16 FEBRUARY 20, 2020 RIDGEWOOD TIMES WWW.QNS.COM
Queens lawmaker’s bill to cover waste on
railroad cars advances in the state Senate
BY BILL PARRY
BPARRY@SCHNEPSMEDIA.COM
@QNS
For way too long, residents of Glendale, Maspeth
and Middle Village have had to contend with the
odiferous stench and falling debris from so-called
trash trains that ride the freight rails in close proximity
to their homes.
But legislation sponsored by state Senator Joseph
Addabbo was recently approved by the Environmental
Conservation Committee to combat the issue, requiring
hard lids or sturdy tarping to be placed on top of trash
trains.
“Apart from the foul odors and spilled garbage that
many of my constituents are burdened with on a regular
basis, the trash trains have other negative repercussions
on the environment, local property values and the
public health,” Addabbo said. “My bill addresses these
issues by requiring that garbage being transported by
rail be eff ectively covered and contained.”
Under Addabbo’s measure, trains carrying putrescible
waste, or trash which is subject to decay, would
be covered with hard, sealing lids before leaving their
transfer stations. Non-putrescible waste would be
covered with hard tarping.
“Although transporting trash by rail may be environmentally
and economically preferable to trucking,
the practice certainly has its drawbacks,” Addabbo
said.”However, I believe that putting a sealed lid on the
trains would off er an eff ective, easy resolution to cut
State Senator Joseph Addabbo’s bill requiring covering on trash trains was approved by the Senate
Environmental Conservation Committee. QNS/File
down on pollution, reduce the unpleasant odors and
other undesirable eff ects.”
The next step for Addabbo’s bill will be a vote before
the full Senate. A companion piece of legislation is
under review in the Assembly in its Environmental
Conservation Committee.
Congresswoman Grace Meng draft ed a similar bill in
2018 called the Train Coverings for Community Safety
Act saying covers on top of trash trains “so that all the
waste in completely contained, would help alleviate many
of these problems, and ensure that uncovered trains no
longer aff ect the quality of life of area residents.”
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