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September 18, 2012
New garbage cans, recycling bins appear around arena block; will they be sufficient?
Atlantic Yards Report
Developer Forest City Ratner has “agreed to adopt 16 public litter baskets and six public recycling bins on the perimeter of the [Barclays Center] and also on blocks between the facility and the parking lot,” a city Department of Sanitation official said earlier this month.
Neighbors have asked for much wider coverage than the places indicated in the map at right. (Click on graphic to enlarge.)
Coverage could increase after conditions are assessed--i.e., how much trash is on the ground in Prospect Heights, Fort Greene, and Boerum Hill.
Yesterday, some of the new litter baskets and recycling bins appeared. The recycling bins are big, the litter baskets small. I'd bet there will be a call for much larger garbage cans.
Photo by Tracy Collins from Sept. 5 community meeting
Posted by eric at September 18, 2012 1:17 PM