News Brief

NYC Signs 20-Year Recycling Contract

Just two years after New York City scrapped its recycling plan, Mayor Michael Bloomberg announced in September 2004 a 20-year contract with the Hugo Neu Corporation, one of the country’s leading recycling companies. Under the contract, Hugo Neu, which is based in Manhattan, will build a $25 million, state-of-the-art recycling facility on city-owned land at the South Brooklyn Marine Terminal in Sunset Park. The new commitment is expected to reduce truck traffic in the city by 55,000 vehicle miles per year and save nearly $20 million per year over the cost of the previous recycling plan. It’s also expected to affect recycling-policy decisions in local governments around the country. Details are online at www.nyc.gov/html/om/html/2004b/pr244-04.html.

Published November 1, 2004

(2004, November 1). NYC Signs 20-Year Recycling Contract. Retrieved from https://www.buildinggreen.com/newsbrief/nyc-signs-20-year-recycling-contract

Add new comment

To post a comment, you need to register for a BuildingGreen Basic membership (free) or login to your existing profile.