private sanitation trucks

'For decades, the private carting industry has operated with blatant disregard for the safety of workers and pedestrians and the health of our environment.'

Trade groups such as the Real Estate Board of New York have long opposed exclusive waste zones, arguing that the open-market approach reduces competition and drives up prices.

Residents of the South Bronx and North Brooklyn are breathing high levels of diesel pollution.

"I made the decision to crash into a telephone pole. It turns out the break line had frozen."