On Thursday, August 6, 2020 NYC Parks Commissioner Mitchell J. Silver visited Hunter’s Point South Park. He was joined by Queens Parks Commissioner Michael Dockett, park managers Eric Goetz and Shirley Echavarria as well as officials from Hunters Point Parks Conservancy to officially unveil newly purchased Bigbelly trash cans.
The first set of four cans were installed in the park on July 21, with an additional three put into operation on August 17. The Bigbelly cans hold five times the capacity of a standard trash can and reduce/eliminate overflowing trash cans, prevent windblown litter within the park, keep rodents out of trash, reduce plastic bag usage, offer patrons a hands-free option, and divert more labor hours to other higher-value tasks within the park.
HPPC would like to thank Commissioner Silver and the NYC Parks department for their continued support of Hunters Point Parks Conservancy as a valued partner.
To our neighbors - please continue to do your part when you are using our parks! Ensure that your trash is placed into one of the garbage cans, or consider taking it out with you to reduce the burden of our dedicated, yet over-worked, park staff.
We were in the news!
NY1 - “Ribbon Cutting for Solar Powered Trash Cans” -
LIC Post - “Park Officials Cut Ribbon For New Smart Garbage Cans at LIC Waterfront”
QNS - “Hunters Point Parks Conservancy installs high-capacity Bigbelly trash compactors”
