In June 2016, DSNY published their first Strategic Plan, committing to 12 goals and 46 corresponding initiatives. In June 2018, four additional initiatives were added. In this progress report, one additional initiative has been added.
Annual report on the Department of Sanitation's alternative fuel program, as required by Local Law 38 of 2005, Section 24-163.2 of the Administrative Code.
The report highlights the Department's achievements during the year, including expansion of the NYC Organics program, the launch of donateNYC and creation of the e-waste pilot collection program on Staten Island. The report also looks back at Winter Storm Jonas, including the challenges the Department faced and the lessons learned.
The appendices to the 2015 NYC Organics Collection Report provides more data on the Residential Pilot Areas, District Profiles, Participating Schools, the RFID system for bin inventory, and Organics Program in other cities. It also includes a Participation Survey, Recyling Champions outreach, and a history of organics policy in NYC.
This report summarizes the first two years of the NYC Organics Collection pilot from 2013 to 2015. It details DSNY's operational approach, outreach methodology, costs, participation, diversion rates and recommendations for the growth of the program. Its conclusions are clear: curbside organics collection is viable, popular and effective. As more and more households are brought into this collective effort, we are on sound footing to pursue Zero Waste and to create a more equitable, resilient and sustainable New York City.
This report, which is submitted to the Mayor, the Comptroller, and the City Council in accordance with LL38/2005, discusses the testing, analyses, and assessments of DSNY's alterative fuel sanitation collection vehicles and street sweepers, and the feasibility of incorporating new alternative fuel sanitation vehicles and technology into DSNY's fleet. It also reviews the results of DSNY's pilot program that used alternative fuel street sweeping vehicles in four sanitation districts, with one district in an area with high rates of asthma among residents.
In 2013, New York City Council passed Local Law 77, which requires the DSNY Commissioner to establish a voluntary curbside collection pilot for residential organic waste and a school organic waste collection pilot. As part of Local Law 77, the DSNY Commissioner is required to conduct a study on how to improve community composting in NYC and submit the findings to the Mayor and the Council. The 2014 NYC Community Composting Report lists recommendations for how the City could further optimize the use of existing compost sites and resources, as well as expand community composting locations in each of the five boroughs.
During fall 2012 and spring 2013, DSNY conducted a waste characterization study of the curbside waste stream (2013 study). DSNY periodically conducts these studies to see what has changed in the composition of material collected by DSNY in order to inform future waste management planning.
The Department of Sanitation Borough-Based Snow Plan sets forth the measures to be undertaken by DSNY to enable transportation to continue safely and address issues of public safety due to snow
and ice conditions that may occur on the City's public streets and highways.