Our Education Subcommittee focuses on current policy and advocacy efforts related to reduction, reuse, and recycling initiatives.

CURRENT NEWS OF INTEREST:

Maryland General Assembly mandates organics diversion – April 14, 2021
DSNY announces new Precision Cleaning Initiative – March 30, 2021
Dozens of companies respond to RFP process for commercial waste overhaul – March 19, 2021

Past News:

• NYC constituents push back against cuts to composting – May 21, 2020
• Proposed legislation to bring recycling and compost centers to every community district – May 17, 2020
• Reversing plastic bag bans amid COVID-19. Why it’s the wrong approach. – March 17, 2020
• Is NYC Ready for the Green New Deal – June 20, 2019
• Good Stuff @ South Street Seaport – May 31 – June 28, 2019
• DSNY NYCxReuse Conference – June 21-22 2019
• DSNY Food Waste Fair — May 23, 2019
• National Cultivating Compost Forum in NYC — May 11-14 2019
• BSWAB Reimagine Organic Waste: A Community Conversation – April 9, 2019
• NYSDEC Solid Waste Planning Meetings – March 2019 Various Dates, Locations
• Commercial Waste Zones EIS Public Hearings – March 11, and 14, 2019

• Bag It NYC and RiverKeeper support an effort to encourage NYS Assemblymember Carl Heastie to pass the BYOBag Act by April 1.  Read more here and here.
• Zero-emission buses are coming to the MTA.  Should zero-emission sanitation trucks follow?  Learn more about the buses.

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