Cases / Waste management · United States · 2001
New York City began exporting waste out of state after Fresh Kills closed in 2001
Short record: the main facts, with sources. A full case file has not been prepared.
Nature's voice · report
No measurement of the harm done to me here is on record.
Did nature suffer? Not measured.
Not on record
- The record does not name which of my species, waters, soils or forests were harmed.
Fresh Kills, New York City's landfill, closed in 2001 and became a park, after which city waste was exported out of state, according to Untapped Cities. The sources reviewed do not describe effects at the receiving sites.
What?
New York City has exported its waste out of state since the Fresh Kills landfill closed in 2001, per Untapped Cities. Untapped Cities
Where?
Staten Island, New York City; rail route to South Carolina Untapped Cities
When?
From 2001 Untapped Cities
Who?
Gained
- New York City — Fresh Kills converted to a park after closure Untapped Cities
Lost
None on recordHarmed
None on recordWhy?
Not stated in the sources reviewed.
How?
Rail export of Staten Island waste to South Carolina. Untapped Cities
6 of 6 questions answered from the record
What happened
The record, in order.
Untapped Cities reported that Fresh Kills, the New York City landfill, closed in 2001 and was turned into a park.
According to the same source, the city's waste has been exported out of state since then.
The source reports that Staten Island waste is taken by rail to South Carolina.
In court and with insurers
Every proceeding and every insurer decision on record.
Lawsuits and rulings
No court case on record. No court has ruled on this case.
Insurers
No insurer decision on record.
What we don't know
Undisclosed, unproven, untried: recorded as data.
Nature
- Not measured Harm to nature: The record holds no measurement of harm to nature.
Record
- None on record The sources reviewed do not give the volume of waste exported, its cost or the contract terms.
- None on record The sources reviewed do not describe effects on communities in South Carolina.
- None on record The sources reviewed do not name the operator of the export.
- None on record This record rests on one source.
Did the harm stop?
Not stated in the sources reviewed.
Who paid?
Not stated in the sources reviewed.
Sources
Voices on record: — Company or project— Government and regulators— Courts✓ Press and investigations— Communities and civil society— Researchers
Press and investigations
- Fresh Kills Was the Last Landfill in New York CityUntapped Cities · 2018-04-13