It was finally shut in 2001, and the city has shipped its garbage out of state.

It now costs more than $100 a ton to ship garbage off the Island.

Finally, the town began shipping its garbage out of town.

We will ship our garbage to Redmond, and they can go through it.

"Now, the City must come to terms with the fact that there will be nowhere to ship our garbage unless we address this problem proactively."

The city started testing for radiation when it began shipping its garbage out of state.

That could leave Long Island having to ship garbage to more distant landfills, at greater cost.

They have made it harder to ship garbage by tightening trucking and landfill regulations.

"We will ship them our garbage," he said.

New York State officials say that if the municipalities do not comply with the landfill law, they may have to begin shipping their garbage.