Here's Where New York City's, Uhhh, 'Waste' Goes
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New York City is home to 8.4 million, waste-producing people; that's a lot of toilets, drains and sewers. It takes 14 wastewater treatment facilities scattered throughout the five boroughs to clean up all of our dirty water.
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We visited the largest facility, the Newtown Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant in Greenpoint, Brooklyn to see how the water is treated. It's a dirty job that surprisingly smells great.
Produced by Sam Rega
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