Solid Waste Management Alternatives for The City of New York
New York City collects approximately 13,000 tons of municipal solid waste every day. With the closure of Freshkills landfill and no other local facility, New York City began to export its waste out of state. Waste export is not environmentally sustainable and will incur rising costs as demand for landfilling remains constant or increases and supply decreases. Alternative technologies are used in environmentally progressive cities around the world to process solid waste in a more sustainable way.
The Solid Waste Management Alternatives Report provides a detailed investigation of five case studies of alternative waste management facilities. Each case study includes comprehensive information about siting, financing, and technology and a range of lessons for New York City. The report offers five primary lessons for New York City, should it attempt to implement an alternative waste management facility.