According to a study by the New York City Independent Budget Office, it costs more for the city to collect and dispose of each ton of recycling than each ton of garbage. IBO estimates that the cost per ton of the city's curbside and containerized recycling program is $291, which is 13...
Recycling in the City New York City did attempt a recycling program, but in 2002, facing a severe budget crisis, the city stopped recycling plastic and glass, while continuing to collect paper and metal. Now the earth-friendly practice is in full force again and Bloomberg hopes that it will...
Once the rule takes effect, officials say 70% of all trash in New York City will be containerized. NYC now has it's own official trash bin What's more, to make it happen, New York City now has its first-ever official trash, recycling and compost bins, which are designed to work wi...
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New York City's recycling program began in 1988 with scattered pilot programs to collect a restricted number of recyclable categories. Over time, the program was made more uniform in its implementation, was expanded citywide, and targeted more types of recyclables. Although Department of Sanitation...
The Commercial Waste Zones (CWZ) program has transformed New York City’s commercial waste collection system by dividing the city into 20 zones, promoting a more organized, sustainable, and customer-focused approach. RTS NYC has been selected as a key service provider under this transformative prog...
本题题干是取自第三段第二句,但真正的出题点即答案所在是前一句,“It turns out that ending recycling didn't actually plug the hole in the budget,while it did help widen the hole in the ozone.”其中,plug the hole in budget是比喻的说法,与后面的widen the hole in the ozone形成对比的效果。
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New York City unveiled its first zero-waste building last year. With guidance from Think Zero, the development and design team of 565 Broome Soho
New York is preparing to introduce one of the largest urban textile recycling schemes from September, with the aim of simplifying clothing donations, as simple as throwing clothes.