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Transform Don’t Trash NYC | ALIGN: The Alliance for a Greater New York

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Transform Don’t Trash NYC. April 22nd, 2016 Commercial Recycling Drops in NYC: Study. An environmental group found the commercial recycling rate in NYC is as low as 19%. Rana Novini reports. Read more. April 22nd, 2016 EXCLUSIVE: City Commercial Reycling Rate Plummeted as Low as 19%, According to New Study. The city’s already abysmal commercial recycling rate has plummeted to as low as 19%, according to a new study that will be released Friday to coincide with Earth Day. Read more. A new study shows that...

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About | ALIGN: The Alliance for a Greater New York

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ALIGN: The Alliance for a Greater New York. S mission is to create good jobs, vibrant communities, and an accountable democracy for all New Yorkers. Our work unites worker, community, and other allies to build a more just and sustainable New York. ALIGN is a local affiliate of Jobs with Justice. And the Partnership for Working Families. Advancing Innovative Policy Solutions. We produce timely analysis, action-oriented research and forward-thinking policy solutions for our campaigns. We also work clos...

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City businesses recycle trash at lower rate than expected: study | ALIGN: The Alliance for a Greater New York

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City businesses recycle trash at lower rate than expected: study. April 20, 2015. Here's a dirty little secret just in time for Earth Day the city’s commercial recycling rate stinks. The amount of waste city businesses generate is nearly twice as high as previously reported and it’s being recycled at a far lower rate, according to a study to be released Monday. Residential recycling is handled by the city, but commercial recycling is handled through private trash haulers. It’s out of control. We call...

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Copyright | ALIGN: The Alliance for a Greater New York

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This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported License. New York, NY 10004. Partnership for Working Families.

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EXCLUSIVE: Advocates push de Blasio to revamp how NYC recycles its commercial waste | ALIGN: The Alliance for a Greater New York

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EXCLUSIVE: Advocates push de Blasio to revamp how NYC recycles its commercial waste. April 2, 2015. A coalition of environmental advocates and neighborhood groups want Mayor Bill de Blasio to rethink the city’s trash collection policies, arguing that only 40 percent of the garbage collected from private business is actually recycled or composted. They pick up from area businesses every year. The mayor’s office did not immediately respond to Metro’s questions on commercial waste in PlanNYC but a spokesman...

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NY1: Panel Talks Rezoning, Development in East New York | ALIGN: The Alliance for a Greater New York

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NY1: Panel Talks Rezoning, Development in East New York. February 27, 2015. Click here to watch the full video. To read the full article, visit NY1. For press inquiries, email us at. New York, NY 10004. Partnership for Working Families.

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Low Wage Workers Rising | ALIGN: The Alliance for a Greater New York

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Low Wage Workers Rising. October 20th, 2015 Labor, Community and Climate Advocates call out Chase and others on National Day of Climate Action. One year after the historic People’s Climate March, when 400,000 people crowded the streets of New York City, the People’s Climate Movement in New York City, a coalition of community organizations and labor unions held two events in Manhattan joining 100 cities nationwide that are. Read more. Being there for someone else’s struggle as well as your own. One year a...

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NEW REPORT UNCOVERS HIDDEN GOVERNMENT DATA, REVEALING STATE OF NYC TRASH IS WORSE THAN PUBLIC HAS BEEN TOLD | ALIGN: The Alliance for a Greater New York

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NEW REPORT UNCOVERS HIDDEN GOVERNMENT DATA, REVEALING STATE OF NYC TRASH IS WORSE THAN PUBLIC HAS BEEN TOLD. April 20, 2015. Original Research and Buried Bloomberg-Era Reports Show Commercial Waste System Produces More Trash, Recycles Less than Previously Believed. With Earth Day and PlaNYC’s Renewal Looming, Advocates Call on Mayor de Blasio to Raise the City’s Dismal Recycling Rate. The Transform Don’t Trash NYC survey found as many as 22 different hauling companies operating on individual commercial s...

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Issues | ALIGN: The Alliance for a Greater New York

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After years of booming development, New York City now faces the challenge of rebuilding its economy while grappling with issues of high unemployment, affordability, aging infrastructure and decreased quality of life for many of its residents. At the same time, upstate metropolitan regions have continued their long decline, exacerbated by policies that encourage sprawl, divestment from urban centers, and the rapid growth of low-wage jobs. Our vision of economic development centers on creating and preservi...

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Projects | ALIGN: The Alliance for a Greater New York

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April 22nd, 2014 A New Policy Solution to Create Good Jobs and End Corporate Giveaways. October 20th, 2015 Labor, Community and Climate Advocates call out Chase and others on National Day of Climate Action. One year after the historic People’s Climate March, when 400,000 people crowded the streets of New York City, the People’s Climate Movement in New York City, a coalition of community organizations and labor unions held two events in Manhattan joining 100 cities nationwide that are. Read more. ALIGN an...