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Commercial waste haulers at work late one night in May 2015.

Fritz Schneider

Fritz Schneider is business manager of Laborer Local 108.

City Council

Opinion: NYC Can Avoid a Commercial Waste Disaster

By Fritz Schneider | August 29, 2019

‘Those who have put their support behind an exclusive zone system for commercial waste are turning a blind eye to the recommendations of rigorous research, industry experts, engineers and city officials who know the system best.’

CITY VIEWS: OPINIONS and ANALYSIS

CityViews: Debate About NYC’s Commercial Waste Needs to Focus on Sound Data

By Fritz Schneider and Jose Maldonado | April 3, 2018

‘It’s too easy to believe the worst about the waste services industry, to blame it for not recycling the wastes we all generate and throw away, and to look past the real people that provide this essential service.’

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