Out with the Trash, In with the New: NYLPI Attorney On Waste Equity
March 1, 2019
Influential newsletter features waste equity viewpoint by NYLPI Senior Staff Attorney Melissa Iachan.
Advocates Call for Stronger Commercial Waste Reforms after City Study Shows Benefits
February 22, 2019
City shows exclusive waste zoning would bring traffic, pollution reductions, double recycling rates, and create green jobs.
ProPublica Quotes NYLPI On Industry Reform After Waste Truck Hits Man Outside de Blasio Event
December 19, 2018
The crash comes as de Blasio’s administration is pushing a major reform that it says will improve the safety records of waste trucks that crisscross the city’s streets.
New Yorkers Support Waste Zones Plan
December 12, 2018
New Yorkers showed up in force for a hearing, in support of a new plan to create exclusive commercial waste zones in New York.
New Yorkers Applaud Sanitation Salvage’s Closure
November 28, 2018
Garbage haulage company involved in two horrific deaths closes its doors after years of advocacy.
NYLPI and Other Advocates Participate in Administrative Hearing About Ongoing Private Trash Hauler Safety Issues
September 19, 2018
New York’s trash industry continues to resist regulations to make it safer.