Planning for the future: Waste management solutions from LI’s leader
Long Island is facing a crisis. Within the next four years we will run out of space to put the one million tons of garbage Long Islanders produce annually. If we don’t act now to find a viable solution, more trucks will be on the roads, increasing traffic and...
Brookhaven recycling center reopens after $7.5M overhaul
Yaphank, NY – November 18, 2020 – Brookhaven’s revamped recycling center – reopened earlier this year after a $7.5 million modernization – has town officials saying they have resurrected a recycling program that fell apart two years ago amid major changes in the...
Trash talk: Rail may be answer to hauling debris off Long Island
Yaphank, NY – October 31, 2020 – A plan to build a Yaphank waste transfer station that would take thousands of tons of trash daily from construction sites — and cart it off Long Island by train instead of trucks — is being touted by its West Babylon developer as a...