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| Title: | Sanitation Worker Moving a Refrigerator |
| Keywords: | On the Job, work
sanitation worker
waste disposal
Recycling
CFC removal |
| Issue Date: | 15-Oct-2007 |
| Abstract: | A 4" by 6" glossy of a sanitation worker moving a
refrigerator. 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 moving a
refrigerator, presumably preparing it 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/2451/23672 |
| Appears in Collections: | NYU-New York Department of Sanitation Museum Project
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