Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the New York City Comprehensive Solid Waste Management Plan October 2004. Appendix - D Commercial Waste to the MTS Summary Report
This section details waste prevention and recycling. It provides background on the recycling program and describes proposed actions for recycling, identifying the new facilities and services that will be developed and the existing facilities that will continue to provide service.
This section details commercial waste management. It provides background on the commercial waste system and describes the proposed actions directed at improving the export of waste from the city and the facilities that will be involved.
This section lists the planning unit, outlining statistics of the city. The city has unique waste-relevant characteristics compared to other cities, given its high population density.
This section details the rationale for amending Local Law 19, which helped launch and advance the city's recycling program. It lists mandatory recycling requirements, but the law should be changed to reflect the standards and methods of calculating recycling diversion, as well as reflect what the Department of Sanitation is actually collecting from residents and insitutions.