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that really makes us upset, but when they go to buy something, it is always buy it from the companies that refuse to do with, so all of the latex paint that we sell or we collect from everybody, that company refuses to do it for the city. it is a lot of work to collect the stuff and do it. if the city wants to do this program, they should at least go to their people that they buy it from and say, "please by -- please be on board, or we are not want to buy it from you. our employees will not be able to buy it at your place." everybody should participate, and the city should be using t...

which is a little bit surreal, but it was an easy way to get rid of things. supervisor mirkarimi: i really would like to talk about the department of environment. they really spent a lot of time on it. is there any more questions? >> good evening. from the department of environment here in the city. we were very closely with the city garbage company to keep hazardous waste and toxic products out of the garbage. so just to address what the commissioner said, we know that the more convenient to make it for the public, the more likely they are to do the right thing, and we have that gre...

if the city wants to do this program, they should at least go to their people that they buy it from and say, "please by -- please be on board, or we are not want to buy it from you. our employees will not be able to buy it at your place." everybody should participate, and the city should be using their clout to make their vendors do it. what they are doing is they're asking, just like the latex paint, the little guys are doing it, big guys are not, but the big guys are collecting the money, and this is the small business commission. thank you. [applause] president o'brien: thank you ...

we do it. we collect it, and one thing that really makes us upset, but when they go to buy something, it is always buy it from the companies that refuse to do with, so all of the latex paint that we sell or we collect from everybody, that company refuses to do it for the city. it is a lot of work to collect the stuff and do it. if the city wants to do this program, they should at least go to their people that they buy it from and say, "please by -- please be on board, or we are not want to buy it from you. our employees will not be able to buy it at your place." everybody should part...

we are also following state guidelines that have been approved by the board of pharmacy on how to do collection at the pharmacy, said despite the fact the we are following all of the guidelines, they have us to wait and see how things go before they come on board. president o'brien: any other commissioners? seeing none, we will have public comment. any members of the public, come forward. >> stephen, speaking as an individual. just one thing to consider. my business has been a collection point for latex paints, batteries, light bulbs. we do it. we collect it, and one thing that reall...