Thursday, April 22 marked the third anniversary of Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s PlaNYC 2030 initiative to make New York City greener. On the anniversary, which coincides with Earth Day, the mayor announced a new approach to solid waste. In a recent article by NBC New York, the plan came under criticism for some of its not-so-green initiatives.

PlaNYC is required, by law, to be updated every four years. The first update will be implemented on Earth Day 2011. According to Edward Skyler, Deputy Mayor for Operations, the city asked New Yorkers to take part in a city-wide conversation about what should be implemented in the initial PlaNYC. He said he hopes the conversations will continue as the plan is prepared to be updated.

Explaintheplan.com was live on the scene at the Earth Day celebration. We engaged New Yorkers in a conversation about what they want the city to focus on in the future. Here is what they said:

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Looking forward, here are some issues New Yorkers want the city to focus on.

Reporting done by Erica Butler and Uche Abanobi.