Gracie Point Community Council v. New York State Department of Environmental Conservation
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Mercure, A.P.J.
The City of New York generates approximately 50,000 tons per day in waste and recyclables. After the Fresh Kills landfill in the Borough of Staten Island closed in 2001, the majority of the City’s waste managed by respondent New York City Department of Sanitation (hereinafter DSNY), as well as commercial waste collected by private haulers, was delivered to private transfer stations and then transferred to long-haul trucks for disposal in landfills primarily located in other states. The City’s heavy reliance on trucks and the heavy concentration of private…
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