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These larger vehicles will transport the waste to the end point of disposal in an incinerator, landfill, or hazardous waste facility, or for recycling. Transfer stations can be publicly or privately owned. They vary in size, from small regional sites managing less than 1000 tonnes/year to large sites managing over 200,000 tonne/year. [1]
The New York City Department of Sanitation is the largest sanitation department in the world, with 7,201 uniformed sanitation workers and supervisors, 2,041 civilian workers, 2,230 general collection trucks, 275 specialized collection trucks, 450 street sweepers, 365 snowplows, 298 front end loaders, and 2,360 support vehicles.
In 2020, citing budget cuts related to the COVID-19 pandemic, New York City suspended its curbside composting and organics recycling for schools. [23] [24] Through the effort of a community coalition called "Save Our Compost," enough funds were retained in the city budget to allow four community-scale composting sites to remain open. [24]
The Rogers facility was the first in the U.S. for South Africa-based Myplas. MBOLD, a business coalition that led the effort and publicity campaign to bring the recycling company to town, did not ...
The Stanolind Recycling Plant was in operation as early 1947. [32] Another early recycling mill was Waste Techniques, built in Conshohocken, Pennsylvania in 1972. [citation needed] Waste Techniques was sold to Frank Keel in 1978, and resold to BFI in 1981. Woodbury, New Jersey, was the first city in the United States to mandate recycling. [33]
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Recycling not only benefits the environment but also positively affects the economy. The materials from which the items are made can be made into new products. [45] Materials for recycling may be collected separately from general waste using dedicated bins and collection vehicles, a procedure called kerbside collection. In some communities, the ...