The Department will develop a scope and conduct a study and will follow the
Administrative Code as amended by Local Law 74 of 2000. Communities in Queens will be discussed in this panel.
The Queens Solid Waste Advisory Board chairperson, Bob LoPinto has attended, among other representatives of
various organizations in Queens.
A 2002 study assessing the composition of the metals, glass, and plastics waste stream, in order to aid the decision-making process around recycling programs.
Through a number of programs over the past ten years, DSNY has looked at two strategies to recover the compostable fraction of the waste stream: centralized and decentralized (or on-site) composting. This report summarizes the Department's experiences as well as recommendations for advancing each.
A summary report comparing recycling rates in New York City to that of other cities, to ensure that discussions of national recycling statistics are comparing "apples to apples," so that NYC can accurately assess it's own progress and learn from other programs.
2004 Golden Apple Awards Awards Winners - Winning Entry: TrashMasters! TeamUp to CleanUp - High Schools Division: Queens Borough Honorable Mention - P233 Q Beach Channel High School
This document provides a comprehensive description of the portion of the New York City waste stream managed by the city’s Department of Sanitation (DOS). It is intended as a reference document. Actual FY1992-2000 data are provided, as well as projections from DOS for fys 2000-02
This report provides the results of a material-specific waste composition analysis of the New York City municipal solid waste stream, intended to assist DOS in focusing its resources more effectively and enhancing its capabilities in measuring the impacts of its waste prevention programs.
In 1997, as part of DSNY's ongoing assessment of strategies to gauge the performance of NYC’s Curbside Recycling Program, it conducted a short-term, three-part pilot program to measure the effectiveness of mixed waste processing. Each part of the pilot is treated in a chapter of this report.
Local Law 19 of 1989 created mandatory recycling in New York City. This report summarizes the outreach efforts of the NYC Department of Sanitation in the ensuring years, as it rolled out recycling programs citywide.