Waste Characterization Study
Client: City of New York (NY)
As part of this study which characterized and quantified waste generated in all five boroughs in New York City, Cascadia managed and supervised six sampling crews and four sorting crews spread among four transfer stations. Over the quarterly sampling period, Cascadia collected over 4,000 samples from nine unique socioeconomic strata. Sampling of single-family, multi-family, and street-basket refuse and recycling occurred during each of the four seasons. Cascadia sorted samples into 92 material categories and weighed it by category, providing the city with a clear and comprehensive view of its waste generation and disposal patterns across geographic, seasonal, demographic and material sectors.
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