DSNY opposes Intro 369 on per-borough composting facilities
Anderson opposes Intro 369's requirement for composting facilities in each borough with 180,000 wet ton capacity, citing regulatory, operational, and fiscal realities that make implementation impossible. He notes openness to conversations about expanding composting capacity.
Next, Intro 360.
9 would require sanitation to establish one or more organic waste composting facilities in each borough with the capacity to process at least 100,000 wet ton 180,000 wet tons of organic waste annually
and while we appreciate the council's interest in expanding processing capacity citywide we do oppose the bill's requirement for compost facilities in each borough with this capacity
given the simple regulatory operational and fiscal realities that make that would make implementation impossible
So we are happy to have further conversations with council about our efforts to expand composting capacity, but we don't think this bill would be implementable.