The New York City Department of Sanitation announced that there would be no trash, curbside compost or recycling collection on Monday, September 2, Labor Day.
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, 2024, through June 30, 2024, is due by July 31, 2024.
To All BIC Trade Waste 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 the period April 1, 2024, through June 30, 2024, is due by July 31, 2024.
Dear Licensee: I write to inform you that 3Kings Carting LLC has informed the Business Integrity Commission that it can no longer provide carting services to its customers. Please feel free to solicit the business of any of 3Kings Carting LLC’s former customers.
Dear Carting Customer,
Please be advised that 3Kings Carting, LLC (“3Kings”) and Faztec Industries Inc. (“Faztec”) have entered into a subcontracting arrangement regarding your waste hauling services. Under that subcontracting arrangement, you will continue to receive a bill from 3Kings.
Trade Waste Licensees and Registrants: Be aware that road closures and construction embargoes will be in effect throughout various parts of NYC in connection with NYC PrideFest & Pride March from 6/26/24-6/30/24, and for 4th of July celebrations beginning in some locations on 6/28-7/5/24.
The New York City Department of Sanitation announced that there would be no trash, curbside compost or recycling collection on Monday, May 27, 2024, Memorial Day.
To all Trade Waste Licensees and Registrants: Please be aware that on Saturday, May 18, 2024, New York City will host the New York Road Runners Brooklyn Half Marathon, with resulting temporary road closures in Brooklyn beginning on Thursday, May 16, 2024.
Pursuant to the Citywide Administrative Procedures Act (“CAPA”) Section 1042, the Business Integrity Commission (“BIC”) has published its annual regulatory agenda for the coming Fiscal Year 2025 in the May 1, 2024 edition of The City Record, which can be accessed here.
To all Trade Waste Licensees and Registrants: Please be aware that on Sunday, May 5, 2024, New York City will host its annual NYC Five Boro Bike Tour and there will be resulting temporary street closures across the five boroughs at the discretion of the NYPD.
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 the period January 1, 2024 through March 31, 2024 is due by April 30, 2024.
To All BIC Licensees: All financial statements for the 2023 calendar year must be filed with the Business Integrity Commission (“BIC”) on or before June 30, 2024. The form for the 2023 financial statements is available on the Commission’s website: https://www.nyc.gov/bic.
To All BIC Licensees: All financial statements for the 2023 calendar year must be filed with the Business Integrity Commission (“BIC”) on or before June 30, 2024. The form for the 2023 financial statements is available on the Commission’s website: http://www.nyc.gov/bic.
Fulfilling the requirements of Local Law 40 of 2010, DSNY has completed a multi-season residential and institutional Waste Characterization Study. The 2023 Study was conducted over two seasons and determined the waste composition of several major sources from which DSNY collects.
To all Licensees and Broker Registrants: On January 20, 2024, The New York City Department of Sanitation announced contracts with carters who will be authorized to operate in a given Commercial Waste Zone, once implemented.
The New York City Department of Sanitation has issued a Snow Alert for Tuesday, February 13 beginning at 3:00 am. The alert is in effect through 7:00 pm, February 13.
The New York City Department of Sanitation has issued a Snow Alert for Tuesday, February 13 beginning at 3:00 am. The alert is in effect through 7:00 pm, February 13.
The New York City Department of Sanitation announced that there would be no trash, curbside compost or recycling collection on Lincoln’s Birthday, Monday, February 12, and Presidents’ Day, Monday, February 19, 2024.
DSNY today announced the next steps in the monumental overhaul of the City’s commercial waste industry mandated under Local Law 199 of 2019. Today, for the first time, DSNY is listing the awardees by zone and affirming the timeline to launch the first zone.
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.
NYC Sanitation announced that there would be no trash, curbside compost or recycling collection on Monday, January 15, 2024, Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day.
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.
DSNY is pleased to submit its 2023 Zero Waste Plan which provides an overview of our portfolio of waste diversion programs, which reduce waste to landfill and assist with the City's climate goals. This plan fulfills the requirement of Local Law 87 of 2023 to submit a Zero Waste Plan.
DSNY announced that in observance of New Year’s Day, Monday, January 1, 2024, there will be NO trash, curbside composting nor recycling collection on the holiday.
Details the Adams administration and DSNY's efforts in 2023, a 'trash revolution" that includes: removing trash from sidewalks, launching the nation's largest curbside composting program and umaking unprecedented investments to clean highways and catch illegal dumpers.
NYC Sanitation is offering members of the press, especially those new to the City, a chance to see snow fighting equipment up close, film b-roll, speak to experts, and learn about snow operations.
DSNY announced that in observance of Christmas Day, Monday, December 25, 2023, there will be NO trash, curbside composting nor recycling collection on the holiday.
DSNY has announced that in observance of Thanksgiving Day, Thursday, November 23, 2023, there will be NO trash, curbside composting nor recycling collection on the holiday.
The New York City Department of Sanitation has announced guidance to City residents looking to dispose of their autumn leaves. Separating leaves and yard waste from the trash and other recycling allows them to be turned into renewable energy or compost, instead of decomposing in a landfill.
In an effort to offer efficient service and keep the City, clean, safe and healthy, and due to the rare calendar anomaly of two federal holidays falling within the same week, DSNY has announced modifications to its collection schedule for the week containing Election Day & Veteran's Day.
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.
City residents wanting to dispose of potentially harmful household materials may do so at the DSNY’s Brooklyn SAFE (Solvents, Automotive, Flammables, and Electronics) Disposal event, to be held Sunday, October 29. The drop-off event will be at the Maimonides Park Surf Avenue Parking Lot.
City residents wanting to dispose of potentially harmful household materials may do so at the DSNY’s Staten Island SAFE (Solvents, Automotive, Flammables, and Electronics) Disposal event, to be held Saturday, October 21. The drop-off event will be at the Midland Beach Parking Lot, rain or shine.
City residents wanting to dispose of potentially harmful household materials may do so at the DSNY’s Manhattan SAFE (Solvents, Automotive, Flammables, and Electronics) Disposal event, to be held Sunday, October 15. The drop-off event will be at the Union Square, North Plaza, rain or shine.
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.
DSNY announced that in observance of Italian Heritage Day/Indigenous Peoples' Day on October 9, 2023, there will be NO trash, compost or recycling collection.
Sticky signs that inform residents why items that were set out for collection were not collected by DSNY, with checkmarks to indicate the reason: bulk items, hazardous waste, CFCs, broken glass/sharp objects, or unsealed mattresses.
City residents wanting to dispose of potentially harmful household materials may do so at DSNY's Bronx SAFE (Solvents, Automotive, Flammables, and Electronics) Disposal event, to be held Saturday, September 30. Orchard Beach parking lot, 10 am - 4 pm.
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
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.
City residents wanting to dispose of potentially harmful household materials may do so at DSNY’s Queens SAFE (Solvents, Automotive, Flammables, and Electronics) Disposal event, to be held Sunday, September 10. The drop-off event will be at the Cunningham Park Ball Field Parking Lot, from 10 to 4.
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.
Since August 1, 2023, food-related businesses have been required to use containers when setting their waste at the curb for collection – a major change to decades of status quo that fights rats and squelches odors.