In 2013, New York City Council passed Local Law 77, which requires the DSNY Commissioner to establish a voluntary curbside collection pilot for residential organic waste and a school organic waste collection pilot. As part of Local Law 77, the DSNY Commissioner is required to conduct a study on how to improve community composting in NYC and submit the findings to the Mayor and the Council. The 2014 NYC Community Composting Report lists recommendations for how the City could further optimize the use of existing compost sites and resources, as well as expand community composting locations in each of the five boroughs.
This report, which is submitted to the Mayor, the Comptroller, and the City Council in accordance with LL38/2005, discusses the testing, analyses, and assessments of DSNY's alterative fuel sanitation collection vehicles and street sweepers, and the feasibility of incorporating new alternative fuel sanitation vehicles and technology into DSNY's fleet. It also reviews the results of DSNY's pilot program that used alternative fuel street sweeping vehicles in four sanitation districts, with one district in an area with high rates of asthma among residents.
This report summarizes the first two years of the NYC Organics Collection pilot from 2013 to 2015. It details DSNY's operational approach, outreach methodology, costs, participation, diversion rates and recommendations for the growth of the program. Its conclusions are clear: curbside organics collection is viable, popular and effective. As more and more households are brought into this collective effort, we are on sound footing to pursue Zero Waste and to create a more equitable, resilient and sustainable New York City.
The appendices to the 2015 NYC Organics Collection Report provides more data on the Residential Pilot Areas, District Profiles, Participating Schools, the RFID system for bin inventory, and Organics Program in other cities. It also includes a Participation Survey, Recyling Champions outreach, and a history of organics policy in NYC.
This is the Department of Sanitation's first-ever strategic plan - a blueprint to fortify our vital services, enhance employee and public safety, modernize our fleet and facilities, develop our workforce and lead New Yorkers to send zero waste to landfills.
Annual report of the DSNY highlighting its Zero Waste Policy including programs such as the expansion of their curbside collection program. It also highlighted the adjustment of the City's Business Recycling rules making it easier for companies to recycle and launch of DSNY app.
Cover letter for the submission of an annual report that discusses the testing, analyses, and assessments of DSNY's alterative fuel sanitation collection vehicles and street sweepers, and the feasibility of incorporating new alternative fuel sanitation vehicles and technology into DSNY's fleet.
Annual breakdown, by borough and Community District, of recycling and garbage tonnages collected curbside by DSNY, along with diversion and capture rates.
Annual breakdown, by borough and Community District, of recycling and garbage tonnages collected curbside by DSNY, along with diversion and capture rates.
Annual breakdown, by borough and Community District, of recycling and garbage tonnages collected curbside by DSNY, along with diversion and capture rates.
Annual breakdown, by borough and Community District, of recycling and garbage tonnages collected curbside by DSNY, along with diversion and capture rates.
Annual breakdown, by borough and Community District, of recycling and garbage tonnages collected curbside by DSNY, along with diversion and capture rates.
Annual breakdown, by borough and Community District, of recycling and garbage tonnages collected curbside by DSNY, along with diversion and capture rates.
This annual recycling report provides statistics relating to the types of materials collected and diverted from the waste stream through recycling efforts in New York City for fiscal year 2015.
Cover letter for the submission of the annual report: New York City Municipal Refuse and Recycling Statistics: Fiscal Year 2015, which provides statistics relating to the types of materials collected and diverted from the waste stream through recycling efforts in New York City.
In October 2013, New York City Council passed Local Law 77, which requires the New York City Department of Sanitation (DSNY) to implement a voluntary residential organic waste curbside collection pilot program and a school organic waste collection pilot program. Local Law 77 requires the Sanitation Commissioner to report on the amount of organic waste diverted from participating households and schools. Pursuant to this requirement, DSNY submits Local Law 77 Diversion Report II, covering the period April to September 2014. Organic waste--food scraps, food-soiled paper, and yard waste--accounts for nearly a third of New York City's residential waste stream. This organic material, while historically considered trash, is a valuable resource and can be put to beneficial use. If managed properly, it can be used to create compost, a vital soil amendment, and to generate renewable energy to heat homes or power vehicles.
On April 22, 2015, Earth Day, Mayor Bill de Blasio released One New York, a strategic roadmap for a strong, just city grounded in sustainability, resiliency, and equity. Integral to One New York is a commitment to achieve Zero Waste to Landfills by 2030. The NYC Organics Collection pilot program, currently being implemented by the Department of Sanitation (DSNY) pursuant to Local Law 77 of 2013, positions the city to develop an informed, pragmatic and aggressive plan to divert organice waste in pursuit of this ambitious goal. Pursuant to this requirement, DSNY submits Local Law 77 Diversion Report III, covering the seven month period from Oct 2014 through April 2015.
This section lists the planning unit, outlining statistics of the city. The city has unique waste-relevant characteristics compared to other cities, given its high population density.
This section details the waste characterization activities of the Department of Sanitation, listing the solid waste stream of the city and fulfilling the requirement listed in the current Solid Waste Management Plan.
This section details the commercial waste quantities and projections for the plan period, discussing the quantities of waste generated within the city that are collected and managed by private carters.
This section details the status of existing programs the Department of Sanitation has implemented and summarizes the status of Commercial Waste management within the city.
This section details the rationale for amending Local Law 19, which helped launch and advance the city's recycling program. It lists mandatory recycling requirements, but the law should be changed to reflect the standards and methods of calculating recycling diversion, as well as reflect what the Department of Sanitation is actually collecting from residents and insitutions.
This section details the Department of Sanitation's existing operations, like Interim Export Contracts, which may be changed or eliminated with the new Solid Waste Management Plan.
This section details waste prevention and recycling. It provides background on the recycling program and describes proposed actions for recycling, identifying the new facilities and services that will be developed and the existing facilities that will continue to provide service.
This section details the long term export program, which will replace the interim export contracts. It provides background and context for the program, identifies the facilities and services that are part of the proposed actions, lists goals related to its implementation, and summarizes features of these operations.
This section details commercial waste management. It provides background on the commercial waste system and describes the proposed actions directed at improving the export of waste from the city and the facilities that will be involved.
This is the executive summary of the Draft Comprehensive Solid Waste Management Plan, created by the Department of Sanitation. The plan offers a framework for reducing the number of truck trips and miles associated with the disposal of New York City's waste and establishes a cost-effective and environmentally sound system for managing the waste.
This section details the final report and findings of the Preliminary Waste Characterization Study, conducted by the Department of Sanitation. The study provides a look at the City's curbside residential waste, analyzing and characterizing the composition of the waste stream.
This section lists the results of the Preliminary Waste Characterization Study, which provides a look at the City's curbside waste stream, as well as how waste generation and composition varies among different variables.
Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the New York City Comprehensive Solid Waste Management Plan October 2004. Chapter 8 - 52nd Street Barge Staging Area
Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the New York City Comprehensive Solid Waste Draft Management Plan October 2004. Chapter 13 - Scott Avenue Truck-to-Barge Transfer Station
Draft Envieonmental Impact Statement for the New York City Comprehensive Solid Waste Management Plan October 2004. Appendices Appendix A - Agency and Utility Correspondence
Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the New York City Comprenhemsive Solid Waste Management Plan October 2004. Chapter - 9 Harlem River Yard Barge to Rail Intermodel Transfer Station.
Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the New York City Comprehensive Solid Waste Management Plan October 200. Chapter 7 - North Shore Converted MTS
Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the New York City Solid Waste Management Plan October 2004. Chapter 31 - Meserole Street Truck-to-Rail Transfer Station
Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the NewYork City Comprehensive Solid Waste Management Plan October 2004. Chapter 5 - Southwest Brooklyn Converted MTS.
Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the New York City Comprehensive Solid Waste Management Plan October 2004. Chapter 6 - East 91st. Street Converted MTS.
Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the New York City Comprehensive Solid Waste Management Plan October 2004. Chapter 2 - Description of Facility Sites
Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the New York City Comprehensive Solid Waste Management Plan October 2004. Chapter 4 - Hamilton Ave Converted MTS
Draft Environmental Impact Statemtent for the New York City Comprehensive Solid Waste Management Plan October 2004. Chapter 34 - Evaluation of Proposed Plan.
Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the New York City Comprehensive Solid Waste Management Plan October 2004. Chapter 20 - Greenpoint Converted MTS
Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the New York City Comprehensive Solid Waste Management Plan October 2004. Chapter 36 - Irreversible and Irretrievable Commitment of Resources.
Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the Nw York City Comprehensive Solid Waste Management Plan October 2004. Appendix B - Demographic and Socioeconomic Data.
Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the New York City Comprehensive Solid Waste Management Plan October 2004. Appendix C - Essential Fish Habitat for DSNY Eight MTSs
Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the New York City Comprehensive Solid Waste Management Plan October 2004. Appendix - D Commercial Waste to the MTS Summary Report
Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the New York City Comprehensive Solid Waste Management Plan October 2004. Appendix F- Phase II Site Investigation Reports.
Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the New York City Comprehensive Solid Waste Management Plan October 2004. Chapter 19 - South Bronx Converted MTS
Draft Environment Impact Statement for the New York City Comprehensive Solid Waste Management Plan October 2004. Chapter - 22 West 59th Street Converted MTS
Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the New York City Comprehensive Solid Waste Management Plan October 2004. Chapter 23 - Existing South Bronx MTS