As reported by the U.S.-based Waste Business Journal (www.wastebusinessjournal.com), New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg recently announced an ambitious plan to double the city's recycling rate by 2017.
In his State of the City Address, Bloomberg says the city would begin by "increasing recycling in schools and streets and expanding our plastics recycling program," which is expected to "reduce our waste disposal costs by $50 million annually and help protect the environment."
He also says the city would "become one of the first cities in the country to turn wastewater into renewable energy" while exploring "the possibility of cleanly converting trash into renewable energy."