New York City Mayor Michael
Bloomberg is no stranger to controversy. Over the course of his three terms,
scores of borough residents have expressed outrage over his ban on trans-fats,
stop and frisk and the city's massive school closings, among other things.
Despite his perceived shortcomings, his ultimate legacy could be linked to the
long term results of the rapidly-expanding organic recycling program that he
started last May.
The organic recycling
program involves city eateries and residences conscientiously separating food
scraps from non-perishable items, and storing them in sealed trash containers.
The developing mulch would then be used as crop fertilizer and energy use
capabilities. For participants in the program, strict adherence is important to
prevent odors on company premises, as well as preventing insects and larger
animals from foraging. It is important for small businesses, such as
restaurants and other commercial kitchens which naturally produce and
accumulate a high volume of food scraps to focus on what they do best; serving
high quality meals in a clean and friendly atmosphere. How is a restaurateur or
commercial kitchen manager to know anything about organics recycling? Business
owners in New York City are expected to make every effort to participate in
organics recycling, yet are given very little in the way of information from
the City. Mayor Bloomberg expects to introduce legislation that would require
schools, hospitals and restaurants to sort left over food waste and divert it
from garbage that is headed to the landfill and trash incinerators. This change
would probably not take effect until 2015 because the lead time for such a
drastic change in a city like New York means a change in culture and how people
handle their trash.
Why go at this alone when
Global Trash Solutions can help you better manage your trash and recycling? GTS
already works with hundreds of restaurants in California, Oregon and Washington
where mandatory organics recycling is nothing new. Please don't be forced to
change on short notice; call Global Solutions at (866)
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time solutions at no additional cost to your business.
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