The NYC Department of Sanitation (DSNY) today announced two new initiatives to better manage the tons of waste created by city residents and businesses.
The New York City Department of Sanitation is reminding city residents that starting March 1, the State’s ban on most single-use plastic bags, and fee on paper carryout bags, will be in effect. Shoppers who bring a reusable bag to the store will not be charged.
Local Law air reports for Fiscal Year 2019 as required by Local Laws 38, 39 as amended by Local Law 73 of 2013, 40, 41, 42 of 2005 and 43 of 2010 as amended by local law 119 of 2016. These reports document the use of ultra-low sulfur diesel fuel, compliance with biodiesel requirements, etc
From February 22nd to the 28th, the Department of Sanitation’s donateNYC program and the Foundation for New York’s Strongest will host the second annual Re-Fashion Week NYC, a one-of-kind event celebrating sustainability and reuse in fashion.
LL74/2018 requires each agency to submit to the Mayor and the City Council Speaker a report on such study with recommendations for implementing a penalty mitigation program for violations issued to food service establishments or retail establishments
DSNY studies the feasibility for a penalty mitigation program, in which civil penalties for notices of violations would be waived for food service establishments that donate their excess food to nonprofit organizations.
In observance of Presidents’ Day, the New York City Department of Sanitation announced that there will not be trash, curbside compost, nor recycling collection, or street cleaning, on Monday, February 17, 2020.