The city’s newest addition to the anti-litter brigade
The city’s newest addition to the litter patrol is a Street Condition Observation Unit, or SCOUT. (Not sure where the “T” comes in…)
SCOUT is made up of 15 staffers in three-wheeled scooters who will visit every city street each month, recording and reporting on litter, illegal dumping and overflowing litter baskets, along with fallen trees, damaged bus stops, potholes, etc. The SCOUT patrol cannot issue violations, but they are equipped with GPS devices to send the locations of trouble areas to the Department of Sanitation. The new unit has begun to make its rounds, and is supposed to be in full swing by the end of the year.
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On me and my blog
While this blog began as an exploration of litter in New York City (by me, Brooke Edwards–hence the BE in NYC), it has transitioned to focus on how people are using litter and other forms of discarded goods to create commodities. I don’t want it to be strictly about the “green” movement, as there are many other factors motivating the artists and entrepreneurs I discuss to use trash in their work. I hope this comes across in the posts, video, slideshow and podcast that you will see here.
As for me (BE)… 
I am a freelance journalist, graduate student at New York University, and an intern at Scholastic Classroom Magazines. My work has appeared in The Atlanta Voice, The Villager, Downtown Express, Chelsea Now, The New York Resident, NYCReports.com, RunningTimes.com, MensRacing.com, Fast-Women.com, and the Big Bear Grizzly.
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Only 15 people can cover all the streets in the city each month?! That’s crazy! I wonder if they go on trash day or before.
How’s the feature coming?