Column Inside America: Small numbers, big lobbying: New York's waste revolution
The city is now controlling its citizens down to the trash bag. Corporations like Amazon and Kraft Heinz, meanwhile, are successfully defending themselves against paying for the disposal of their packaging.
A New Yorker landlord received a fine from the city's sanitation authority for not separating food waste from regular trash. The fine was $25 for the first offense, but could be up to $100 for repeat violations. A sanitation inspector had opened the resident's trash bag at the curb to check for compliance. The incident is part of New York's efforts to revolutionize its waste management, with Mayor Zohran Mamdani aiming to eliminate trash bags from sidewalks by 2031. Residents are now required to separate food waste and use designated trash containers.
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