New York City officials are working to change the way residential trash will be removed from the city. The 20-year Solid Waste Management Plan now under scrutiny by the New York City Council would send trash out of the city on barges rather than trucks, reducing air pollution for local residents.
However, some critics say the plan focuses too much on disposal and not enough on reducing, reusing and recycling waste.
Published in The Queens Ledger/ Brooklyn Star. Click here to read page one. Click here to read page two.