This Compliance Report, submitted in accordance with the provisions of NYCRR Title 6 Part 360-15.12, provides status information on the City of New York’s (City) progress in implementing its approved Comprehensive Solid Waste Management Plan for the planning period of 2006 through 2025.
In 2007, a new pilot program for public space recycling was implemented in selected NYC parks and transit hubs. This report looks at the potential for public space recycling to increase the City's waste diversion rate and considers the challenges to managing recycling programs in public spaces.