Members of the Bronx business community are strongly encouraged to attend this important meeting and voice your position on the proposed Commercial Sanitation Zones.
A Free Breakfast to discuss Proposed Commercial Waste Zones
Date: Tuesday, August 21, 2018
Time: 9:30-10:30am (doors open at 9:00)
Where: Residence Inn by Marriott, 2nd floor conference room
1776 Eastchester Road in the Hutch Metro Center Atrium
Admission is free and open to all businesses that utilize commercial trash, recycling, and/or organics carting services.
RSVP before August 17th to Phil Cardone at 718-828-3900 or phil@bronxchamber.org.
About the Business Roundtable:
- The NYC Department of Sanitation (DSNY) is proposing reforms to the commercial waste hauling industry that will promote a cleaner environment, ensure efficient and orderly collection of commercial waste, and improve the quality of life for New Yorkers.
- The new trash and recycling pickup system will ensure that businesses like your own will have fair, transparent pricing and the peace of mind knowing that all carters have been vetted by the city to provide safe and reliable service.
- You will get a chance to hear more about the commercial waste zone proposal and discuss how the City can work to maximize benefits to businesses.
Bronx Chamber of Commerce Position on
Proposed Commercial Waste Zones
Prior to the establishment of the Business Integrity Commission (BIC), private sanitation in NYC was a zoned system allegedly run by the mob. Carters split up neighborhood zones into which only one company was allowed to collect business waste. BIC changed that, promoting the model that allowed carters to compete for customer business. Prices came down and service levels improved.
The City's new proposal is a return to the bad old days. The Department of Sanitation (DOS) is proposing a new zoned program - controlled by the City - where carters must bid for neighborhood collecting zones, much like the old mob run system. The laws of economics dictate that along with decreased competition comes increased pricing. The past two years have already seen an increasing in pricing brought on by minimum wage increases, huge hikes in the cost of healthcare, and general government fees as a whole. This new artificial "improvement" in a system that doesn't warrant City control beyond BIC, is sure to make prices rise again on the backs of mostly small businesses. These costs will surely be passed along to consumers (as all increases must be to assure survival). In the end, the people of NYC will pay again while small mom-and-pop microbusinesses will weaken and disappear for no legitimate reason.
