Garbagein

New York City

See

Degradationof the city

• Rockefeller Center

Stench

• Infestation• Displeasure • Annoyance • Health concerns

Blocking Sidewalks

• Aggravation

• Inconvenience

• Nuisance

Abundance

• Insufficient pickup

Judge

Why are these conditions present?

• Apathy • Lazy

• Lack of enforcement & social pressure

What has been done to resolve these conditions

• Pick-up Schedules

• http://www.nyc.gov/html/dsny/html/collection/schedule.shtml

The collection schedule for MADISON AVENUE and 55th

(Manhattan) is: Refuse: Tuesday Thursday

Saturday Recycling: Thursday

Sanitation

Fines http://www.nyc.gov/html/dsny/html/pr2003/040703.shtml

• Removal of Commercial Waste$50$100

• Posting of Sign/Permit Waste Removal$50$100

• Sweep-out$50$100

• Dirty Sidewalk$50$100

• Sidewalk Obstruction$50$100

NYC WasteLe$$

• http://www.nyc.gov/html/nycwasteless/html/home/home.shtml

Christian Ethics

• Is it wrong for individuals to be fined for something they are not accountable for?

• Common good for all

• Rights and Responsibilities

• Solidarity

ACT

Our Solutions• Self Awareness

• Volunteer Programs

• More Scheduled Pick-ups

• Rewards for reporting unsanitary conditions

• Stricter Fines for those caught in the act