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Concerns about containerization and stolen trash cans
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Council Member Salamanca raises concerns about the new containerization requirements for household trash, particularly the issue of trash cans being stolen from homeowners in his district. Commissioner Lojan acknowledges the problem but admits limited solutions are currently available.
- Salamanca highlights the disappearance of newly purchased trash cans in his community
- Lojan explains that the only current mechanism is reporting thefts to local precincts
- DSNY does not have a program in place to replace stolen bins
- Salamanca emphasizes this is a major issue, particularly in the South Bronx
Rafael Salamanca
1:38:54
of the biggest issues that I have with my constituents is when the law was changed in terms of containerization of the household trash where they would have to go purchase the trash cans.
1:39:05
Unfortunately, in my community, these trash cans are disappearing.
1:39:11
My constituents, homeowners mainly, are purchasing these trash cans and they're disappearing.
1:39:18
Not too long ago, I helped one of my constituents to write a letter to Oath trying to hopefully that they could be understanding that he received a violation because his trash can wasn't there.
1:39:31
What programs do you have at all for these situations where these trash cans are basically being stolen from from these homeowners?
Javier Lojan
1:39:40
So right now, the the only mechanism we have is just the process of them reporting it to the local precinct.
1:39:47
And unfortunately, we don't really have anything in place to get them a new bin or anything like that.
1:39:54
But that that's that's the only thing I can say about that.
Rafael Salamanca
1:39:57
Yeah.
1:39:58
I imagine it's happening out of the boroughs, but I know in the borough of The Bronx, at least in the South Bronx, it's a it's a concern and it's a major issue for us.