Still More Dangerous:
New York City’s Commercial Garbage Companies Continue to Put Workers and the Public at Risk
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As New York City moves forward with implementation of the Commercial Waste Zones Law (Local Law 199 of 2019), a
ALIGN Testimony
Council Member Shaun Abreu, Chair
New York City Committee on Sanitation and Waste Management
My name is Jenille Scott, and I am the Climate Director of ALIGN: The Alliance
for a Greater New York. We bring together labor,
New York City is undermining its major investments in solid waste and recycling infrastructure by allowing the private commercial waste industry to massively increase its reliance on trucking of commercial waste, according to a new report out today by the
New Law Would Make Huge Greenhouse Gas Reductions
Transitioning New York City to an efficient, high-diversion commercial waste zone (CWZ) system will avoid up to 2 million tons of Greenhouse Gas emissions per year, making this one of the most
The commercial sanitation industry’s recycling rate fell to 21% over the last year, a new report finds, undermining New York City’s efforts to achieve zero waste by 2030. Leading cities, such as Seattle and San Francisco, recycle at rates three
More Dangerous Than Ever, a new report from Transform Don't Trash NYC, finds that crashes in the commercial sanitation industry have doubled over the last two years. The report reveals that the top 20 carters had 67 crashes in the last two years, up from 35 crashes during the previous two-year period. The new findings show that the industry is getting significantly more dangerous and undermining the progress that the City’s Vision Zero program is making to reduce traffic deaths.
Read MoreFor nine years Orrett Ewen worked as a helper for Sanitation Salvage, a carter that primarily serves customers in the Bronx and is one of the largest in the city. He was required to work for 16 to 17 hours
