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Feasibility of using marine transfer stations for commercial waste
2:10:35
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Council Member Shaun Abreu inquires about the city's efforts to open marine transfer stations for commercial waste collection, as planned in the 20-year-old solid waste management plan. DSNY officials explain the current situation and challenges.
- Opening marine transfer stations to commercial waste is not financially viable for commercial carters
- The cost per ton to use marine transfer stations would be much higher than at commercial transfer stations
- Capacity at marine transfer stations has been offered to designated private haulers for commercial waste zones, but there has been no interest
- There are no current plans to move forward with using marine transfer stations for commercial waste
Shaun Abreu
2:10:35
It would be helpful for the council to know what the cost would be in order to implement you know the cost per zone so that if we need to make a push for this budget cycle that we know what the cost associated with that will be.
2:10:49
Okay.
2:10:50
In terms of waste equity, what efforts are the city making to open marine transfer stations to collect commercial waste as planned in the now twenty year old solid waste management plan?
2:11:01
If any environmental review is required, what steps the city taking to conduct this review?
Joshua Goodman
2:11:07
So council member, I think the the key point of that is that it was part of a twenty year analysis.
2:11:13
Opening our transfer stations to commercial waste, no commercial carter would find that to be financially viable.
2:11:18
The cost per ton to use them would be much higher than what they get at commercial transfer stations, and so that's why there's no plan to move forward with that.
Shaun Abreu
2:11:28
Has capacity at marine transfer stations been offered to designated private haulers slated to serve in the commercial way zones under local law one ninety nine?
2:11:38
We've discussed it, I believe both formally and informally, and just
Joshua Goodman
2:11:42
found there's no interest.
Shaun Abreu
2:11:44
Alright.
2:11:46
I am done with my set of questions.
2:11:50
This panel is hereby excused.
2:11:52
Thank you.
Javier Lojan
2:11:52
Thank you chair.
2:11:53
Thank you.