waste
Help Name NYC’s New Trash-Eating “WasteShark”
It’s a sad sight. You’re walking along the shore of Hudson River Park and spot a piece of
Join a Talk on The Future of Waste in NYC at Museum of the City of NY
On Thursday, June 21st, the Museum of the City of New York will be hosting the talk “Reduce, Reuse, Rethink:
Times Square Goes Green(er) with Big Belly Solar Recycling Garbage Cans
November 15th 2013 marked the 16th year of “America Recycles Day.” This year, New York City contributed to this initiative
Cities 101: What was the “Poo-Poo Choo-Choo”? An Overview on Sewage Treatment in NYC
A modern sewage treatment plant: The Digester Eggs at Newtown Creek Until 1992, ocean dumping was permitted in the Atlantic
Daily What?! What’s a Classical Facade and Neon Art Doing on a Waste Plant in NYC?
The last thing we expect to see on a Department of Sanitation building is classical architecture, much like yesterday’s
“Toxic Tours” Depict Polluted Landmarks in Southeast Los Angeles
There has been an uptick in visitors to the neighborhoods of southeast Los Angeles, an industrial area known for its
Cities 101: Where Can I Recycle My Old Electronics in NYC?
An e-waste collection event by Lower East Side Ecology Center Despite a series of electronic waste laws in New York
The Digester Eggs of Newtown Creek
On an early Tuesday morning, I ventured off to Greenpoint, Brooklyn to tour NYC’s largest and newest plant, the
San Francisco’s Utopic Dump: Harnessing Natural Fears to Control Scavenger Birds
I grew up in landlocked Colorado, thousands of miles from the nearest ocean, where seagulls were weirdly common. I thought
San Francisco’s Utopic Dump: Visual Artists Remake City’s Trash into Treasure
A day’s worth of San Francisco trash, being compressed before being trucked to a landfill in the East Bay.