How Trash Goes From Garbage Cans to Landfills (Every Step Explained) | WIRED

May 23, 2022 · 0:05:14

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Former NYC Sanitation Commissioner Ed Grayson explains trash disposal.
Details the journey of refuse from garbage cans to landfills.
Covers NYC's daily 12,000 tons of waste and recycling.

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