Issues: Recycling

After suspending glass and plastic recycling in the summer of 2002 due to record budget deficits, New York City has restored its full recycling program. This April 2004 NRDC report, shaped by a steering committee of representatives from 10 environmental and consumer groups, recommends strategies to make recycling more economically stable, while helping to expand New York's recycling program.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Executive Summary
Recommendations
Appendix: Listing of Author Organizations
Endnotes

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New York City Recycling Guide

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