Diesel trucks carry Manhattan's garbage 7.8 million miles every year. That's the equivalent of driving more than 312 times around the Earth!
Lasdon House recycling room has two bins for recycling, a green one for paper and cardboard and a blue one for metal, glass, plastic, and carton according to the rules of the New York Department of Sanitation. Regular trash goes down the garbage chute.
Please be mindful of what you put down the chute and place any sharp item, broken glass or potentially breakable glass items into a rigid container before disposal to prevent housekeeping staff from injury while collecting the trash.