High School Student
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I'm Kayla Kalani Curtin, and I I am a senior at New York Harbor School, and this is my testimony.
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So dear Sean DeBrio, look around you.
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Did you hear about the rise of climate change?
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How does this impact you, me, and the environment?
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Do you ever wonder what actions you could take to help prevent climate change?
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Two years ago, mayor Adams proposed to cut funds from community compost organizations, which includes nonprofit organizations such as Earth Matter.
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I would like to give thanks to those who helped these organizations resume funding.
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Your efforts help support community composters and help more people get access to community composting.
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Throughout school, we are taught the importance of composting, breaking down organic waste that goes back to our environment.
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This promotes health of the soil as well as reduces waste.
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The city practices different type of composting, such as municipal organic waste management and community composting.
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Meanwhile, municipal organic waste management includes anaerobic digestion of in Newtown Creek.
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It breaks down organic waste in order to produce methane, a type of greenhouse gas that traps heat and carbon dioxide dioxide in the atmosphere.
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This contributes to climate change.
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Community composting differs from this as it practice break practices breaking down materials that safely goes back into communities and the earth.
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Nevertheless, it provides sustainable ways to give back to our environment.
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As the city worked to bring back funding for community compost organizations, this benefits the education of sustainable composting in different communities.
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The city needs to continue funding these organizations as they practice breaking down community composters practice breaking down organic waste that goes back to the environment.
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As the city continues to support these organizations, we need to do more to ensure that people are be more people are being educated about the importance of community composting.
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Oh, Providing communities with more brown bins can encourage people to engage in proper waste sorting.
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Although we could help promote the city to compost, many people are fed misinformation that could impact their choices.
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Oh, it's too long.
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By continuing to fun
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The people of New York deserve a sustainable environment.
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Our plants and animals deserve to thrive in a healthy environment.
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As climate change rises, it is our turn to do our part.
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Let's come together as a city to support community composting and increase compost management.
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This will ensure that more options are open.
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Thank you for bringing back these organizations and I hope you consider my stance to ensure that the funding is continued.
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With your support, you and community composting will continue to impact the city positively.
