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.
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.
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.
This report is part of DSNY's effort to evaluate their own recycling efforts within the context of other major US cities, by both looking at NYC's recycling efforts so far as well as how other major cities calculate and measure their recycling rates.
A summary report comparing recycling rates in New York City to that of other cities, to ensure that discussions of national recycling statistics are comparing "apples to apples," so that NYC can accurately assess it's own progress and learn from other programs.