An appellate division of the New York State Supreme Court recently upheld a decision to reject an appeal from waste industry groups seeking to overturn Local Law 152, better known as the waste equity bill.
Supported by environmental justice advocates and the MSWAB, the bill permits DSNY to reduce capacity at transfer stations in neighborhoods in the South Bronx, North Brooklyn and Southeast Queens that have been historically overburdened by waste management infrastructure.
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