Dive Brief:
- Jersey City, NJ Mayor Steve Fulop (D) has announced a tentative agreement between Jersey City and the New York Department of Sanitation (DSNY) that will translate into $10 million for Jersey City in exchange for handling New York City’s waste.
- The mayor touts the deal as an opportunity to expand industrial property in Greenville Yards, a NJ marine transfer station owned by the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, in exchange for a $10 million Host Community Payment to be used for a reservoir project -- the decommissioned waterway located in Jersey City that will be converted into a park.
- Mayor Fulop also noted the agreement will bring in $250,000 in annual host fees to the city.
Dive Insight:
The expansion at Greenville Yards is slated to eliminate 800,000 tons of waste from being transported through the streets of New Jersey. The trash will be delivered in sealed containers via a barge-to-rail system.
An official ordinance ratifying the deal will be presented at council meeting on Tuesday.
