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Questions about field observations and trash pickup practices
1:36:46
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A council member inquires about sanitation practices, specifically regarding trash left on the ground after pickup. The Acting Commissioner of DSNY explains the proper procedures for cleaning up spillage and addresses concerns about inconsistent practices across communities.
- The council member observed trash left on the street after pickup at 111th Street and Madison Avenue.
- The Acting Commissioner confirms that crews are required to clean up spillage and offers to investigate the specific instance.
- Discussion highlights the importance of consistent sanitation practices across different communities.
UKNOWN
1:36:46
Thank you, and good morning.
1:36:47
Good morning.
1:36:49
I've got a few questions.
1:36:51
One is about the field observations.
Javier Lojan
1:36:56
What
UKNOWN
1:36:58
we've seen in my district and I think has been echoed as well throughout is that oftentimes we may see sanitation come and pick up trash and in some communities they get off the trucks if there's trash that's left on the ground and then they sweep it up and put it into the sanitation trucks as well.
1:37:19
I was just driving here this morning and on Hundred And Eleventh Street and Madison Avenue, there was trash that was picked up, but there was a whole bunch of trash that was left in the street.
1:37:34
And I was just wondering, in terms of that, is it the three one one that someone would have to call to get that to be picked up again?
1:37:44
Or
Javier Lojan
1:37:45
Well, yeah, anybody can call 311 in that instance, but the crews are required to clean up that kind of spillage.
1:37:51
So I mean, we'd happy to look into that instance and see what happened there, but they are required to clean up after that kind of, you know, that circumstance that you mentioned.