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July 18, cuts capacity limits on mostly private solid waste transfer stations in North Brooklyn, the South Bronx, and Southeast Queens. Those three areas have 26 of the city’s 38 transfer stations, and those in North Brooklyn alone take in 38 percent of city’s trash. Mayor Bill de Blasio (D) is expected to sign the bill, which he endorsed last August. The bill was first proposed more than 10 years ago. A coalition of community and environmental advocates sought its passage, as well as Joint Council 16 of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, which has been fighting the growth of non-union labor in the commercial trash carting industry. Litigation Ahead? But National Waste & Recycling Association members are weighing a legal challenge, Steve Changaris, the association’s New York Chapter manager, told Bloomberg Environment. They are focusing in particular on the council’s environmental assessment, a “negative declaration” stating that no full-blown environmental impact statement would be required for the bill, he said. “We’re concerned whether it met the standards for a negative declaration,” said Changaris, whose group testified against the bill in hearings. The association believes that the law will increase costs and reduce jobs. Its stance should be evaluated as part of the social, economic, and transportation effects that would have to be weighed in a full environmental impact statement, he said. The Teamsters Union council, ho... (ash Depots in Low-Income Sections Capped In New York City Bill)
Buy Photo Say goodbye to one of Cincinnati's most iconic landmarks.The signature Hudepohl smokestack on top of the former Hudepohl Brewery in Queensgate will be torn down when demolition of the building begins in about six months, according to officials with the Greater Cincinnati Redevelopment Authority.The signature smokestack, which has been part of the Cincinnati skyline for more than 150 years, will be torn down as part of the demolition of two remaining brewery buildings at the 1.6-acre brewery site at 801 W. Sixth St. - despite efforts by some members of Cincinnati City Council to salvage it. Councilman Chris Seelbach had proposed saving the smokestack if possible.However, a feasibility study determined the smokestack would be too costly and difficult to salvage, according to Melissa Johnson, vice president of industrial development and logistics at the redevelopment authority.Demolition will begin after the completion of asbestos remediation at the site, which is already underway, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) officials announced at a Tuesday morning press conference at the site.Environmental studies have found the site is littered with toxins and chemical compounds that could be hazardous to human health, including asbestos in large outdoor debris piles that will be the focus of the cleanup.The federal government-paid environmental cleanup at the site is expected to take five to six months and cost about $1.8 million, according to Jason Sewell, on-scene coordinator for the EPA.Once demolition is completed, the redevelopment authority will begin recruiting potential tenants for the site, most likely an advanced manufacturer, Johnson said.The redevelopment authority, which bought the... (Cincinnati.com)
Morgan and Rowe, police said the men admitted they did not have permission to take the oil. They told officers their “Russian bosses,” in Queens, N.Y., had told them to drive along Route 1 in Connecticut looking for unlocked containers of used cooking oil, police said.The New Jersey company listed on the truck is out of business and the telephone has been disconnected. (CT Post)
Straphangers described "knee-deep" crowds on platforms from Manhattan to Brooklyn to QueensThe MTA has promised appropriate discipline after poorly secured trash on a southbound refuse train at 14th Street fell on the tracks, causing a single train to get stuck twice -- once in Manhattan and once in Brooklyn -- and a series of sweeping subway disruptions during Wednesday's morning rush. The agency blamed "operator error" for the ensuing nightmare that stranded thousands upon thousands of riders, left others in what customers described as "knee-deep" crowds on platforms and caused hours worth of delays.It started when a southbound Q train got stuck north of the Canal Street station around 6 a.m. because of the trash issue. Forty five minutes later, it got stuck again, this time at DeKalb Avenue in Brooklyn. The latter breakdown at DeKalb, a major crossroads where any problem can immediately impact multiple train lines, caused major disruptions on the B, D, E, F, M, N, Q and R trains for hours.It wasn't immediately clear how many workers were responsible for the trash fiasco, and the nature of any disciplinary action wasn't specified."New York City Transit and the MTA have zero tolerance for worker errors that cause service problems," the MTA said in a state... (NBC New York)
The warmer months can intensify the smell of garbage on the streets. That is, unless you live on a narrow island that sits in the East River between Queens and Manhattan.Roosevelt Island is home to a trash disposal system that eliminates stinky piles of trash. On the surface, nothing appears unusual about how its residents dispose of their garbage. But look beneath the surface (literally) and it's a different story.The 2-mile-long island consists of several dozen apartment buildings with roughly 14,000 residents who take out the trash like many other New Yorkers who live in multistory dwellings.Read the full story here. (waste360)
