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> http://www.wastedive.com/news/nyc-haulers-at-privately-owned-companies-speak-out-against-working-conditio/393120/ <http://www.wastedive.com/news/nyc-haulers-at-privately-owned-companies-speak-out-against-working-conditio/393120/>
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> Dive Brief:
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> A New York City Council meeting about free enterprise and recycling diversion rates featured testimony about working conditions and the demands of the job from sanitation workers employed by private haulers.
> The workers testified that they felt they were treated like garbage or worse. According to Capitalnewyork.com <http://www.capitalnewyork.com/article/city-hall/2015/04/8567046/commercial-trash-workers-testify-against-conditions>, the companies did not respond to email or calls. Private haulers collect more than half of the trash in the city.
> An aspect of Mayor de Blasio’s OneNYC plan <http://www.wastedive.com/news/nyc-mayor-de-blasio-unveils-sustainability-initiatives/390039/> called for an examination into the commercial waste and recycling industry.
> Dive Insight:
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> Workers addressed topics of wages; pay is often as low as $8.75, poor treatment by the companies they work for, little to no training and a barrage of safety risks that face the workers on every route.
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> One topic of discussion calls for dividing the terrain and giving each contractor a zone. Those opposed say it will destroy the competitive market and eliminate smaller businesses.
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> Recommended Reading
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> Capital New York : Commercial trash workers testify against conditions <http://www.capitalnewyork.com/article/city-hall/2015/04/8567046/commercial-trash-workers-testify-against-conditions>