Sanchez asks about containerization effects and Intro 30
Sanchez asks whether Intro 30's stationary containerization requirements would have effects similar to the M9 pilot. Anderson says containerizing more waste would improve cleanliness and reduce rats, but DSNY is focused on using available trucks for large residential buildings first.
And then, so reports from the M9 containerization pilot indicated record-breaking reductions in rat sightings and improved cleanliness at set-out locations.
Do you believe that the stationary containerization requirements in Intro 30
have the similar effect?
I think anything we can do to containerize more waste would have positive effects as far as cleanliness and rats.
The thing that we are focused on as we roll out our containerization program citywide by the end of 2031 is where are there still bags sitting on the sidewalk, and that's large residential buildings.
So the approach that we're taking is to, because there's a limited number of trucks that we can purchase any given year, just because the factory that makes these trucks can only make so many.
Our plan right now takes all of those trucks and puts them at solving the residential containerization challenge.
And when we get to the end of 2031 and have purchased all the trucks we need for residential containerization, I think that's the right time to look around.
say what are other things that we could use Empire bins for, start to look at lower density buildings that maybe could use more shared containers, potentially require shared containers for some of those lower density buildings.
But anything we do today that takes away from our ability to roll out as quickly as possible on the large residential buildings means we achieve that goal.
Thank you.