'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 waste-to-energy 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 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h23rF0xrhTE How Chefs In The NBA Bubble Make 4,000 Meals A Week | Big Business https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RkBFVR7lfj8 How The World\'s Largest Airplane Boneyard Stores 3,100 Aircraft | Big Business https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mYsOFXnfsCU ------------------------------------------------------ #NewYorkCity #Sanitation #BusinessInsider Business Insider tells you all you need to know about business, finance, tech, retail, and more. Visit us at: https://www.businessinsider.com Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/user/businessinsider BI on Facebook: https://read.bi/2xOcEcj BI on Instagram: https://read.bi/2Q2D29T BI on Twitter: https://read.bi/2xCnzGF BI on Amazon Prime: http://read.bi/PrimeVideo What Happens To NYC’s 3.2 Million Tons Of Trash | Big Business'
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