Sanchez questions Anderson on limited space for composting facilities

One challenge facing local composting efforts includes limited space for composting facilities.

So how does the department plan to help address this problem?

So, you know, composting is a very space-intensive use.

That's just the nature.

of the business.

I think, you know, we have for a long time worked with community composters and community gardens to give them the technical resources, the know-how, the tools to be able to compost, you know,

where they're at in their community garden, in a neighborhood park, things like that.

Transitioning that to composting at scale is very challenging.

And I think one of the best opportunities we have, as we've discussed before, is the space on Rikers Island.

As the jails on Rikers Island close, there will be a huge amount of space, and we would love to get a piece of that for industrial-scale composting and really to do so

in a way that is at the forefront of innovation and technology where potentially we could use a smaller footprint by taking advantage of new technologies that are on the market.

I want to make sure that people know we've been joined by Councilmember Inna Bernikoff.