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2. New York City waste management system - Wikipedia

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   New York City is a hotbed of canning activity largely due to the city's high population density mixed with New York State's container deposit laws. [18] Canning remains a contentious issue in NYC with the canners often facing pushback from the city government, the New York City Department of Sanitation, and other recycling collection companies ...

3. New York City Department of Environmental Protection

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   The city's wastewater is collected through an extensive grid of sewer pipes of various sizes and stretching over 7,400 miles (11,900 km). The Bureau of Wastewater Treatment (BWT) operates 14 water pollution control plants treating an average of 1.3 billion US gallons (4,900,000 m 3) of wastewater a day; 96 wastewater pump stations: 8 dewatering facilities; and 490 sewer regulators.

4. List of Superfund sites in New York - Wikipedia

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   Superfund sites in New York are designated under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA). CERCLA, a federal law passed in 1980, authorized the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to create a list of polluted locations requiring a long-term response to clean up hazardous material contaminations. [1]

5. Edgemere Landfill - Wikipedia

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   On May 18, 1983, the Toxics Project of the New York Public Interest Research Group released a report documenting the dumping of chemical toxic waste at city landfills from 1964 to 1979. The year-long study covered the Edgemere Landfill in Queens, the Pennsylvania and Fountain Landfills in Brooklyn, the Tallapoosa/Pelham Bay Landfill in the ...

6. Orthodox Jews trash NYC Sanitation Department over ... - AOL

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   Orthodox Jews trash NYC Sanitation Department over garbage drop-off rules they say conflict with sabbath. Carl Campanile. September 22, 2024 at 4:45 PM ... “It feels as though, in NYC 2024, the ...

7. City to host hazardous waste drop-off and 'trash smash' - AOL

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   Aug. 1—HIGH POINT — The High Point Public Services Department will hold three events on Saturday, Aug. 7. The city will host its next quarterly household hazardous waste disposal event from 8 ...

8. New York City Department of Sanitation - Wikipedia

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   The DSNY is the primary operator of the New York City waste management system. [2] The department's motto. "New York's Strongest", was coined by Harry Nespoli, long-time President of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters Local 831, to describe the Department of Sanitation's football team in the late 1970s to early 1980s. [3]

9. County shares guidelines for household hazardous waste drop-off

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   Jul. 11—Ahead of Frederick County's residential household hazardous waste drop-off this weekend, the county's Division of Solid Waste and Recycling shared tips for residents in anticipation of ...