Transcript Garbage in New York - St. John's University

Garbage
in
New York City
See
Degradation
of the city
• Rockefeller Center
Stench
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Infestation
Displeasure
Annoyance
Health concerns
Blocking Sidewalks
• Aggravation
• Inconvenience
• Nuisance
Abundance
• Insufficient pickup
Judge
Why are these
conditions present?
• Apathy
• Lazy
• Lack of enforcement &
social pressure
What has been done to
resolve these conditions
• Pick-up Schedules
• http://www.nyc.gov/html/dsny/html/collecti
on/schedule.shtml
The collection schedule for
MADISON AVENUE and 55th
(Manhattan) is:
Refuse: Tuesday Thursday
Saturday
Recycling: Thursday
Sanitation
Fines
http://www.nyc.gov/html/dsny/html/pr2003/040703.shtml
• Removal of Commercial Waste
$50
$100
• Posting of Sign/Permit Waste Removal
$50
$100
• Sweep-out
$50
$100
• Dirty Sidewalk
$50
$100
• Sidewalk Obstruction
$50
$100
NYC WasteLe$$
• http://www.nyc.gov/html/nycwasteless/html
/home/home.shtml
Christian Ethics
• Is it wrong for individuals to be
fined for something they are not
accountable for?
• Common good for all
• Rights and Responsibilities
• Solidarity
ACT
Our Solutions
• Self Awareness
• Volunteer Programs
• More Scheduled Pick-ups
• Rewards for reporting
unsanitary conditions
• Stricter Fines for those caught
in the act