Int. No. 43
By Council Members Holden, Yeger, Stevens, Gennaro, Dinowitz, Hanif, Salamanca, Avilés, Paladino and Vernikov
A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to requiring that all public waste receptacles be emptied by the department of sanitation at least once per day
Be it enacted by the Council as follows:
Section 1. Chapter 1 of title 16 of the administrative code of the city of New York is amended by adding a new section 16-144 to read as follows:
§ 16-144 Emptying public waste receptacles. Any basket, container or receptacle placed in a public place by the department or its authorized agent for the public disposal of litter shall be emptied by the department at least once per day, except on days when the department has suspended or delayed garbage or recycling collection.
§2. This local law takes effect 90 days after it becomes law.
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