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Council Member Paladino questions the composting program implementation
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Council Member Vickie Paladino expresses concerns about the composting program and asks Commissioner Lojan about its implementation and potential issues. The discussion covers the challenges of enforcing participation and the impact on different demographics.
- Paladino expresses skepticism about forcing residents to compost their food waste
- She raises concerns about the readiness of sanitation trucks to handle raw waste
- The council member inquires about how non-compliance will be handled, particularly for elderly residents
- Commissioner Lojan explains that non-participation is not grounds for fines, but mixing organic waste with regular refuse would be
Vickie Paladino
1:54:41
This composting waste.
Javier Lojan
1:54:43
Right.
Vickie Paladino
1:54:43
Okay.
1:54:45
I don't like it.
1:54:47
I don't agree with it.
1:54:49
I don't think our neighbors should be forced to compost their daily eggshells and chicken bones and stuff like that.
1:54:58
I just think the trucks are, I don't think your trucks are ready for it.
1:55:02
That's raw waste, and to leave it up to the individuals to do it.
1:55:09
Tell me a little bit about my district.
1:55:12
And if they purchased these little brown pails, and they did, but they don't have waste every day.
1:55:19
David brought this up, David How are we gonna handle the people who do not want to compost?
1:55:27
And if you go by this twice a week, certain areas is Monday night Sunday night and onto Monday pickup, Thursday pickup.
1:55:35
So let's see you take those, Monday and Thursday pickups.
1:55:38
Right.
1:55:38
And you go week by week by week by week by week, one more moment.
1:55:42
And that same block did not put out their compost pile.
Javier Lojan
1:55:47
Right.
Vickie Paladino
1:55:47
What's gonna happen to those people who don't put out their compost pile?
Javier Lojan
1:55:51
So if they don't put it out, I mean, that's not a a reason for a summons.
1:55:55
They have to put out their compost organics material with the refuse, then they'd be subject to a fine.
1:56:02
And as far as the I think in your district, in areas of Eastern Queens are what we call our hybrid routing model Yes.
1:56:10
Allows us to be more efficient because that same truck is going down the block to collect the refuse and the organics on the recycling day.
1:56:20
So I think whatever weight shifts over to the other side, I think we're ready for that.
1:56:26
But just to your point, I mean, we're not gonna issue a fine for somebody.
Vickie Paladino
1:56:30
Because that's what I'm concerned about, the elderly, the older people.
Rafael Salamanca
1:56:33
Right.
Vickie Paladino
1:56:34
You know, everybody's a creature of habit.
1:56:36
Right.
1:56:37
And they just put their garbage in their regular garbage that we've been doing.
1:56:41
And to have recycling for plastic is great, for paper is terrific, and just our regular garbage.