Solid waste problems in the Big Apple

Journal Article · · Forum for Applied Research and Public Policy; (United States)

OSTI ID:5331980

Polan, S M ^[1]

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1. Dept. of Sanitation, New York, NY (United States)

New York City is a laboratory for everything that can go wrong in waste disposal strategic planning claims the author. The financially strapped city has laid off staff, cut resources, closed its next-to-last landfill, and slashed budget for the nation's largest urban recycling program. And if that's not enough, fixed on the horizon like a ticking bomb is the inevitable closure of the city's last landfill, which takes nearly all the 17,000 tons of waste the city collects each day. How will the city extricate itself from its present mess The direction will be established in a state-mandated, 20-year solid waste management plan now nearing completion. By state law, the plan must emphasize waste prevention, recycling, and composting, with landfilling as the last option. Although larger and more complex, New York City's waste management problems are no different from those faced by other urban areas.

• OSTI ID: 5331980
• Journal Information: Forum for Applied Research and Public Policy; (United States), Journal Name: Forum for Applied Research and Public Policy; (United States) Vol. 7:1; ISSN 0887-8218; ISSN FARPE
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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