Educating Tomorrow

Dear Chancellor Klein,

As a member of the NYC community, I am outraged by the fact that only 9.5% of NYC school waste is recycled. How can such an alarming majority of NYC schools not be recycling? How can NYC's Local Law 19 and your regulation, the Regulation of the Chancellor on Waste Management, be ignored in schools, unchecked? Where is the accountability?

I know you must believe in recycling because there are recycling bins throughout the Tweed building. But then why have you disregarded recycling in schools? By breaking the law and being environmentally irresponsible, we are sending a strong message to our city's youth that it's okay to disregard the law and the environment. I expect that as Chancellor of NYC schools, you should be doing everything you can to ensure all NYC schools recycle.

The current Regulation, A-850, has never been upheld. I urge you to update A-850 to reflect the current reorganization of NYC schools and demonstrate a new committment to NYC school recycling.

If we are the greatest city in the world, as some say, then we should certainly take the lead in demonstrating exemplary environmental practices. Currently, we fall terribly short of the most elementary.

Please, please do your part.

Sincerely,
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