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PUBLIC TESTIMONY
Testimony by Marisa DeDominicis, Executive Director of Earth Matter on Community Composting Initiatives
3:07:38
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Marisa DeDominicis, Executive Director of Earth Matter, expresses gratitude to the city council for supporting and expanding community composting initiatives, emphasizing their impact on youth engagement and environmental education.
- Highlights the importance of giving youth a voice in environmental matters
- Acknowledges the council's role in preserving composting infrastructure and growing partner networks
- Emphasizes the broader impact of community composting on building owners, families, and the entire city
Marisa DeDominicis
3:07:38
Good afternoon, council member Abreu, and I wanted to start by just thanking the city council for, not only keeping our community composting initiatives alive and not having that dismantled, but to provide the opportunity for all of these youth to be able to have a voice, which I believe will be fundamental in their moving forward and impact not only their lives, but many of the people in this room, in the city, and wherever they may roam.
3:08:10
So thank you again for giving this opportunity, this democratic opportunity for them to be able to really harness their thoughts and their feelings so that as they go on into the world, they can also help educate building owners, their own families, their classmates, and other people that they will encounter as they grow into adulthood.
3:08:36
I just wanted to again thank the city council for allowing us not only to be able to keep our infrastructure, but to be able to grow our network of community partners.
3:08:48
And this year has been phenomenal with feeling that just like the soil underneath the ground is communicating with each other, all the microorganisms, we have now been able to leverage through that funding the ability to grow our networks and to be able to support each other.
3:09:07
So I just wanted to say the work that you have done is not lost, not only on earth matter and our ability to do the processing work, but how we're able to continue to feel supported, to be able to reach out and continue the work that will support all of the buildings in New York City.
3:09:27
So again, I wanted to thank everyone who supports community council the community composting and our goal is to be able to reach everyone in the city.