What Happens to NYC's Food Waste? | On the Job | Priya Krishna | NYT Cooking
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- Опубликовано: 4 фев 2025
- Paul Campbell has been a sanitation truck driver for 18 years. His most recent route has him lugging 300-pound bins filled with watermelon rinds, coconut shells and other compost onto a truck in the dead of the night. He sees a part of New York that few ever get the chance to glimpse: its vast food waste.
While the city sleeps, Mr. Campbell drives around picking up compost from restaurants and markets. As the sun rises, he deposits his haul at a warehouse, to be eventually turned into electricity, generated from biogas, for New York and New Jersey.
“On the Job With Priya Krishna” is a series about labor and the people who shape what we eat and how we eat, and whose jobs often go unseen.
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i love how much humanity and dignity was brought to this story! also just fascinating to see what happens after we throw something in the compost bin. thank you priya and team!! ❤
The NYC government needs to collect and sort the garbage itself instead of telling citizens
@@eac150 You mean that trash collection shouldn't be done by a private company or that you as an individual shouldn't have to sort your trash? One of these statement is utterly wild. In this current world we live in?
@@DizzyBusy If a garbage company has no interests, I don't believe it can survive . don't ask the homeowner to classify your so-called nutrient soil? 10$=10 pound？？？
@@DizzyBusy I think he meant citizens shouldnt have to pick trash off the ground. Obviously different than citizens shouldnt sort their own trash
@@eac150It's thinking like yours that ruins humanity. The effort has to be collectively among citizens and the government. You don't just leave everything to the government. They can only do so much and the rest is up to us as responsible humans on earth to care for earth. It's not only the governments job. Man you're out of your mind to think such a way. Sorry for you
Kudos to the audio team! Many different, difficult, environments to capture and it was done fabulously.
Seaweed snacks vs corn muffin 😂
This is such a good point! Well done audio team 👍👍
Just needs more lighting
"It dont talk back to you" - True words my man Paul.
Thank you Priya, for yet another fantastic episode
yeah that part made me laugh!
Sanitation workers are the unsung heroes of our modern world, honestly
It was great to see Priya more!
Paul was fantastic, and I appreciate that you shared the full process with him as well.
I had no idea that the NYC region did this much actual composting, made biogas and provided compost/mulch to local farms! So great!
The government needs to collect and sort the garbage itself instead of telling citizens !!
I am a dedicated NYC composter and I found this video fascinating! I also wondered what happened to my compost after I deposit it at the farmer’s market or curbside bins. I knew it wasn’t going to a landfill but I didn’t know about the Trenton facility and how the bio gas was extracted to make energy to power electricity. Kudos to Paul for his hard work and to Priya for her first hand report.
Keep it up
As mentioned in the video your work is essential and very important. But it is not valorate enough by all of us that generate all this material. Hope that will change in the future and I hope you feel well and safe in your work every day.
DSNY is different than these private companies, but same idea.Compost collected in some areas of NYC is taken to the Staten Island Compost Facility to create a natural fertilizer. They also send material to be anaerobically digested at facilities like the Newtown Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant to create renewable energy.
Paul, your job is absolutely essential and your story is inspirational. This country is so much better off with you here. Thank you for sharing.
This is my favorite series on RUclips! I love seeing so many human stories and Paul is the man! This seems like such a tough job and he owns it
Just gotta say I'm so happy seeing Priya making work that she clearly is very passionate about! Feels so much more "her" than the stuff she was doing previously
Paul is a gift to this world. 💖 A massive thank you to everyone involved in this process, from the grocers that take time to separate out their compost to the folks at Trenton, and thank you NYT team for sharing this!
Which really great is 1 ton of food waste from New York city removes 2.2 tons of carbon from the atmosphere after processing at Trenton Renewables . I was proud to be a part of it at my facility at Trenton Renewables !😊
Um, you left out the part of how much carbon was PUT IN THE AIR from the production and transportation of that food, including the wrappers/containers/plastic bags, and the harmful effects of the entire life cycle of the product. You are focusing narrowly on one sliver of the ‘pros’, without looking at the whole life cycle and all the cons endemic to it.
Well, unfortunately, not everybody can have their own personal farm. It’s better than putting stuff into a landfill and creating methane for many years.
@@marktalbott351 false dichotomy. It’s not a choice between everybody having a farm, or not. It’s about living in communities where the garbage doesn’t require mass transport, b/c that transport itself is contributing to global warming and a source of pollution. More importantly, as i said above, you aren’t doing a ‘lifecycle analysis’ of everything that goes into and out of the system. Like managing a business by only focusing on revenue without looking at costs, and then thinking you’re doing a great job and will be rich. That’s nonsense.
@@RC-qf3mp debbie downer over here 🤣
So what's your better solution for food waste in NYC? Because right now unless companies like this collect the food waste, it would just be getting picked up by a diesel powered garbage truck and sent to a landfill or incinerator. NYC barely has space for garbage cans, and definitely not personal compost piles for every business/restaurant...
Obviously it would be better for the environment if we didn't have large cities and lived in small farming villages, but thats not how the world works right now. We have to come up with solutions for our current systems that will make an impact - such as this.
Priya’s videos are THE BEST video content the NYT offers. So glad to see these faces and people behind the scenes of our food process. Thank you Priya and Paul!
Immigrants like Paul is what makes America great
this was utter and absolute excellence from start to finish. if the team involved with producing this, is reading this, kudos and hats off. This video brought me joy.
What a great watch & such a cool dude. Thanks for making his life story part of the greater story. Some people say immigration is a bad thing, but they have no concept of what they are talking about.
LOL, yea, I can't imagine a Williamsburg native even applying to that position.
Jobs like this are so often overlooked and I just love how these videos remind us to be grateful for the people doing them. Paul seems like such a kind and hardworking man!
I wish we could have a universal composting system. I hate to imagine the tons of food that goes into landfills when it can be turned into energy and compost. I loved that Paul found out how his compost created green energy; he looked so proud!
I live in Park Slope and take a late-night walk most nights. A couple of weeks ago, I ran into Paul! We had a lovely little chat; he's just as charming in person as he is here! What he does is such a valuable service to our city and our planet and I am delighted to see him treated with the respect he deserves. I was disappointed to see how much good food is wasted and wish stores and restaurants would find a way to donate to the homeless or others in need. But, all in all, this was an interesting and satisfying story.
What a beautiful episode. Paul is such a kind man doing a job that so many of us overlook. And Priya is just the perfect blend of a kind and intelligent human being with a strong sense of right and wrong and a childlike inquisitive mind that wants to understand and learn. Great great series and one of the best episodes so far.
Awww his wife is such a hoot on the phone “can you understand him????”
You can tell they have such a playful love 💕💕💕
This is such an amazing show! So needed. It really humanizes the people that make this city run quietly. Please keep this as a fixture on this channel. 🙏🏾
Paul is the uncle that you run to the next-door to catch up with. So humble and his smile shines so bright.💚💛🖤 priya this was amazing p.s. I do think nyc needs to do more to lessen of food waste, especially knowing how many people are hungry. So yes, seeing perfectly good food going into the bin- it’s disappointing.
Paul casually does hero level work
Mr. Lemon is my go to produce/grocery store and I never knew this about the composting that they do! Another great reason to support this small business/local chain love love love!!
The reporter has done a great job in highlighting the people aspect of the story
This is one of my favorite series on RUclips. There's something about Priya that helps people open up and share their stories.
Great story! Paul is salt of the earth and I love the way he and Priya interact. The waste is, however, shocking and appalling! So many meals could be made by the good stuff that's thrown out.
Hi Priya. This was a wonderful episode, thank you. You bring such engaging humanity to your content. Paul was a winner and a good, decent fellow. A delightful watch. Top stuff.
I love this series. Priya shows all the parts of the food industry we don't usually get to see. And Paul is such a terrific person to learn about! Thanks so much for sharing this!
I worked in NYC for 6 months this year-I loved the curbside compost bins that you use an app to open. Brilliant and so easy to use. I froze it in a bin in my freezer and would drop it off once a week.
I'm glad Paul got to know what all his hard work does for people. What a standup guy
You made trash compelling and human. Kudos, Priya and team, on seeing the story here and telling it brilliantly.
This was my favorite episode in this series!
Absolutely amazing, really appreciate the highlight of this incredibly important work! Respecting the men and women who manage solid waste is essential.
It’s very enjoyable to watch. Thank you all!
Wow, even more motivated to make sure things get into the right bins!
I feel very touched when the journalist told Paul how his work valued a lot to a city and environment ❤
This is my favorite series! Priya does a fantastic job of showing all the jobs that most of us don't give a second thought about. More of these please!
...I see a lot of smoothies, instead of compost:) What a great job. He and his wife seem like soul mates. I love that he called her.
So happy I ran across this while scrolling, very interesting and informative. Paul does his job with dignity and purpose, showing pride in what he does. More people in the workforce, regardless of the job, would be well served to be more like Paul. Heartening to see that garbage is being turned into a useful end product. Thank you for this very entertaining and informative story, I will continue to watch future episodes.
I love these On The Job Videos. Please don't stop making them!
Priya Krishna is a great reporter and writer. I love her cinema and stories.
Refreshing yet educational video. Well done Priya! And, a huge thanks & Happy Anniversary to Mr. Paul & wife.
It’s amazing to here this guy story ❤️🙏🏽🇯🇲
I was so glad that they followed the waste to its composting and provided a sense of how much biofuel helps power homes and mulch goes to farmers to make more food -- to produce more waste to make more composting. Circle of life!
Why is thi ssuch a feel good video? Priya was also a perfect cast/reporter for this
Best part: "Are those going to be a nightmare audio-wise if I get seaweed snacks?" *LOUD CRUNCH * "hmm, not a lot of film crews, though?" "Do I have seaweed on my face?"
this is why I love and support the NYT. stories like these ( thanks Priya for doing the Lord's work) always tear me up and remind me of the humanity of most of us trying to just get by
i love these types of stories and learning about the workers you often don’t pay second mind to. they’re stories and lives and dedication are truly inspiring.
Priya is so good at this. She is so utterly charming in all situations. Great stuff
👏to this incredible team for putting these stories of humanity, and the hard work that goes into what it takes to run a city. Always look forward to new episodes! NYT, give them a raise!
Thank you Priya, my husband and I loved your story it was truly enlightening! We have been composting from our home on eastern Long Island for at least 30 + years. We loved yours and Paul’s energy, thank you, thank you🙏
Paul is one hard working man have mad respect for him
What a gentleman Paul is. His work is ESSENTIAL and should be given much more respect. Great interview Priya - wonderful rapport!
Keep doing well Paul, your service to the city speaks volumes- thank you for all you do to make our environment a healthier and better place to live and raise our families. Cheers 🍻
The best part about this was learning about Paul. Seems like such a high quality person with a great family. So glad he came to the US and helped make it a better place. Thank you for this story!
Paul was awesome! There's a small part of me that has always wanted to spend a day being a sanitation truck worker and it was fun to see what there day is like. Especially for the good of composting!
I loved this 🥰 Paul is wonderful and as usual, Ms. Priya is an expert reporter/host/story facilitator.
I love this story and this show so much! Truly eye opening to get to know the PEOPLE and processes that make these systems run. So inspiring ❤ makes me love the beautiful diversity of our country even more!
What a lovely man is Paul!
He is absolutely right about his job being essential. Sanitation and utilities jobs are all undervalued, but without them life in any city would be just a nightmare.
Ask van lifers how much time they have to spend taking care of their trash, plugging in for gas, water or propane, dumping out trash, gray water, black water or other 'household' waste. When you are off grid, you go it all on your on. When you are on grid, in a city, these services are the fundamentals of quality of life
This was a great story and one that is very important to share about composting and about people like Paul Campbell.
always love to see nyt adding a face to the mostly invisible functions of a city, great job as always priya but this one was really special.
omg this was such a wonderful episode, maybe because paul is such a sweetheart.
I know it would be super easy to just show the technical side of composting and show graphs and production numbers but I really appreciate how this was presented.
Paul is AMAZING! Keep up the AWSOME work!!! THANK YOU Priya for being such a good soul and making videos like this!!! 😀💗
I love this series. It's really interesting to gain insight into the less "glamorous" careers present in NYC.
Love this series, and this was one of my favorite episodes! I appreciate how Priya tells the stories of the people doing this work. It's great to make the workers who make our city's food system work visible. Well done, and thank you 🙏🏾
Thanks so much for sharing this. As a long time dedicated composter I too wondered where it all went and if we were actually making a difference amongst the millions of New Yorkers. Much appreciation to all the people working those long hard shifts and keeping the city running.
This is a kickass, empowering presentation of good people doing good, contributing towards our collective evolution while furthering their own livelihoods. Paul is a wonderful human of sterling outlook, Priya was charming, engaging, and real cute. Props to the service peeps doing the dirty work, literally. An excellent exposition highlighting the folks playing their supportive roles within the fabric of our earthly human society, keeping it running.
This video was such a joy to watch. I love Paul’s humility and dedication to his job ❤
The world would be better if there were more like Paul. Thanks for such a great video.
Paul is Shining responsible Citizen, who goes about doing his job, quietly.... This is what keeps the City going...
Remarkable work Priya, kudos to not only Paul but all other and sanitation workers who keep the cities around the world clean.
this is such a humbling video! I appreciate priya for approaching the task with a lively spirit. great episode by nyt. respect to people like paul for keeping the city cleaner!
How do all these videos make me emotional? I just love how at they're core, these videos are just about the people.
I though paul was around 30 years old, this man has held his glow all the way to the 50-60s. this man will look 40 years old at 100 years
Such a wonderful man doing a marvelous job. Thanks for shining a spotlight on him.
Priya cracks me up with the "OMG, what is this whole potato doing in there??"
Thank you Priya, for this series. And thank you Paul for your service!
it is so profoundly sad to see how much food, good food, is wasted every single day. Hopefully, this documentary video might get us to rethink our profligate ways. Please keep making them!
I love this series by Priya so much!! It is so meaningful and done with so much thoughtfulness.
On the spectrum of people who contribute the most to mankind, these kinds of people are at one end while politicians and businessmen are at the other.
This video is great! It's a journey. Great storytelling, interviewing, editing, music, everything. Top class
I think I love Priya as much as Paul loves his wife, lol. I adore these 'On the Job' vids. Thank you.
This was one of the best episodes. Thank you.
Whoever gave the idea to focus on Pauls story more than composting needs a raise
This was insightful and inspired a convo with my little ones. Good presentation, Priya, Paul and team!
Sending lots of love to Paul -- thank you for all you do
loved this episode , learned a very essential part of the city's functioning which we all overlook as we go by our day.
Paul is really cool. 😊 Living the dream. I hope my hard work can get me to a better life, too. His story is awesome! ❤
Priya, thanks, as always for highlighting all of us. ❤
This was awesome to watch. Big ups to brother Paul 🇯🇲
I'm always looking forward to seeing this series!!
Absolutely love this show, hope there's more to come
I used to do this job in the Midwest & it's amazing to see how people from other areas of the country do the same job. It's so different in New York than from the Midwest
One of the best stories i've watched 🙂 Glad to see where my food waste ends up
Paul has a purpose thanks for what you do!
hard cut to priya with the seaweed snacks was top tier
Thank you for your hard work. He's a wonderful man. Great video Priyas❤
Mr Paul; Respect !