On Sunday’s brand-new episode of “Represent NYC,” Manhattan leaders talk about the Marine Transfer Station, a controversial new garbage-processing center that’s in the works on the Upper East Side.

New York City Councilmember Ben Kallos, who represents the Upper East Side, Midtown East, parts of El Barrio and Roosevelt Island, speaks with activists who have played a major role in fighting the development of the new facility, which is being built on a densely populated residential block on 91st Street.

For the discussion, Councilmember Kallos is joined by Kelly Nimmo Guenther, President of Pledge 2 Protect, a local coalition focused on raising awareness of the fiscal, environmental and community impacts of New York City’s waste management system; Regine LaCourt, a resident of New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) and a community activist; and Milagros Velasquez, Vice President of the Tenants Association for Holmes Towers, an NYCHA development near the site of the Marine Transfer Station.

Critics fighting the Marine Transfer Station point out that it’s being built amidst a highly dense residential and recreational neighborhood rather than a more appropriate industrial zone, asserting that the city lacks focus on more environmentally sustainable processes. Features of the area being affected by the station include a playground serving 30,000 people, a public housing development with 1,173 units, and six schools. A recent report from Pledge2Protect lays out the various costs associated with the city’s waste disposal plans, including the Upper East Side Marine Transfer Station.

For more information about the Marine Transfer Station, its consequences and how to get involved, watch “Represent NYC” this Sunday, September 21st at 7:00 pm and Wednesday, September 24 at 9:00 pm on MNN1 (TWC 34, RCN 82, FiOS 33 and streaming live).

Represent NYC” evolved out of Race2Represent, a multimedia initiative MNN introduced last fall to provide quality, uncensored, hyperlocal information about candidates running for Manhattan City Council seats and the Borough President’s Office. With “Represent NYC,” MNN intends to fill the gap in coverage of local government both during and between election cycles. To watch past episodes, check out the show’s archive.