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Sanchez questions Anderson on textile recycling program enrollment and bin details

New York City Council · Sep 15, 2026 · starts 0:49:37 · 1 min 23 sec

Sanchez asks about the 2,500 enrolled buildings, average bin counts per building, and bin locations. Anderson explains larger buildings may have multiple bins, most need one, bins are in basements or trash rooms, and pickups occur on demand when bins are full.

Justin E. Sanchez

You said earlier, if I'm wrong, 31,000 residential buildings were registered in enrolled in the textile recycling program.

Gregory Anderson

It's 2,500 buildings.

Justin E. Sanchez

2,500.

Gregory Anderson

Yes.

Gregory Anderson

But that.

Gregory Anderson

But those 2,500 buildings represent a substantial number of actual units of residential housing.

Justin E. Sanchez

And so what is the average number of textile collection bins distributed to residential properties enrolled in the program?

Justin E. Sanchez

Just one?

Gregory Anderson

It depends on the size of the building.

Gregory Anderson

For a larger building, that 2,500 number could include large residential complexes.

Gregory Anderson

Those may have multiple bins, but for most buildings, we find that one bin is sufficient.

Gregory Anderson

And because we pick it up whenever it's full, if it fills up once a week, we'll pick it up once a week.

Gregory Anderson

If it fills up once every six months, we'll pick it up every six months.

Justin E. Sanchez

And do you generally know where the textile collection bins in these buildings are generally located?

Gregory Anderson

Yes.

Justin E. Sanchez

Where are they generally located?

Gregory Anderson

Yeah, often they're in, it was a yes or no question.

Gregory Anderson

Often they're located in the basements or in the trash storage room or something like that.

Gregory Anderson

I've also seen them in some buildings in the parking garage if they have one.

Gregory Anderson

So it really varies based on the space they have.