Sanchez questions Anderson on tracking abandoned last-mile delivery courier bags

And then finally,

Does the department track the volume of delivery?

courier bags, such as those used by last mile delivery services that it collects and disposes of?

And then under the existing commercial waste rules, does the department have the authority to hold last mile delivery companies responsible for abandoned reusable textile equipment?

So that's a great question.

I will say on a formal basis, no, we do not track the number of those last mile delivery courier bags that we see.

I personally take a photograph every time I see one.

And so I have my own little side project there.

And I think, you know, anyone who spends time walking around New York City has probably seen them discarded all across the city.

So it's something that we are looking into whether we have existing enforcement tools to be able to hold those companies accountable.

And if our existing tools aren't sufficient, we're certainly interested in working with the council to develop new tools that we can use.

Hunts Point is a great artist community.

We have an Amazon Last Mile delivery facility there.

And if you ever want to throw a little art show with all of your photos, we are happy to help.

I would like to now recognize Councilmember Virginia Maloney and Ty Hankerson in some updated swag.

And I would like to turn it over to Councilmember Santa Suoso.