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Wasted Opportunity? Confronting NYC's Solid Waste Challenges

Tuesday, Dec 6, 2011

Did you know that New York City ships 10,500 tons of residential waste to out-of-state landfills every day? That adds up to nearly 27 million miles a year -- all on large, long-haul trucks that spew massive amounts of climate-warming emissions into our air.

New York City is lagging behind other major cities in adopting new solid waste management technologies, even as our current system grows ever more expensive. Isn't it time for the Big Apple to rethink its solid waste management strategy and chart a course for a more sustainable future?

Sponsors: New York League of Conservation Voters Education Fund & The Rockefeller Brothers Fund

Additional Sponsors: Energy & Environmental Law Committees of the New York City Bar Association & Columbia Law School Center for Climate Change Law

Media Partner: City Hall News

Confirmed panelists:
Caswell Holloway - NYC Deputy Mayor for Operations; James J. Binde, P.E. - Principal, Alternative Resources, Inc.; Carol Kellermann - President, Citizens Budget Commission;Thomas Matte, MD, - Assistant Commissioner, Bureau of Environmental Surveillance and Policy, NYC Department of Health & Mental Hygiene

Moderator:
Adam Lisberg - Editor, City Hall News

Date: Tuesday, December 6th, 8 am - noon

Location: New York City Bar Association, 42 West 44th Street

RSVP: NYLCV Please note, the event is free but space is limited.