File #: Int 0671-2005    Version: * Name: In relation to recycling
Type: Introduction Status: Filed
Committee: Committee on Sanitation and Solid Waste Management
On agenda: 6/30/2005
Enactment date: Law number:
Title: A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to recycling.
Sponsors: Michael E. McMahon, Gale A. Brewer, Lewis A. Fidler, James F. Gennaro, Vincent J. Gentile, G. Oliver Koppell, Domenic M. Recchia, Jr., Kendall Stewart, John C. Liu, Michael C. Nelson
Council Member Sponsors: 10
Date Ver.Prime SponsorAction ByActionResultAction DetailsMeeting DetailsMultimedia
12/31/2005*Michael E. McMahon City Council Filed (End of Session)  Action details Meeting details Not available
6/30/2005*Michael E. McMahon City Council Referred to Comm by Council  Action details Meeting details Not available
6/30/2005*Michael E. McMahon City Council Introduced by Council  Action details Meeting details Not available

Int. No. 671

 

By Council Members McMahon, Brewer, Fidler, Gennaro, Gentile, Koppell, Recchia Jr., Stewart, Liu and Nelson

 

A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to recycling.

 

Be it enacted by the Council as follows:

Section 1. Section 16-314 of title 16 of the administrative code of the city of New York is hereby amended by adding a new subdivision c to read as follows:

                     c.  Notwithstanding any authority of the commissioner to revise any portion of the recycling program in accordance with subdivisions a and b of this section, the term “designated recyclable materials” for residential generators of department-collected solid waste shall include, but not be limited to,  polyethylene terephthalate plastic (also known as PET, PETE and plastic resin number 1), high density polyethylene plastic (also known as HDPE and plastic resin number 2), polyvinyl chloride plastic (also know as PVC,V and plastic resin number 3), low density polyethylene plastic (also known as LDPE and  plastic resin number 4), polypropylene plastic (also know as PP and plastic resin number 5), polystyrene plastic, (also know as PS and plastic resin number 6) and  plastic resin number 7).

                     §2. This local law shall take effect on July 1, 2006.

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6/24/05

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