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Supervisors hear detailed briefings on litter, hot-spot crews and waste programs; item continued
Summary
The committee held an in-depth hearing on litter and waste-management strategies including DPW operations, controller and 311 data, Recology programs and Department of the Environment outreach; public commenters urged source reduction, more drop-in resources and better coordination. Supervisor Feuer requested the item be continued to the call of the chair.
Supervisor Sandra Lee Feuer convened a committee hearing on neighborhood litter and packaging waste, citing constituent complaints and the Controller’s recent report showing increases in illegal dumping in District 1. Chelsea Boyard opened for Supervisor Feuer, requesting city departments provide an overview of litter tonnages, emerging trends and strategies.
Larry Stringer, Deputy Director of Operations for the Department of Public Works, said street-cleaning requires a multi-department, multi-jurisdiction response and described DPW operations: manual cleaning and mechanical street-sweeping budgets (roughly $29 million and $11.1 million, respectively), hot-spot crews…
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