East 91 St. Marine Transfer Station

The NYC Department of Sanitation’s (DSNY) East 91 Street Marine Transfer Station is the transfer point for household waste from Manhattan residents. The waste is loaded into containers and placed on barges to be offloaded onto a rail service. The waste is then transported to waste to energy facilities in Pennsylvania and New York. It began operations in March 2019 and now processes an average of 550 tons per day. DSNY holds a long-term contract with Covanta, which manages 6 day/week service to the waste to energy facilities. The 91 Street Marine Transfer Station is a key part of the city’s 20-year Solid Waste Management Plan, which re-activated marine and rail transfer sites to shift waste handled by DSNY to a rail- and marine-based transportation system, dramatically reducing air pollution caused by truck-based transport.

The NYC Department of Sanitation’s (DSNY) East 91 Street Marine Transfer Station is the transfer point for household waste from Manhattan residents . The waste is loaded into containers and placed on barges to be offloaded onto a rail service. The waste is then transported to waste to energy facilities in Pennsylvania and New York . It began operations in March 2019 and now processes an average of 550 tons per day. DSNY holds a long-term contract with Covanta, which manages 6 day/week service to the waste to energy facilities.

When Fresh Kills landfill on Staten Island closed in 2001, DSNY shifted to a truck-based system to cart waste from the city to distant landfills. The 91 Street Marine Transfer Station is a key part of the city’s 20-year Solid Waste Management Plan, which re-activated marine and rail transfer sites to shift waste handled by DSNY to a rail- and marine-based transportation system, dramatically reducing air pollution caused by truck-based transport.

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