The commercial waste study will move forward by developing, through Henningson, Durham & Richardson
(HDR), a scope and they will conduct a study. The outline of the sutdy are set forth by the Administrative Code as
amended by Local Law 74 of 2000. HDR, Dan Harkins, Deputy Commissioner Steve Lawitts, Sarah Dolinar, and Vaugh Arnold
attended this meeting. The focus is on comments on commercial waste management issues that affect certain communities.
The Department will develop a scope and conduct a study and will follow the Administrative
Code as amended by Local Law 74 of 2000. The enforcement of the commercial recycling regulations must be improved
and waste prevention must be encouraged in the commercial sector. Multople representatives for boards in Manhattan
have attended, such as Rick Muller of the Manhattan Solid Waste Advisory Board.
The Department will develop a scope and conduct a study and will follow the Administrative Code
as amended by Local Law 74 of 2000. Communities in Staten Island will be discussed, and in particular, waste management
in these areas. Representatives from the Citywide Recycling Advisory Board and the five borough Solid Waste Advisory
Boards and other groups will be attending.
The Department will develop a scope and conduct a study and will follow the Administrative
Code as amended by Local Law 74 of 2000. Communities such as Williamsburg, Greenpoint, Red Hook, and other Brooklyn
neighborhoods are included in this public hearing.
The Department will develop a scope and conduct a study and will follow the
Administrative Code as amended by Local Law 74 of 2000. Communities in Queens will be discussed in this panel.
The Queens Solid Waste Advisory Board chairperson, Bob LoPinto has attended, among other representatives of
various organizations in Queens.
Through a number of programs over the past ten years, DSNY has looked at two strategies to recover the compostable fraction of the waste stream: centralized and decentralized (or on-site) composting. This report summarizes the Department's experiences as well as recommendations for advancing each.
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This document provides a comprehensive description of the portion of the New York City waste stream managed by the city’s Department of Sanitation (DOS). It is intended as a reference document. Actual FY1992-2000 data are provided, as well as projections from DOS for fys 2000-02
This report provides the results of a material-specific waste composition analysis of the New York City municipal solid waste stream, intended to assist DOS in focusing its resources more effectively and enhancing its capabilities in measuring the impacts of its waste prevention programs.