On the Brooklyn waterfront, “everyone knows it’s windy,” as the old song goes. So what better place to harness the power of the wind to generate electricity? On Wednesday, Sims Municipal Recycling, which operates the city’s largest recycling facility for metal, glass and plastic on the Sunset Park waterfront, will dedicate its new wind turbine. The turbine, the first of its kind in the New York City area, is slated to generate 100 kwh of electricity for the plant’s operations. Although the use of wind turbines to generate power is widespread in Europe, with its huge wind farms, the technology has been slow to catch on here. Several recently completed residential buildings, including 388 Bridge St.
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In Brooklyn, have installed smaller versions of the devices on their rooftops. However, the Sims wind turbine is certainly the city’s largest. (If you’re wondering about the difference between a wind turbine and a windmill, a wind turbine uses the power of the wind to generate electricity. A windmill uses that same power to grind grain and pump water. Windmills, even in the Netherlands, have been declining since the 19 th century.) In addition to its environmental benefits, the Sunset Park wind turbine will be a “proud addition to the borough’s skyline,” according to Victoria O’Neill, a spokeswoman for Sims. The turbine measures “160 feet tall to the top of its blades, which are nearly 40 feet long.” This is the height “of an average 12-story building,” added Scott Miller, chief corporate counsel for Sims Metal Management, the parent company of Sims Municipal Recycling. The recycling plant, which is formally known as the Sunset Park Material Recovery Facility (MRF), opened in 2013, and already has a 600 kw solar installation on site.
Together, according to O’Neill, these two state-of-the-art devices will ensure that 20 percent of the power at the MRF will come from renewable energy. The MRF is located on an 11-acre, city-owned pier at 30 th Street and the Brooklyn waterfront.
It processes more than 15,000 tons a month of metal, glass and plastic collected by the Sanitation Department. The dedication ceremony begins at 10:30 a.m., with tours of the facilities starting at 11 a.m.
Residents near the scrap yard in Richmond, California, were asked to stay indoors for about 12 hours as firefighters responded to a fire at the facility. According to an from the Richmond Standard, a fire within a 20-foot-high pile of scrap metal was reported about 5 p.m. Pacific Time Tuesday, Jan. As firefighters worked to put out the blaze, they reportedly asked residents in several nearby neighborhoods to stay indoors, in a request that was lifted by about 4:30 a.m. Wednesday, Jan.
On its website, Sims Metal Management refers to the Richmond location as having “processing capabilities that include baling, car crushing, shearing, mobile baling, tin compacting, torch cutting and wet car processing. The yard is equipped with a wet car detox station, baler, shears, torch cutters and mobile car crusher. Complementary services include container loading, overseas container loading, rail car loading, bulk/container ship loading and truck loading.”. New York City is considering a pay-as-you-throw program to reduce waste disposal costs,. The proposed plan’s goal is to mitigate the $300 million cost of shipping waste from the Hamilton Avenue Transfer Station in Brooklyn out of state per year. The New York City Department of Sanitation (DSNY) has hired a consultant for $1 million to design the program. According to, a pay-as-you-throw program charges residents for municipal solid waste (MSW) collection based on the amount they throw away, creating an economic incentive to divert recyclables and generate less waste.
According to the report, the city would charge single-family homeowners, renters and co-op and condo owners a price to dispose of their MSW. While the city has yet to determine a price, there are currently 1,200 other cities that charge resident $40 to $50 per month using different strategies. Katheryn Garcia, sanitation commissioner, says in the report that some municipalities use cans, bags, tags or measure the amount of waste collected by a resident by weight. Garcia says in the report that, if the program is implemented, she could not promise a reduction in resident’s property taxes.
The consultant is expected to release a more formal proposal for the program within a year. The chair of, Commissioner Basil Seggos has issued the task force’s outlining eight potential solutions to address the “scourge of plastic bag waste” in the state.
The report has been sent to Gov. Cuomo and the New York state Legislature for consideration. Seggos says, “As states across the nation and world struggle with the environmental and financial costs of plastic bag waste, New York is developing a comprehensive solution. Cuomo’s direction, the New York State Plastic Bag Task Force has identified equitable, statewide solutions to address plastic bag waste and this report provides a menu of options to tackle this issue.
I’m grateful to the co-chairs and task force members for their efforts and hard work to develop this report.” Convened in March 2017, the Task Force was directed to study the growing issue of plastic bag waste and develop a comprehensive statewide plan to address the impact plastic bags have on the environment. The report is the result of an effort by Plastic Bag Task Force members, including elected officials, advocates and other key stakeholders. The report was informed by a roundtable discussion and comments DEC received from interested parties and an exhaustive review of actions taken elsewhere to address plastic bag waste. Plastic Bag Task Force members are:. Seggos;. Sen. Thomas O’Mara, New York State Senate;.
Assemblyman Steve Englebright, New York State Assembly;. Stephen Acquario, executive director, New York State Association of Counties;.
Marcia Bystryn, president, New York League of Conservation Voters; and. Michael Rosen, president and CEO, Food Industry Alliance of NY Inc. The Plastic Bag Task Force’s report, which is, provides an overview of the problems caused by single-use plastic bags and reviews single-use plastic bag reduction measures undertaken in New York, the U.S.
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And internationally. These measures have included plastic bag fees, plastic bag bans, a combination of fees and bans, manufacturer responsibility programs and education and outreach initiatives to consumers at the municipal and statewide level. Fresno, California, has named Anna Marie Francello as its senior director of strategy and business development. Francello brings more than 24 years of experience in real estate, corporate services, sustainability initiatives and environmental management with organizations from financial institutions to a cable and media company.
She was most recently a senior vice president at Cablevision, reporting directly to the chief executive officer and overseeing the company’s corporate real estate and administrative services across more than 200 properties and supporting 15,000 employees, achieving service level enhancements and savings through automation and standardization. “Anna Marie is a seasoned business development, corporate real estate and sustainability-focused executive recognized for her ability to successfully lead a diverse workforce across large portfolios and high-touch service areas, achieving significant operational efficiencies and service level enhancements, while executing cost containment strategies,” says John Shegerian, co-founder and executive chairman of ERI. “Her client-centric focus coupled with her more than two decades of experience in business process improvements, sustainability and environmental management and risk mitigation allow for her to drive innovative solutions that remain practical and aligned with ERI’s mission.” Shegerian adds, “Anna Marie’s success in building teams and instilling dedication and accountability to team success comes from her keen focus on developing and retaining key talent. We are tremendously honored to have her join us and we’re confident that her input and contributions will be significant.” Francello is a CPA and licensed New York real estate salesperson who started her professional career in public accounting with Price Waterhouse and Ernst & Young, providing tax structuring strategies and due diligence in real estate. She expanded her corporate real estate experience by joining Newmark & Co. As the operations and reporting manager for the Global Accounts Group.
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ERI bills itself as the nation’s leading recycler of electronic scrap and the world’s largest information technology asset disposition (ITAD) and cybersecurity-focused hardware destruction company. It is certified to demanufacture and recycle every type of e-scrap in an environmentally responsible manner. ERI processes more than 275 million pounds of electronic scrap annually at eight locations.