In May 1996, the New York State Legislature adopted an amendment to the Environmental Conservation Law, requiring New York City to close the Fresh Kills landfill on Staten Island by January 1, 2002. In order to comply with this mandate, New York City's Department of Sanitation (DOS) began to reduce the amount of waste deposited in Fresh Kills by implementing interim measures that would continue until the City adopted a final strategy for disposing of the thousands of tons...
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