From the Times Newsweekly:City Council Member Karen Koslowitz recently introduced legislation that would penalize food handlers and other establishments for failing to adhere to proper protocol when discarding waste.
The proposed law will revoke the licenses of food handlers, or vendors who are caught dumping oil, grease or other toxic refuse into the cities sewer system or other public trash receptacles, two or more times within a twelve month period.
A penalty will be issued for the first offense where fines can be up to $10,000.
“New York City has thousands of vendor’s throughout the five boroughs and it is important that waste is being discarded properly,” said Koslowitz. “On several occasions, I have seen food handlers take grease and cooking oil at the end of the day and dump it into the catch basins. Not only is this unsanitary but it’s also damaging to the city’s sewer system.”
According to the Department of Environmental Protection, grease is an example of waste that the sewer system cannot handle. When discharged into the sewers, it can cause sanitary sewer overflows and interfere with the city’s sewage treatment operations.
The new legislation seeks to ensure that vendors and other establishments are following proper procedures as required by law when discarding waste.
11 comments:
Let me nominate the first fine recipient - Da Mikelle on Queens Boulevard and 68th. After the weekend the sidewalk is just smeared with grease and stink. Hate that place.
She looks like a evil character in a Batman movie...
What about all those dog owners that dump plastic filled bags of crap into the sewers everyday? Who will penalize them? What about Karen's toxic red hair? Who will penalize her?
What a hideous photo. Koslowitz looks and acts like a clown. She's a good example of how low the Queens Democrats have sunk. This is the best they can offer Queens voters?
KATZ should be in Elmhurst - does she know where her constituents in Elmhurst are or how to get here? Always taking care of her own in Forest Hills does not cut it. Stop the greasy nonsense and show up for work in Elmhurst Katz!
Will we ever
be rid of our political mediocrity?
Not as long as
dull witted Queens voters abound!
Our borough breeds dummies.
If I could only afford to live in Manhattan.
FYI....Koslowitz hates Katz, and would never debase herself by emulating Katz' style. Koslowitz has class.
Double pension dipper at tax payer expense
Oooofff. What a beast.
now i know why democrat s oppose voter photo I.D. cards .
What is it with these intrepid old bitches...like Karen Koslowitz, Ann Jawin, Myra Baird Herce...who still insist on sporting their fire engine red hair dos?
And which shade of Clairol does Christine Quinn prefer?
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