Taking care of 12,000 tons of residential trash every day is a hard job. But how does that even work? Listen in to marvel at the NYC sanitation system.
Josh and Chuck dive into the surprisingly complex world of New York City's trash problem, exploring how the Big Apple generates a staggering amount of garbage daily and the ongoing battle to keep the streets clean. They trace the history from old colonial laws banning "tubs of odor and nastyness" to the current ambitious efforts by Mayor Eric Adams and sanitation commissioner Jessica Tisch to finally solve NYC's persistent waste management crisis. The episode covers everything from George Waring's successful 1890s cleanup campaign to why New York still relies on trash bags sitting on sidewalks while other cities have moved on to more advanced garbage collection systems.
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