"We're looking at, specifically, what is your safety record. [We're also] looking at how close are your garage and proposed transfer station to the zone in question."
"Under the agency's latest request for proposals, safety and vehicle miles traveled will now combine to account for 35 percent of the scoring for potential applicants."
"Previously, how much businesses would pay for trash collection occupied the largest share at 40 percent, while safety and vehicle miles were both wrapped into the 'capacity' category."
"The two Manhattan zones already have two assigned contractors, Action Carting and Bronx-based Waste Connections, both of which had awful safety records, according to a comptroller's report published last year."
Mayor Mamdani will prioritize safety and mileage when awarding the last two commercial waste zone contracts. The Department of Sanitation is reforming trash collection by dividing it into 20 zones. Officials will closely examine the driving records of potential contractors and their proximity to assigned zones. Safety and vehicle miles will now account for 35 percent of the scoring for applicants, a significant change from previous criteria that prioritized price. This new approach applies only to two unassigned contracts in Manhattan after a recent sale of a carting company.
Read at Streetsblog New York City
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