During fall 2012 and spring 2013, DSNY conducted a waste characterization study of the curbside waste stream (2013 study). DSNY periodically conducts these studies to see what has changed in the composition of material collected by DSNY in order to inform future waste management planning.
A summary of the Sector Assessment Project, which investigated challenges faced by the reuse sector and ways to facilitate more effective and efficient reuse programs in New York City.