New York State Waste Characterization Study Annual Report – 2022
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New York State Materials Recycling Facilities Report – 2019
A need to understand the composition of solid waste in New York State was identified by the Division of Materials Management of the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC) and faculty members of the Department of Technology and Society at Stony Brook University (SBU) in 2018. Ongoing discussions…
Waste Generation, Composition, and Differences – Dec 2013
In 2001, the Town of Brookhaven made a major modification to its residential collection program. The Town instituted a separate collection for yard wastes and banned collection of grass clippings. This should have segregated the major source of seasonality and variation in waste collection. The Town’s source separation percentage (calculated…
Dual to Single Stream Recycling for Brookhaven – April 2015
On January 1, 2014, the Town of Brookhaven modified its recyclables collection program for the second time. The Town began collecting recyclables curbside in 1989. At that time, separate collections of paper and containers were made each week, on Wednesdays. Carters and managers at the Materials Recovery Facility (MRF) found…
Utica Material Recovery Facility Recyclables – November 2019
Oneida-Herkimer Solid Waste Management Authority (Authority) receives MSW and recyclables from 76 municipalities across a two County region. Recyclables are collected curbside and at drop-off facilities and delivered M-F to the MRF in Utica. They are processed as single stream commodities. The facility also receives primarily commercial source-separated corrugated cardboard,…
Municipal Waste Management Suffolk Municipal Systems – March 2013
Municipal programs for waste management have been in place in communities in Suffolk County for decades. Major changes occurred in these programs in the 1980s and 1990s due to the Long Island Landfill Law (passed in 1983) and increases in environmental awareness. These changes led to recycling and yard waste…
Town of Islip MRF Recyclables Characterization – October 2019
The Town of Islip collects two sets of recyclables on alternate weeks: paper and containers. Paper is delivered to the tipping hall then transshipped with minimal processing to Great Northern. Containers are delivered to the tipping hall then processed through the MRF through a manual sorting process. The sorted recyclables…
Municipal Solid Waste Assessment Long Island – 2006
Solid waste can be difficult to count. This may be hard to believe for some, because garbage is a very tangible thing, and it is difficult to conceive that it is not easy to find, assess, and quantify. Nonetheless, for a variety of reasons, creating accurate counts of solid waste…
Recycling on Long Island – 2009
Solid waste management has evolved considerably on Long Island, NY, over the past several decades. As recycling programs have matured, a variety of system designs for collection and processing have been developed. This study documents and highlights the differing program designs which are in place throughout Long Island, with particular…
Delaware County MRF Recyclables Characterization – December 2019
Delaware County receives single stream recyclables from waste hauling companies operating in the County which are received and processed at the County MRF located next to the Walton landfill. At eight transfer station and the Walton location, there are resident drop-off areas where source separated recyclables are collected; roll offs…