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Waste of the Day: NYC Spent $1.6 Million To Study Trash Cans
New York City spent $1.6 million to study whether the city should place trash cans outside residents’ apartments.
Topline: New York City Mayor Eric Adams went viral on social media this month after unveiling his plan for what he called a “trash revolution” in the city: putting ordinary garbage cans outside apartments.
New York spent money to see whether this would work?
The receptacles aren’t exactly groundbreaking technology, but the city’s budget does not reflect that fact. New York paid consultants $1.6 million for a 20-week study to determine if the trash cans would work.
Key facts: The trash study contract was awarded to management consulting firm McKinsey in 2022 for $4 million, but a city spokesperson told Business Insider the full amount was never paid out.
The study analyzed waste bins in Amsterdam, Paris and more and considered factors like the durability of garbage cans to help inform the mayor’s decision-making.
Many New Yorkers currently place their trash bags directly on sidewalk corners for collection. They’re now required to order the official “beautiful, durable NYC Bin” for $46 by November 12. But there are many residents who already use containers for their trash — yet they must order the new ones within 18 months.
Background: The initiative was spearheaded by Commissioner of Sanitation Jessica Tisch, who earns over $242,000 per year, according to OpenTheBooks.com. Kathleen Corradi, the city’s official “rat czar” earning $97,000, also lent guidance.
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How do they justify it?
Supporting quote: Joshua Goodman of the Department of Sanitation described the study as “volumetric analysis.”
“Basically, they analyzed billions of different records of trash pickups and helped determine the appropriate volume breakdowns by block for the entire city,” Goodman told Fast Company. “They were paid $1.6 million for this kind of research, which appears on pages 81-87 of the ‘Future of Trash’ report.”
Summary: The new NYC Bins hold 35 gallons, but it might take more than that to fit all the cash thrown out studying garbage cans.
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This article was originally published by RealClearInvestigations and made available via RealClearWire.
Adam Andrzejewski (say: Angie-eff-ski) was the CEO/founder of OpenTheBooks.com. Before dedicating his life to public service, Adam co-founded HomePages Directories, a $20 million publishing company (1997-2007). His works have been featured on the BBC, Good Morning America, ABC World News Tonight, C-SPAN, The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, USA Today, FOX News, CNN, National Public Radio (NPR), Forbes, Newsweek, and many other national media.
Today, OpenTheBooks.com is the largest private repository of U.S. public-sector spending. Mission: post "every dime, online, in real time." In 2022, OpenTheBooks.com captured nearly all public expenditures in the country, including nearly all disclosed federal government spending; 50 of 50 state checkbooks; and 25 million public employee salary and pension records from 50,000 public bodies across America.
The group's aggressive transparency and forensic auditing of government spending has led to the assembly of grand juries, indictments, and successful prosecutions; congressional briefings, hearings, and subpoenas; Government Accountability Office (GAO) audits; Congressional Research Service (CRS) reports; federal legislation; and much more.
Our Honorary Chairman - In Memoriam is U.S. Senator Tom Coburn, MD.
Andrzejewski's federal oversight work was included in the President's Budget To Congress FY2021. The budget cited his organization by name, bullet-pointed their findings, and footnoted/hyperlinked to their report.
Posted on YouTube, Andrzejewski's presentation, The Depth of the Swamp, at the Hillsdale College National Leadership Seminar 2020 in Naples, Florida received 3.8 million views.
Andrzejewski has spoken at the Columbia School of Journalism, Harvard Law School and the law schools at Georgetown and George Washington regarding big data journalism. As a senior policy contributor at Forbes, Adam had nearly 20 million pageviews on 206 published investigations. In 2022, investigative fact-finding on Dr. Fauci's finances led to his cancellation at Forbes.
In 2022, Andrzejewski did 473 live television and radio interviews across broadcast, major cable platforms, and radio shows. Andrzejewski is the author of The Waste of the Day column at Real Clear Policy. The column is syndicated by Sinclair Broadcast Group, owners of nearly 200 ABC, NBC, CBS, and FOX affiliates across USA.
Andrzejewski passed away in his sleep at his home in in Hinsdale, Illinois, on August 18, 2024. He is survived by his wife Kerry and three daughters. He also served as a lector at St. Isaac Jogues Catholic Church and finished the Chicago Marathon eight times (PR 3:58.49 in 2022).
Waste of the Day articles published after August 18, 2024 are considered posthumous publications.
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