How to Fix New York City’s $500 Million Trash Problem
The City of New York handles nearly 3 million tons of municipal waste every year. The majority of that gets shipped to landfills outside the city, costing taxpayers around $500 million every year. But the Sanitation Department wants to modernize New York’s outdated trash system — can they? To find out, we asked an expert in environmental policy. Photo: Rachel Anderson for The Wall Street Journal
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