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That’s problematic. The ash and rubbish containers are often accessible from the street. Now they would fine a complex because it has insufficient surveillanc
by mc32 4y ago
That’s problematic. The ash and rubbish containers are often accessible from the street. Now they would fine a complex because it has insufficient surveillance?
I don’t think there is an easy solution to this other than requiring battery mfgs to make safer batteries and consumer education.
- JumpCrisscross 4y ago> they would fine a complex because it has insufficient surveillance This is the status quo with trash and recycling in New York [1]. It looks like there is already a schedule for rechargeable battery disposal. [1] https://www.nyc.gov/html/ecb/downloads/pdf/SanitationPenaltySchedule.pdf https://www.nyc.gov/html/ecb/downloads/pdf/SanitationPenalty...
- mc32 4y agoI can see where half of those fines are rarely enforced. I don't see this as having viable enforcement. I think the main solutions are educational (make it easy to properly dispose batteries) and making the batteries safer.
- JumpCrisscross 4y ago> can see where half of those fines are rarely enforced The efficient amount of enforcement is difficult to estimate. For recycling, at least, it works well enough. I imagine jacking up fines and increasing spot enforcement should be enough to motivate upstream behavior in the buildings, e.g. posting signs or deploying a separate bin.