Manhattan Solid Waste Management
CIVITAS is concerned with disposal of the large volume of solid waste generated on the East Side of Manhattan, both residential and commercial, and how it affects air pollution levels, congestion and impact on residential areas. The East 91st Street Marine Transfer Station in Manhattan, now closed, is the subject of a proposal for reactivation and expansion. CIVITAS testified in support of the Mayor’s comprehensive solid waste management plan (“SWMP”), and with respect to the East 91st Street site is pressing to insure there will be no queuing of trucks on York Avenue, that noxious odors and emissions are curtailed and that operations are restricted to reasonable hours.
UPDATE:Â Click here to download the NYC Department of Sanitation’s project status update from June 2011
Click below to view CIVITAS’ statements on the 91st Street Marine Transfer Station:
September 16, 2008 at a Hearing held by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
April 19, 2007 at an Environmental Justice Meeting
February 1, 2005 at a Public Hearing of the New York City Council
