Flushing Receives Litter Patrol Funding Amid Illegal Drop-Offs

FLUSHING, QUEENS – More funding for mobile litter patrols is set to be injected across District 20 to clean up sidewalk litter and illegal drop-offs in the streets.

Council Member Sandra Ung announced Wednesday that the Department of Sanitation will allocate $134,000 for the project, which is expected to clear up sanitation issues in Flushing Queensboro Hill, Mitchell-Linden, and Fresh Meadows.

“Garbage is not only an eyesore, it is a public safety and public health issue,” said Council Member Sandra Ung in a statement. “While a lot of our efforts aimed at cleaner streets have focused on the busy commercial and commuter hub in downtown Flushing, we know there are sanitation issues in other parts of the district.

The mobile litter patrols will complete rounds in the district three times a week to remove illegal drop-offs and clean sidewalks, tree pits, and rain gardens. The mobile patrols will also remove snow and ice on the LIRR overpasses in the area.

The Flushing Business Improvement District was also granted $160,000 for sanitation services.

The Department of Sanitation also distributed 100 free compost bins as part of the Curbside Composting service in Queens.

The city's Sanitation department began collecting compost bins full of food scraps on Oct. 3 in Queens.