What Happens To NYC s 3. 2 Million Tons Of Trash, Big Business

New York City is one of the most wasteful cities in the world. But none of its trash is actually processed in NYC. It s sent to wastetoenergy facilities and landfills as far away as Ohio and South Carolina. It takes a vast network of sanitation workers, trucks, trains, cranes, and barges and 429 million a year to get it there. MORE BIG BUSINESS VIDEOS: How 800 Million Pounds of Himalayan Salt Are Mined Each Year, Big Business How Chefs In The NBA Bubble Make 4, 000 Meals A Week, Big Business How The World s Largest Airplane Boneyard Stores 3, 100 Aircraft, Big Business