NYC Negotiating with Sims on Transfer Station

New York City has entered negotiations with the Sims Group to operate the Marine Transfer Station in Manhattan. The goal of the project is to determine the bet way to use the transfer station to ship Manhattan's waste and recyclables.

Under the two-phase proposal, the MTS will be used to transfer construction and demolition debris and recyclable paper until the transfer station on Gansevoort Peninsula is reactivated, at which time the West 59th Street MTS will be used solely to transfer Manhattan's C&D debris.

"Much of Manhattan's construction and demolition waste now goes to transfer stations in other boroughs," said Sanitation Commissioner Doherty. "Consistent with the goals of the Solid Waste Management Plan, the implementation of this project will reduce truck trips out of Manhattan and promote the transfer of waste by barge."

By entering into negotiations to transfer Manhattan's commercial waste at West 59th Street, NYC is creating transfer capacity in every borough.

Currently, the West 59th Street MTS receives shipments of recyclable paper collected by DSNY and private carters that are transported by barge to Staten Island. The proposal calls for the Sims Group to start sharing the facility for shipping C&D, and converting it fully for use in shipping C&D when the Gansevoort MTS is reactivated.

In addition to receiving the recovered paper that is currently shipped out of the West 59th Street MTS, the reactivated Gansevoort MTS will receive Manhattan's recyclable metal, glass, and plastic.