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| Title: | Sanitation Worker Marking Appliances as CFC Free (1) |
| Keywords: | On the Job, work
sanitation worker
waste disposal
CFC removal
Recycling |
| Issue Date: | 15-Oct-2007 |
| Abstract: | A 4" by 6" glossy of a sanitation worker marking appliances as
CFC free. Photograph unmarked on front and back. |
| Description: | An example of the DSNY's program to test appliances (mostly air
conditioners and refrigerators) to make sure that they have their CFC
removed before disposal. In this photograph, the worker is marking the
appliances as having had the CFC removed. The appliances are now ready
for pick-up. Some more information about this process can be found on
the 2006 DSNY annual report: "In 1999, as a result of new Federal
requirements pertaining to the Clean Air Act, a program to reclaim
Chloro-Flouro Carbon (C.F.C) Gas (ex. Freon) was developed by the
Department of Sanitation. C.F.C. gas is found in most refrigerators,
freezers, air conditioners, dehumidifiers and water coolers manufactured
before the mid-1990’s. The United States Environmental Protection
Agency, which determined that C.F.C.’s have a harmful effect on
the ozone layer, required the Department to develop a program to collect
C.F.C. appliances without releasing the C.F.C. into the atmosphere.
Residents who wish to dispose of C.F.C. appliances must call 311 for an
appointment date for C.F.C. removal. On that day, a specially trained
and licensed Sanitation Worker evacuates the C.F.C. gas from the
appliance and safely contains the gas. The evacuated appliance is then
tagged with a special orange decal certifying the appliance is C.F.C.
free. The regular metal recycling collection truck then collects the
appliance on the scheduled recycling day (usually the next day). The
Department is equipped with 46 vans and currently has 204 Sanitation
Workers, 6 Supervisors and one Deputy Chief certified in C.F.C.
evacuation. During FY 2006, Sanitation Workers processed 237,288
appliances." ("Recycling," in DSNY Annual Report 2006,
ed., Turso, Vito A. Distributed by the City of New York in 2007, p. 14) |
| URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/2451/23671 |
| Appears in Collections: | NYU-New York Department of Sanitation Museum Project
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