According to Local Law 36 (2010), NY City Mayoral and Non-Mayoral Agencies are required to establish a Waste Prevention, Reuse, and Recycling Plan to bring the agency into compliance with the Recycling Law (Local Law 19 of 1989).
This report describes the New York City Department of Environmental Protection’s (DEP’s) pilot program to test New York City wastewater for SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, as mandated by Local Law 28 of 2021 (LL28).
Local Law Air Reports for Fiscal Year 2020 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.
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
NYC BY THE NUMBERS: Last year, the Mayor suspended the sanitation department’s organics collection program because of budget constraints and too many partially filled trucks. But participation varied throughout the city.
As the pandemic swept the city and lead to school closures, job losses, and quarantine, food insecurity grew. New York City spending for emergency food grew too.
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 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.