, making sure that there's no fraud or anything like that coming into play because, know, obviously that's something that might happen.
1:47:49
But I think we'd have to work up work
Lincoln Restler
1:47:51
up But your vendor has a record of exactly who they provided bins to, right?
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So you could verify with them to avoid fraud?
Javier Lojan
1:47:58
Right.
1:47:58
But if you recall, we made the bins available in Home Depot.
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So that's one of the areas where, you know, people might say they purchased.
Lincoln Restler
1:48:07
And then
Joshua Goodman
1:48:08
I just might add one more thing about it, about it as sort of an ongoing issue.
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I just think it's good to remember, and I've reminded a lot of members of the public this as well, they use bins in Detroit, they use them in Chicago, they use cities in they use bins in much more dangerous cities than New York.
1:48:22
We're hopeful that these isolated incidents are gonna settle down as they become just a fact of life in the city the way they are in so many other places.
Shaun Abreu
1:48:27
Can I
Lincoln Restler
1:48:28
ask one more question?