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PUBLIC TESTIMONY
Testimony by Mary Arnold, Representative of Solid Waste Advisory Boards on Solid Waste Management Plan
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Mary Arnold, representing Solid Waste Advisory Boards, testifies on the need for a comprehensive and sustainable Solid Waste Management Plan for New York City. She emphasizes the importance of aligning the plan with existing city and state laws, and outlines key requirements for a sustainable plan.
- Calls for the plan to include specific actions, commitments, and budget allocations to fulfill zero waste, waste equity, and commercial waste zone laws
- Suggests a goal of 90% diversion rate within ten years through prevention, reuse, recycling, and local composting
- Recommends involving city council, borough president's offices, and internal experts in the plan's development
Mary Arnold
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Structured with enough actions, commitments, and budget in each year of the plan to fulfill existing city and state laws, including the city's zero waste, waste equity, and commercial waste zone laws, as well as the New York State Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act.
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Zero waste, greenhouse gas reduction, waste equity, and environmental justice can only be achieved through a solid waste management plan that includes how these laws will be fulfilled.
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Also needed is crucial input from city councils and borough president's offices internal experts like Lacey Tauber and the swabs.
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A handful of people working in isolation will not yield the most effective results.
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In addition, the new solid waste management plan needs to have a sustainable materials management orientation.
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The requires the requirements of sustainable plans include, one, establish goals such as 90% diversion rate within ten years via prevention, reuse, recycling, and local composting.
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Two, lay out sufficient planned actions and commitments in each year of the plan, covering all discards to reach the goals on time.
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Three, conduct product based characterization studies and tie the results to annual planned actions and commitments.
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Four, design education and outreach to reach and motivate all segments of the population, maximizing participation rate.
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Five, establish and enforce sufficient incentives and disincentives to increase motivation to participate.
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Six, commit sufficient budget and staff to accomplish the annual planned actions and commitments.
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Thanks to the city council and New York state legislature, some laws to sustainably avoid and manage discards are in place.
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The new solid waste management plan needs to be the city's blueprint for achieving them.
Council Staff
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And Your time's expired.
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Thank you.
Mary Arnold
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Thank you.