Recovering Wood Waste After Hurricane Sandy
Both chipped and unchipped wood was transferred to Floyd Bennett Field as the dumping stations throughout New York City reached capacity.

As of mid-December, New York City had collected over 240,000 cubic yards of woody debris. Over 11,000 trees came down during the storm.
BioCycle January 2013, Vol. 54, No. 1, p. 38

 

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Commercial Food Waste Recovery In New York City
Sorters at a transfer station operated by Royal Waste in New York City remove contaminants from commercial food waste.

Project by the Global Green USA’s Coalition for Resource Recovery is establishing design criteria that food waste recovery facilities must meet to be technically feasible, economically viable and environmentally sound.
Diane Greer
BioCycle December 2012, Vol. 53, No. 12, p. 41
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