New York City Needs an Office of Circularity

New York City Needs an Office of Circularity

“Beyond doing less harm, an Office of Circularity could actively do good by recirculating usable items to New Yorkers in need, creating local green jobs and building community, all while offering a model the rest of the world could follow.” Items put out at the curb. (Photo courtesy Anna Sacks) New York City’s Department of Sanitation collects 24 million pounds of waste every day, a figure that does not include the 20 million pounds of waste gen…