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PUBLIC TESTIMONY
Testimony by Kayla Kalani Curtin, Student from New York Harbor School, on Community Composting
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Kayla Kalani Curtin, a senior at New York Harbor School, testifies on the importance of community composting and the need for continued funding of community compost organizations. She highlights the benefits of community composting over municipal organic waste management and calls for increased education and resources to promote sustainable waste practices.
- Compares community composting to municipal organic waste management, emphasizing the former's environmental benefits
- Advocates for continued funding of community compost organizations and increased education on proper waste sorting
- Calls for more brown bins to be provided to communities to encourage engagement in composting
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
Shaun Abreu
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You got ten fifteen more seconds.
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Okay.
Christine Datz-Romero
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Okay.
High School Student
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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.