{"id":15783,"date":"2016-10-28T09:54:17","date_gmt":"2016-10-28T13:54:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wasteadvantagemag.com\/?p=15783"},"modified":"2016-10-28T09:54:17","modified_gmt":"2016-10-28T13:54:17","slug":"what-does-new-york-do-with-all-its-trash","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wasteadvantagemag.com\/what-does-new-york-do-with-all-its-trash\/","title":{"rendered":"What Does New York do with All its Trash?"},"content":{"rendered":"

One City’s Waste \u2013 in Numbers<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

As the largest city in the world\u2019s most wasteful country, New York generates more than\u00a014 million tons of trash each year; reputedly (though possibly inaccurately) more than any other city in the world.<\/p>\n

Not only that, New York is also America\u2019s densest city: its narrow, traffic jammed streets make collecting all that garbage a logistical Gordian knot. And\u00a0New York is located smack in the center of the Northeast megalopolis, a giant urban expanse where available land for disposing of garbage is in short supply.<\/p>\n

To deal with these challenges, the city relies on a complex waste-management ecosystem encompassing two city agencies, three modes of transport (trucks, trains and barges),\u00a01,668 city collection trucks, an additional\u00a0248\u00a0private waste hauling companies, and a diverse network of temporary and permanent facilities extending halfway around the world.<\/p>\n

A brief history of New York\u2019s waste management<\/strong><\/p>\n

Waste management problems are nothing new for New York. As described in a1657 ordinance, when New York was still called New Amsterdam, \u201c\u2026 many burghers and inhabitants throw their rubbish, filth, ashes, dead animals and suchlike things into the public streets to the great inconvenience of the community.\u201d A\u00a0snapshot from two centuries later depicts a city overrun with horse manure, posing a health hazard for residents.<\/p>\n

Through most of its history until the mid-1900s, New York\u2019s primary method for disposing of its waste was simply to dump it into the ocean. At one point, as much as 80% of New York\u2019s garbage\u00a0ended up out at sea. However, in what was surely its most enduring waste management initiative, New York City used some of its garbage (mostly ash, rubble and other debris) to\u00a0create artificial land, thereby increasing its own size. Much of the city\u2019s land today, including some of its priciest neighborhoods, are literally built on garbage.<\/p>\n

Two waste systems \u2013 one public, one private<\/strong><\/p>\n

Today, New York City generates\u00a014 million tons\u00a0<\/strong>of trash each year. The amount is so large that the city manages it through two separate systems, one public and one private. The public system handles waste from residences and government buildings as well as some non-profits. This \u201cpublic waste,\u201d which accounts for about a quarter of the city\u2019s total, is collected by New York\u2019s Department of Sanitation (DSNY), the largest waste management agency in the world with a yearly budget of $1.5bn (\u00a31.25bn), greater than the\u00a0annual budget of some countries.<\/p>\n

The other three-quarters of New York\u2019s garbage is generated by commercial businesses, most of it rubble and debris from construction projects. Collection of this \u201cprivate waste\u201d does not come out of the city\u2019s budget. Instead, business must pay one of the City\u2019s\u00a0248 licensed waste haulers to take it away. Overseeing private trade waste is New York\u2019s Business Integrity Commission, an agency created to rid the carting industry of organised crime. Consistent with the Tony Soprano stereotype, New York\u2019s garbage hauling industry has\u00a0long had ties to organised crime. Today, this corruptive influence has largely been eliminated, and the BIC\u2019s primary function is regulatory oversight and setting price controls. In 2012, New York\u2019s public and private waste management systems spent a combined\u00a0$2.3bn on garbage collection and disposal.<\/p>\n

To read the full story, visit <\/em>https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/cities\/2016\/oct\/27\/new-york-rubbish-all-that-trash-city-waste-in-numbers<\/em><\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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