Brooklyn Neighborhood Reports 2012
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Garbage and Recycling Collection
Environmental Complaints 26.8
95 Tons
78 Tons
2,660 Tons
CD 16 (2001) CD 16 (2011) Brooklyn (2011)
Tons= Garbage and Recycling Collected Per Day for Disposal
Asthma 16.5%
CD 16: % Garbage 91.4%
92.2%
85.6%
CD 16: % Recycling Brooklyn: % Garbage Brooklyn: % Recycling
8.6%
7.8%
14.4%
CD 16 (2005)
CD 16 (2011)
Brooklyn (2011)
Data Source: NYC Department of Sanitation, via My Neighborhood Statistics CD 14 (2005)
13.2%
8.0 0.9
3.0
Air Complaints per 10,000 People
11.3%
6.6 1.1 Noise Complaints per 10,000 People
Data Source: NYC Department of Environmental Protection, via My Neighborhood Statistics
Sites of Environmental Concern
Bed Stuy/Crown Heights UHF (2002/04) Bed Stuy/Crown Heights UHF (2007/09) Brooklyn (2007/09)
Adults with Asthma Data Source: NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
Elevated Blood Lead Levels In 2011, an average of 1.3 pounds of garbage and recycling were collected per person each day in CD 16.
19.7
3.4
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4.8
Bed Stuy/Crown Heights UHF (2001) Bed Stuy/Crown Heights UHF (2009) Brooklyn (2009)
Rate of Elevated Blood Lead Levels per 1,000 Youth Age 0-17 Tested Data Source: NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
Data Sources: Environmental Protection Agency; NYC Department of Education via New York Lawyers for the Public Interest
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