Trash in New York City | NYC Revealed

When New York City opened commercial waste collection to private companies in 1957, an unexpected group rushed in: organized crime families. For decades, the mafia controlled NYC’s trash industry through intimidation and carefully orchestrated cartels. By the 1990s, carters were pulling in $1.5 billion a year, with $300–$500 million in overcharges—making New York’s trash the most expensive in the country. But their empire didn’t last forever. Large companies like Waste Management and Browning-Ferris slowly broke the mafia’s grip through legal pressure and market competition. This is the story of the billion-dollar underworld hidden in plain sight—literally on the curb. Stream NYC Revealed: Trash - on CuriosityStream. . . . . #NewYorkCity #NYCHistory #NYCRevealed #documentary #TrueCrime #Mafia #History #OrganizedCrime #MobStories #TrueCrimeCommunity