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CITY VIEWS: OPINIONS and ANALYSIS

Opinion: How Eric Adams’ Administration Can Prioritize Climate Change and Protect NYC

By Julie Tighe | January 26, 2022

‘Mayor Adams can make New York City a global leader in the fight against climate change and transition to a green economy. His administration must advance environmental priorities that will make our city more sustainable, resilient, and equitable for future generations.’

City Council

Opinion: NYC Can Avoid a Commercial Waste Disaster

By Fritz Schneider | August 29, 2019

‘Those who have put their support behind an exclusive zone system for commercial waste are turning a blind eye to the recommendations of rigorous research, industry experts, engineers and city officials who know the system best.’

CITY WIRE: THE BLOG

City Moves to Zones for Commercial Waste: Key Background

By Jarrett Murphy | August 18, 2016

A study commissioned by the Sanitation Department and released this week found that a zoned system, in which companies would bid for all the commercial pick-ups in a particular area, would significantly reduce traffic and pollution.

sanitation

CityViews:
City’s Composting Program is a Mandate in Search of a Plan

By Norman Steisel | January 21, 2016

A former city sanitation commissioner and deputy mayor applauds the city’s ambitious goal to remove compostable waste from the garbage stream—but wants to know more about where that refuse is going to go.

Health and Environment

City’s Reforms to Private Waste-Hauling Hit Delays

By Cole Rosengren | October 1, 2015

A highly anticipated city study of commercial waste collection has been delayed, putting off any decision about a new franchise zoning system and ensuring that the fight over the industry’s future is far from over.

CITY VIEWS: OPINIONS and ANALYSIS

NYC Must Act to Meet its Trash Challenge

By Gavin Kearney | June 22, 2015

Many New Yorkers don’t know what happens to that coffee cup after they throw it away, but the ugly truth is slowly being revealed.

Health and Environment

Life Near a Landfill: The Towns and People Who End Up with NYC Trash

By Jarrett Murphy | May 22, 2015

From upstate Seneca County to the banks of the Delaware River, people who live near landfills and trash-burning energy plants are parsing Mayor de Blasio’s “zero waste” pledge—and taking action to reduce the impact of our trash on their lives.

Health and Environment

Single-Stream Recycling: Simple for Residents, Complex for the City

By Cole Rosengren | May 20, 2015

Mayor de Blasio wants to spare residents the hassle of separating paper from glass, metal and plastic. The move will likely boost recycling but its impact on city finances, commercial carters and total waste levels is hard to predict.

Bill de Blasio

New York’s Garbage System Faces Mounting Challenges of Cost, Carbon and Equity

By Cole Rosengren | May 18, 2015

Mayor de Blasio has proposed ambitious reforms to address some of the problems caused by the 6 million tons of trash New Yorkers produce each year. But the way to a better waste system will not be easy.

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