A new report by PIX 11 takes an in-depth look at where all of New York City’s trash goes and how it’s impacting other communities.
Since 2001, New York City has been shipping its refuse to communities across the country—in upstate New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Ohio and South Carolina. PIX 11 went to Rensselaer, N.Y., which is home to the 80-acre Dunn Landfill, where New York City sends construction and demolition debris. Residents there claim the “dust is horrendous” and consider the landfill a public health crisis.
