Minutes of the December 5, 2018 meeting of the Trade Waste Advisory Board Committee, including agenda items on the L train, emissions law, safety, and enforcement.
Trade Waste Broker's Financial Statement Commission Directive, all trade waste brokers registered by BIC are required to submit annual financial statements, and must be submitted on or before August 17, 2018.
Financial Statement Commission 2017 Directive, all companies licensed by BIC are required to submit annual financial statements, and must be submitted on or before August 17, 2018.
BIC Agenda Items
• Upcoming Rate Cap Hearing
o BIC will hold a virtual hearing on the maximum rate that may be charged by licensees for the collection, removal, disposal, or recycling of trade waste on October 11, 2023 at 11:00am.
• Safe Operations
All licensees and registrants: New York City’s annual Summer Streets program will be held in each borough over the course of five Saturdays between 7:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. each day, and temporarily close multiple streets and locations to all motor vehicles, including trade waste collection vehicles.
To all BIC trade waste broker registrants: On a bi-annual basis, you must submit to the Commission a customer register that includes all customers located in New York City. Customer data for January 1, 2023 through June 30, 2023 is due by July 31, 2023.
All BIC licensees must on a quarterly basis submit to the Commission a customer register that includes all customers located in New York City. Customer data for April 1, 2023 through June 30, 2023 is due by July 31, 2023.
The New York City Business Integrity Commission will hold a public hearing on Wednesday, October 11, 2023 at 11:00 a.m. The subject of the public hearing will be the maximum rate that may be charged by licensees for the collection, removal, disposal, or recycling of trade waste.
Dear Licensees and Class 1 Registrants: You are reminded to complete the Department of Sanitation's ("DSNY") Solid Waste and Recycling Semi-Annual
Reports for 2022, which were due on June 30, 2023 and are now past due.
To all BIC licensees: On a quarterly basis, you must submit to the Commission a customer register that includes all customers located in New York City.
- Customer data for July 1, 2023 through September 30, 2023 is due by October 31, 2023.
To all BIC trade waste broker registrants: On a bi-annual basis, you must submit to the Commission a customer register that includes all customers located in New York City.
• Customer data for July 1, 2023 through December 31, 2023 is due by January 30, 2024.
To all BIC licensees: On a quarterly basis, you must submit to the Commission a customer register that includes all customers located in New York City.
• Customer data for October 1, 2023 through December 31, 2023 is due by January 31, 2024.
BIC is hosting a public event on Wednesday, February 28, 2024, at 2:00pm for BIC’s Director of Violations and Director of Policy to address frequently asked questions and receive industry feedback.
To all licensees and registrants: On Sunday, November 5, 2023, New York City will host its annual NYC Marathon and Family Reunion event. See below for a list of roadways that will be temporarily closed by the NYC Police Department for the event.
Report concerning the New York City Comptroller's audit of the NYC Office of Administrative Tax Appeals' (OATA's) compliance with Local Law 36, which governs waste prevention, reuse and recycling by New York City agencies.
Local Law 40 (LL40) requires all contractors managing the City’s solid waste disposal program or recycling program for the Department of Sanitation to use ultra-low sulfur diesel fuel (ULSD). It also requires these vehicles to be equipped with emissions reduction technology to reduce the pollutants
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).
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
The Food Metrics Report is an annual report reporting on the state of food security, policy, and City programs across New York City. This report is a compilation of City Agency data related to food production, processing, distribution, consumption.
New York City recycles a wide variety of waste, but some materials are more likely to be recycled than others. The city has three solid waste streams: refuse, paper recycling, and metal/glass/plastic recycling. Overall, about 44 percent of recyclable material is “captured” by city recycling programs
The Mayor’s Executive Budget for FY 2023 restored some funding for the city’s organics recycling program, which suffered cuts in the Mayor’s previous budget proposal. However, none of the reinstated funding is for the expansion of the city’s curbside collection program.
As the city relaunches curbside organics collection after a yearlong suspension due to Covid budget cuts. IBO examines the cost of the city’s program and models what's needed to make the program as fiscally sustainable as it is environmentally.
The Mayor's Press Office releases information about notable events and actions taken by the Mayor, as well as transcripts of all media conferences, radio shows, and ceremonies that the Mayor attends.
The Mayor's Press Office releases information about notable events and actions taken by the Mayor, as well as transcripts of all media conferences, radio shows, and ceremonies that the Mayor attends.
The Mayor's Press Office releases information about notable events and actions taken by the Mayor, as well as transcripts of all media conferences, radio shows, and ceremonies that the Mayor attends.
The Mayor's Press Office releases information about notable events and actions taken by the Mayor, as well as transcripts of all media conferences, radio shows, and ceremonies that the Mayor attends.
Mayor de Blasio, Department of Sanitation Commissioner Kathryn Garcia, and Mayor’s Office of Sustainability Director Mark Chambers announced today that the City’s styrofoam ban is in effect, eliminating a major source of petroleum based waste.
DSNY will cut the ribbon on a new large-scale compost bagging machine, a Hamer Fischbein 2090. This machine – a centerpiece of the Department’s wholesale compost operation – will be capable of bagging and wrapping up to 600 pallets per week, for a total of 1.9 million 40-lb. compost bags annually.
Looking for that perfect and unique gift this holiday season? Consider one of the City’s many second hand stores! To help with the quest for the perfect gift, the New York City Department of Sanitation, along with donateNYC, have released their Holiday Gift Guide featuring second-hand items!
The New York City Department of Sanitation announced that in observance of Thanksgiving Day, there would be no garbage, organics nor recycling collections, or street cleaning, on Thursday, November 22, 2018.
ecycleNYC is a free and convenient electronic waste recycling service available to residential apartment buildings with 10 or more units. The service is provided by the NYC Department of Sanitation and ERI.
DSNY announced that in observance of Independence Day, there will be no trash, recycling, or organics collection, nor street cleaning on Thursday, July 4, 2019.
Curbside collection routes serve individual districts; trucks on these routes pass over scales each day which transmit tonnage data into DSNY's centralized computer system. For this reason, monthly statistics, by Community Districts, can be tracked and reported.
Curbside and Containerized collection routes serve individual districts; trucks on these routes pass over scales each day which transmit tonnage data into DSNY's centralized computer system. For this reason, monthly statistics, by Community Districts, can be tracked and reported.
Curbside and Containerized collection routes serve individual districts; trucks on these routes pass over scales each day which transmit tonnage data into DSNY's centralized computer system. For this reason, monthly statistics, by Community Districts, can be tracked and reported.
Curbside and Containerized collection routes serve individual districts; trucks on these routes pass over scales each day which transmit tonnage data into DSNY's centralized computer system. For this reason, monthly statistics, by Community Districts, can be tracked and reported.
Curbside and Containerized collection routes serve individual districts; trucks on these routes pass over scales each day which transmit tonnage data into DSNY's centralized computer system. For this reason, monthly statistics, by Community Districts, can be tracked and reported.
Curbside and Containerized collection routes serve individual districts; trucks on these routes pass over scales each day which transmit tonnage data into DSNY's centralized computer system. For this reason, monthly statistics, by Community Districts, can be tracked and reported.
Curbside and Containerized collection routes serve individual districts; trucks on these routes pass over scales each day which transmit tonnage data into DSNY's centralized computer system. For this reason, monthly statistics, by Community Districts, can be tracked and reported.
Curbside collection routes serve individual districts; trucks on these routes pass over scales each day which transmit tonnage data into DSNY's centralized computer system. For this reason, monthly statistics, by Community Districts, can be tracked and reported.
The New York City Department today announced a proposal that would require additional food-related business to separate organic waste. The proposal would cover approximately 8,500 additional businesses and is expected to keep 100,00 tons of food waste out of landfills every year.
The New York City Department of Sanitation announced that there would be no trash, recycling, curbside compost collection, nor street cleaning on Election Day, Tuesday, November 5, 2019.
The NYC Department of Sanitation is celebrating 30 years of recycling in the city with NYC Recycles Day, a FREE family-friendly event featuring recycling games, upcycling and craft opportunities, bicycle repair, composting demos, the Trucks of Art, and Touch-a-Truck opportunities.
This study fulfills DSNY's requirements under Local Law 40 of 2010 and builds on decades of research and analysis into the evolving composition of our waste stream.
The Regulatory Agenda for FY 2019 includes: rules regarding refuse and recycling collection on privately owned streets and during street events; enforcement penalties; and plain-language amendments.
This guide is intended to help New Yorkers properly store, use, and discard common harmful household products. Each section lists handling tips, disposal options, and safe alternatives for products.
Beginning August 15, 2018, additional New York City businesses will be required by law to separate their organic waste. Read inside for a description of the rules.
Postcard advertising DSNY's refashionNYC program, which offers apartment buildings an easy way to collect clothing and other textiles so that they are not landfilled.
Mailer announcing the Spring 2018 SAFE Disposal Event for Brooklyn. These provide a convenient way for residents to properly dispose of harmful household products.
Mailer announcing the Spring 2018 SAFE Disposal Event for the Bronx. SAFE events are a convenient way for residents to responsibly dispose of harmful household products.
Mailer announcing the Spring 2018 SAFE Disposal Event for Manhattan. SAFE events are a convenient way for residents to responsibly dispose of harmful household products.
Mailer announcing the Spring 2018 SAFE Disposal Event for Queens. SAFE events are a convenient way for residents to responsibly dispose of harmful household products.
Mailer announcing the Spring 2018 SAFE Disposal Event for Staten Island. SAFE events are a convenient way for residents to responsibly dispose of harmful household products.
This guide is for any school receiving DSNY collection service. The goal is to make all schools Zero Waste Schools by taking best practices from the first 100 Zero Waste Schools, started in 2016.
City residents can dispose of potentially harmful household materials at DSNY’s Queens SAFE (Solvents, Automotive, Flammables, and Electronics) Disposal event, held Saturday April 21.
City residents can dispose of potentially harmful household materials at DSNY’s Bronx SAFE (Solvents, Automotive, Flammables, and Electronics) Disposal event, held Saturday May 5.
City residents can dispose of potentially harmful household materials at DSNY’s Staten Island SAFE (Solvents, Automotive, Flammables, and Electronics) Disposal event, held Saturday April 28.
DSNY is hosting a compost giveback event for city residents. More than 800 residents have preregistered to receive up to ten 40-pound bags of free, high-quality NYC compost made from organics.
DSNY announced the release of its 2017 NYC Residential, School, and NYCHA Waste Characterization Study, the latest look at what New Yorkers put in their trash, recycling, and organics bins.
City residents wanting to dispose of potentially harmful household materials may do so at the Department of Sanitation’s Manhattan SAFE (Solvents, Automotive, Flammables, and Electronics) Disposal event, held Sunday, May 20. The drop-off event will be held at Teachers College on West 120 St.
The New York City Department of Sanitation announced that in observance of Memorial Day, there will be no garbage, recycling, or organics collection, nor street cleaning on Monday, May 28, 2018.
To help highlight how designers can help the City achieve its ambitious goal of sending zero waste to landfills by 2030, the New York City Department of Sanitation will host a panel discussion during the city’s NYCxDesign event.