STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Staten Island’s West Shore compost facility has gone to the birds, and some government officials hope a construction project might change that.
Sanitation Commissioner Gregory Anderson wrote Councilmember David Carr on April 15, telling him the city Department of Sanitation has a plan in the works to build an anti-bird structure around a portion of the Staten Island Compost Facility, which is on part of the former Fresh Kills Landfill.
For months, residents of the nearby Travis community have complained about the stench emanating from the compost facility, but more recently, explosive sounds from bird-deterring sound cannons have marred their day-to-day lives…