New York City Mayor Adams Adams and Chief Climate Officer and New York City Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) Commissioner Rohit T. Aggarwala today released the city's first integrated greenhouse gas inventory, which incorporates emissions from the production and consumption of food.
I don't know if people are really ready for this conversation. And we can't have a level of hypocrisy where we want to ensure that we do local laws to address the emissions that's come from fossil fuel, but not willing to have a real conversation on what food is doing to us.
The Department of Sanitation announced the next Community Boards to receive Curbside Composting following its pandemic-related suspension and relaunch. Service is being restored as a sign-up only program.
The Mayor of New York City orders that every City agency shall develop and begin implementation of a plan to eliminate the purchase of single use plastic beverage bottles.
The Mayor hereby orders that every City agency shall develop and begin implementation of a plan to eliminate the expenditure of City funds for the direct purchase of unnecessary single use plastic food ware.