New Bronx Paper Plant

Living on Earth

If all goes as planned, New Yorkers will soon witness the construction of the largest factory to be built in the city since World War Two. As John Kalish reports, the developer of the proposed paper recycling plant in the South Bronx isn’t a conglomerate or investment firm, but one of the nation’s leading environmental advocacy groups.

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