Sanchez previews five bills on containerization, batteries, organics, litter baskets
Sanchez previews five bills: Intro 30 on city-owned building containerization, Intro 987 on association-requested containers, Intro 352 on rechargeable battery disposal, Intro 401 on public organic waste receptacles, and Intro 1041 on litter basket removals.
In addition to the oversight, we will be hearing five bills today.
First, intro number 30.
Oh, before I start that, we've been welcomed by Councilmember Epstein.
First, intro number 30, sponsored by Majority Leader Abreu and Councilmember Lewis,
would require the city to create a program that would mandate city-owned non-residential buildings to dispose of their waste in stationary on-street containers.
Intro number 987, also sponsored by Majority Leader Abreu and Councilmember Ressler, would allow block associations and nonprofit associations to request stationary on-street waste containers for the storage and collection of waste.
Next up, intro number 352, sponsored by Councilmember Nurse.
Which would require DSNY to develop a plan for ensuring proper disposal of rechargeable batteries
used for powered mobility devices, such as motorized bicycles and scooters.
We are also hearing Intro 401, sponsored by Councilmember Ressler, which would require DSNY to install a minimum number of public organic waste receptacles in every community district.
Finally, Intro number 1041, sponsored by Councilmember Hankerson.
This bill would bar DSNY from removing public litter baskets solely on the basis that they were used for illegal dumping,
requiring notification to council members and community boards when a removal is proposed, and publishing data around why baskets were removed and why.