# @wsj on YouTube

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://youtube.com/watch?v=LDCvtZ4L_GM
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/69000257-wsj-youtube
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/45da0eda7b.jpg
- **Posted:** 2026-08-14T16:30:13.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** The Wall Street Journal (@WSJ) — https://gondola.cc/WSJ

## Caption

New York City handles nearly 3 million tons of trash a year. And much of it ends up on the curb in loose plastic bags — before getting shipped to landfills outside of the city altogether, on barges and then trains. This system costs the city around $500 million a year. So, can the largest city in the United States modernize its waste management?

WSJ explores how experts and city officials plan to tackle New York City’s giant trash problem.

Chapters:
0:00 NYC’s trash problem
0:34 Possible solutions
1:10 Why the issue exists
1:59 What the sanitation department does now
3:34 The bigger problem
6:13 The bigger solution

Pro Perfected
Experts in engineering and design break down a ubiquitous problem, examining how the world is built and what can make it better.

#NYC #Trash #WSJ

## Stats

- **Views:** 409,853
- **Likes:** 5,588
- **Shares:** 0
- **Comments:** 815

## Tags

nyc, trash, wsj

---
Copyright (c) Gondola