@stanleybmanly And that is where you lose me. In Alabama, there is a company that has the facilities to deal with this waste. Class A waste is not as big a health hazard as you might think. It has to meet specific criteria showing that bacteria counts (such as fecal coliform) are below set standards. It has to meet this before it can be loaded on a train. So a waste water treatment facility in NY is processing this material, turning it into what amounts to fertilizer, and then ships it to a company in Alabama that operates to meet federal EPA regulations as well as state laws. It employs a number of people so it is a boost for their economy. And you can bet they are overcharging NYC for disposal fees, helping their economy even further. So the overpopulated NYC gets rid of waste they have created and a company in Alabama benefits from it. I still don’t see where this is a rich/poor thing. If NYC was smart, they would actually push for establishing a disposal site within their own state boundaries to keep the money and jobs there, but eventually, it all needs to be gotten rid of.