Volume 1 of the Final Report presents the results of the PWCS conducted in May and June 2004, and the WCS, conducted from October 2004 through August 2005. The purpose of both the PWCS and WCS was to characterize the City’s residential Waste.
The general goals of this study were to determine the adequacy of the Department's screening process and whether the Applicant Processing Division ("APD") was following its own guidelines.
This research serves as a new “baseline” against which to test NYC residents’ awareness of recycling program advertising when it is launched in media venues throughout the City and would add to the amount of longitudinal data measuring changes over time.
Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) for The New York City Comprehensive Solid Waste Management Plan April 2005. Chapter 11 - Environmental Review: Harlem River Yard Truck to Rail TS
This document provides an update to IBO’s February 2001 Background Paper entitled “Overview of the Waste Stream Managed by the NYC Department of Sanitation.” Here, we present a condensed survey of the same data for fiscal years 2000-2004.
While much debate has focused on the front end of municipal recycling processes - participation, education, and diversion rates - this study explores how securing stable, long-term, primary processing capacity at the local level is the most crucial aspect of viable recycling programs.
Recommendations for change post 9/11 to enhance FDNY's preparedness. This report includes recommendations in operations, planning and management, communications and technology, and family and member support services.
A report issued by the NYC Sanitation's Bureau of Waste Prevention, Reuse and Recycling (BWPRR), exploring how mixed-waste processing and composting technologies together could potentially be incorporated into existing City waste-management strategies.
Appendices to Request for proposals to receive, transfer, transport and dispose of Department of Sanitation managed waste from Brooklyn formerly delivered to the Greenpoint Marine Transfer Station. / RFP issurance date: December 22, 2003
A 2002 study assessing the composition of the metals, glass, and plastics waste stream, in order to aid the decision-making process around recycling programs.