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2. New York City waste management system - Wikipedia

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   Fresh Kills Landfill (1948-2001) was a dumping site part of NYC's waste management system located on the west shore of Staten Island. In the 18th and 19th centuries, New York residents were encouraged to throw their trash into the East River to shore up low-lying sections of Lower Manhattan. [26]

3. Environment of New York City - Wikipedia

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   New York City's waste management system is a refuse removal system primarily run by the New York City Department of Sanitation (DSNY). The department maintains the waste collection infrastructure and hires public and private contractors who remove the city's waste. This waste, created by New York City's population of more than eight million ...

4. New York City Department of Sanitation - Wikipedia

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   The Solid Waste Management Bureau is responsible for the disposal of all municipal solid waste and recyclables managed by DSNY, and for long-term waste export programs. The bureau consists of Solid Waste Management Engineering, the Export Contract Management Unit, marine and land-based transfer stations, and the Fresh Kills landfill and long ...

5. Environmental issues in New York City - Wikipedia

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   An interim system was put in place in which most of the city's garbage was trucked out of the city to landfills in other states. In 2006 Mayor Michael Bloomberg signed legislation establishing a new solid waste management plan, which will use barges and trains to export 90% of the city's 12,000 daily tons of residential trash. Under the ...

6. Fresh Kills Landfill - Wikipedia

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   At the peak of its operation, in 1986, Fresh Kills received 29,000 short tons (26,000 t) of residential waste per day, playing a key part in the New York City waste management system. [3] From 1991 until its closing it was the only landfill to accept New York City's residential waste. [4]

7. Trump taps Elon Musk, Vivek Ramaswamy to lead new 'Department ...

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   WASHINGTON − President-elect Donald Trump has tapped tech billionaire Elon Musk, the world's wealthiest person, and former Republican presidential contender Vivek Ramaswamy to lead a new ...