Jessica Tisch is determined to clean up New York. Source: New York Times
Posts published in “Waste Materials and Disposal”
A Celebrated New York Park Has 526 Acres and a New Boss
By Gotham Rex on October 18, 2022
Morgan Monaco is taking over at the Prospect Park Alliance. She’ll have a short commute to work. Source: New York Times
In Battle Against Trash and Rats, N.Y.C. Officials Try a Schedule Shift
By Gotham Rex on October 17, 2022
New Yorkers will be asked to place trash on the curb later to reduce the amount of time that mountains of trash fester on the streets. Source: New York Times
Can McKinsey Solve the NYC Trash Problem?
By Gotham Rex on October 7, 2022
Maybe the trash problem in New York will be solved with color-coded garbage cans designed by expensive consultants. Or maybe the problem is much deeper. Source: New York Times
As N.Y.C. Trash Problem Mounts, Garbage Will Be Picked Up on Labor Day
By Gotham Rex on August 29, 2022
The Adams administration will pay Sanitation Department volunteers overtime to collect residential trash on the holiday this year. Source: New York Times
Con Ed Dumps Hot, Dirty Water From River Park Pier, Records Show
By Gotham Rex on August 23, 2022
Environmental advocates say Hudson River Park and New York officials have failed to alert the public to waste that may be harming the ecosystem. Source: New York Times
N.Y.C. Will Expand Compost Pickup to Queens in October
By Gotham Rex on August 8, 2022
The city will pilot automatic, optional curbside pickup across Queens after lagging behind promises to collect compost. Source: New York Times
How New York City Hopes to Win Its Long, Losing War on Trash
By Gotham Rex on August 7, 2022
Can social media and rat-resistant receptacles help clean up the city? Source: New York Times
Meet the N.Y.C. Sanitation Department’s Resident Artist
By Gotham Rex on May 30, 2022
Sto Len focuses much of his work on environmental issues in New York City, including sites like the Fresh Kills landfill on Staten Island. Source: New York Times
New York Was Set to Expand Composting. Now It’s on the Chopping Block.
By Gotham Rex on February 18, 2022
Mayor Eric Adams wants to suspend the expansion of New York’s composting program, but experts say the program is crucial to the city’s climate targets. Source: New York Times
N.Y.C. Rats: They’re in the Park, on Your Block and Even at Your Table
By Gotham Rex on November 5, 2021
Reported rat sightings, health inspections finding evidence of rat activity and cases of a disease spread via rat urine are all up amid the pandemic. Source: New York Times
Is the Party Over for New York’s Outlaw Houseboats?
By Gotham Rex on August 19, 2021
Newtown Creek, a polluted waterway, is set to be dredged, meaning the end of an era for the adventurous community it inspired. Source: New York Times
Their Daily Miracle: Getting 8 Tons of Food to the Needy, Every Day
By Gotham Rex on May 21, 2021
An army of “food rescuers” in New York try to make the best of an inherently wasteful grocery system. Source: New York Times
The Don Quixote of Brooklyn, Tilting at Plastic Bags
By Gotham Rex on January 7, 2021
His quest? To remove garbage from the branches of trees throughout our fair city. Source: New York Times
New York Waterway Ferry Company Accused of Dumping Sewage into Hudson
By Gotham Rex on December 4, 2020
Two former workers claim New York Waterway fouled the river with unfiltered waste from boats’ toilets. The firm denies the allegations. Source: New York Times