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The snow melters, which are used at other cities and airports across North America, have not been used at such a high scale in New York since 2021.

From Barron's • Jan. 29, 2026

Last October, the first of two melters used to actually vitrify the waste became active, with the second melter scheduled to launch this spring.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 25, 2024

Once the farms got full, the city started using snow melters to make room for more truckloads.

From The New Yorker • Feb. 11, 2015

By machine and by hand, workers picked up the snow that had collected on the edge of sidewalks and streets, then dumped it into trucks or into melters placed over storm drains.

From New York Times • Jan. 1, 2011

“I suppose within an hour, two hours, you could get those melters so hot they are red all through?”

From Ralph, the Train Dispatcher The Mystery of the Pay Car by Chapman, Allen