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2. Fresh Kills Landfill - Wikipedia

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   Staten Island Transfer Station occupies a small portion of the site of the former Fresh Kills Landfill near the old Plant #2 at The transfer station —an integral part of New York City's Solid Waste Management Plan—is expected to process an average of 900 short tons (820 t) per day of Staten Island -generated residential and municipal waste.

3. 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]

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. List of Superfund sites in New York - Wikipedia

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   Waste Management, Inc: Niagara: NYD049836679: 09/1989: Hazardous waste constituents have been released to the fill/soil and groundwater beneath the facility, including volatile and semi-volatile organic compounds and polychlorinated biphenols (PCBs). [32] York Oil Co. Franklin: NYD000511733: Action Anodizing, Plating, & Polishing Corp. Suffolk ...

6. Fresh Kills - Wikipedia

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   Fresh Kills (from the Middle Dutch word kille, meaning "riverbed" or "water channel") is a stream and freshwater estuary in the western portion of the borough of Staten Island in New York City, United States. It is the site of the Fresh Kills Landfill, formerly New York City's principal landfill.

7. Mobro 4000 - Wikipedia

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   It triggered much national public discussion about waste disposal, and may have been a factor in increased recycling rates in the late 1980s and after. [ 8 ] According to the Union of Concerned Scientists , the Mobro 4000 incident was caused by a combination of poor decision making by local Islip public officials and short-term difficulties ...