USANews版 - New York is Stuck with 700,000 Gallons of Unused Hand Sanitizer |
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发帖数: 29846 | 1 During the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, New York churned out tons of
greenish hand sanitizer that was bottled up and placed in public buildings
throughout the state. But now, with the worst of it seemingly past the state
, it’s stuck with 700,000 unused gallons of the stuff.
According to Democrat & Chronicle, all the NYS Clean hand sanitizer is
sitting on the runway at a state training facility near Utica while the
state decides what to do with it. Then-Governor Andrew Cuomo said the
bottles cost approximately $6.10 to make so the publication estimates the
unused sanitizer carries a cost of about $4.3 million.
New York State Senator Joseph Griffo last week wrote to Governor Kathy
Hochul, urging the state to consider all options for disposing of the unused
sanitizer. He expressed concerns over potential plans to ship the sanitizer
out of state and have it incinerated, stating that it would likely be a
costly endeavor.
Griffo suggested alternatives including using waste to energy conversion
facilities to transform the sanitizer into heat, electricity and other
sources of power. He also said cosmetic companies might buy the sanitizer
and use the isopropyl alcohol for manufacturing makeup, lotions and
fragrances. |
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