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Tracking the trash

By Sabrina Garone
Published April 11, 2023 at 5:27 PM EDT
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Trash sent for recycling moves along a conveyor belt to be sorted at Waste Management's material recovery facility in Elkridge, Md.
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Trash sent for recycling moves along a conveyor belt to be sorted at Waste Management's material recovery facility in Elkridge, Md.

New York is hearing feedback from communities that have been disproportionately impacted by waste disposal and transfer facilities. Advocates say hundreds of Bridgeport residents are facing eviction. A report finds there are people on Nassau’s gang database without a criminal record. And New York is still without a budget.

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Sabrina Garone
Sabrina is host and producer of WSHU’s daily podcast After All Things. She also produces the climate podcast Higher Ground and other long-form news and music programs at the station. Sabrina spent two years as a WSHU fellow, working as a reporter and assisting with production of The Full Story.
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