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Nearly a Third of NYC’s Trash Gets Incinerated Elsewhere. What Would It Take to Stop The Practice?

By Big New York · 08/11/2026 · Updated 08/11/2026

Philadelphia's City Council is debating a bill that would ban the City of Brotherly Love from exporting its trash for incineration, citing pollution and impact on human health. Should New York City follow suit? Philadelphia’s City Council is debating a bill that would ban the City of Brotherly Love from exporting its trash for incineration,.

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Philadelphia's City Council is debating a bill that would ban the City of Brotherly Love from exporting its trash for incineration, citing pollution and impact on human health. Should New York City follow suit? Philadelphia’s City Council is debating a bill that would ban the City of Brotherly Love from exporting its trash for incineration,.

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