Details Meeting Name: Committee on Sanitation and Solid Waste Management Agenda status: Final Meeting date/time: 11/20/2024 10:00 AM Minutes status: Final   Meeting location: Committee Room - City Hall Jointly with the Committee on Contracts. Published agenda: Agenda Published minutes: Minutes   Meeting video: Video   Attachments: CLICK ANY FILE # BELOW (in blue) TO ACCESS LEGISLATION AND ATTACHMENTS Meeting Items (24) 24 records Group Clear sorting Clear grouping Group by Type Group by Result Export Export to Excel Export to PDF Export to Word Show: All agenda items Legislation only All agenda items File # Ver. Prime Sponsor Agenda # Agenda Note Name Type Summary Action Result Action Details Multimedia                     Roll call Not available T2024-2463 *       Oversight - Containerization of Refuse and Organic Waste. Oversight   Hearing Held by Committee   Action details Not available T2024-2463 *       Oversight - Containerization of Refuse and Organic Waste. Oversight   Filed, by Committee   Action details Not available Int 0057-2024 * Chi A. Ossé     Penalties for failure to store waste in a satisfactory manner in required receptacles and for placing waste at the curb or on the street or sidewalk prior to the specified time for collection. Introduction This bill would increase the penalties for failure to store waste in a satisfactory manner in required receptacles and placing waste at the curb or on the street or sidewalk prior to the time that waste can be placed at the curb for collection, as specified in the rules of the Department of Sanitation. The penalties would vary by the number of violations and the number of units in the building, up to a maximum penalty of $3,500 for buildings with at least 51 units and at least 15 violations in a 12-month period. Hearing Held by Committee   Action details Not available Int 0057-2024 * Chi A. Ossé     Penalties for failure to store waste in a satisfactory manner in required receptacles and for placing waste at the curb or on the street or sidewalk prior to the specified time for collection. Introduction This bill would increase the penalties for failure to store waste in a satisfactory manner in required receptacles and placing waste at the curb or on the street or sidewalk prior to the time that waste can be placed at the curb for collection, as specified in the rules of the Department of Sanitation. The penalties would vary by the number of violations and the number of units in the building, up to a maximum penalty of $3,500 for buildings with at least 51 units and at least 15 violations in a 12-month period. Laid Over by Committee   Action details Not available Int 0498-2024 * Shaun Abreu     Requiring an application for community gardens to request collection of organic waste by the department of sanitation. Introduction This bill would require the Department of Sanitation (DSNY) to make available on its website an online application allowing community gardens to request curbside collection of organic waste. DSNY would be required to collect organic waste from community gardens that request such collection beginning on August 15, 2025. Hearing Held by Committee   Action details Not available Int 0498-2024 * Shaun Abreu     Requiring an application for community gardens to request collection of organic waste by the department of sanitation. Introduction This bill would require the Department of Sanitation (DSNY) to make available on its website an online application allowing community gardens to request curbside collection of organic waste. DSNY would be required to collect organic waste from community gardens that request such collection beginning on August 15, 2025. Laid Over by Committee   Action details Not available Int 0698-2024 * Sandy Nurse     Clarifying the definition of organic waste drop off site Introduction Local Law 89 of 2023 requires that the Department of Sanitation, by April 1, 2024, establish and operate no less than 30 organic waste drop off sites citywide, and ensure that no less than 3 such sites are established in each borough. This bill would clarify that organic waste drop off sites, for the purposes of complying with Local Law 89, cannot be considered to simply be a standalone receptacle for organic or any other waste. Hearing Held by Committee   Action details Not available Int 0698-2024 * Sandy Nurse     Clarifying the definition of organic waste drop off site Introduction Local Law 89 of 2023 requires that the Department of Sanitation, by April 1, 2024, establish and operate no less than 30 organic waste drop off sites citywide, and ensure that no less than 3 such sites are established in each borough. This bill would clarify that organic waste drop off sites, for the purposes of complying with Local Law 89, cannot be considered to simply be a standalone receptacle for organic or any other waste. Laid Over by Committee   Action details Not available Int 0781-2024 * Sandy Nurse     Organic waste recycling by city agencies. Introduction This bill would require the Commissioner of Sanitation to designate organic waste as a recyclable material for city agencies. The bill also defines organic waste. Hearing Held by Committee   Action details Not available Int 0781-2024 * Sandy Nurse     Organic waste recycling by city agencies. Introduction This bill would require the Commissioner of Sanitation to designate organic waste as a recyclable material for city agencies. The bill also defines organic waste. Laid Over by Committee   Action details Not available Int 0949-2024 * Public Advocate Jumaane Williams     Provision of sufficient receptacles for the storage of solid waste Introduction This bill would require that someone who manages or controls a building with 100 units or more provide a dumpster for refuse. Hearing Held by Committee   Action details Not available Int 0949-2024 * Public Advocate Jumaane Williams     Provision of sufficient receptacles for the storage of solid waste Introduction This bill would require that someone who manages or controls a building with 100 units or more provide a dumpster for refuse. Laid Over by Committee   Action details Not available Int 1108-2024 * Julie Menin     Street cleanliness requirements for city concessionaires and franchisees. Introduction This bill would require that anyone in charge of certain structures pursuant to a franchise or concession agreement with New York City keep the area around their structures clean from litter, debris, or other refuse. It would also impose penalties for violations, which would range from $100 to $500, depending on whether it is a first offense or a subsequent offense. Hearing Held by Committee   Action details Not available Int 1108-2024 * Julie Menin     Street cleanliness requirements for city concessionaires and franchisees. Introduction This bill would require that anyone in charge of certain structures pursuant to a franchise or concession agreement with New York City keep the area around their structures clean from litter, debris, or other refuse. It would also impose penalties for violations, which would range from $100 to $500, depending on whether it is a first offense or a subsequent offense. Laid Over by Committee   Action details Not available Int 1123-2024 * Crystal Hudson   Preconsidered Stationary on-street containers for the storage and collection of residential waste. Introduction This bill would require the Department of Sanitation (“DSNY”) to establish a program requiring all residential buildings with 10 or more dwelling units to place residential waste in stationary on-street containers provided by DSNY by June 1, 2032. Buildings with 10-30 units would be allowed to opt out of the program if they comply with alternative containerization requirements established by DSNY by rule. DSNY would be permitted to charge property owners a fee of up to $55 per dwelling unit for maintenance and other costs related to such containers, and would be required to discount fees for Mitchell-Lama developments. Hearing on P-C Item by Comm   Action details Not available Int 1123-2024 * Crystal Hudson     Stationary on-street containers for the storage and collection of residential waste. Introduction This bill would require the Department of Sanitation (“DSNY”) to establish a program requiring all residential buildings with 10 or more dwelling units to place residential waste in stationary on-street containers provided by DSNY by June 1, 2032. Buildings with 10-30 units would be allowed to opt out of the program if they comply with alternative containerization requirements established by DSNY by rule. DSNY would be permitted to charge property owners a fee of up to $55 per dwelling unit for maintenance and other costs related to such containers, and would be required to discount fees for Mitchell-Lama developments. P-C Item Laid Over by Comm   Action details Not available Int 1115-2024 * Shaun Abreu   Preconsidered Stationary on-street containers for the storage and collection of waste from buildings owned by the city. Introduction This bill would require the Department of Sanitation, with the Department of Citywide Administrative Services and the Department of Education to create a program that would require City-owned non-residential buildings dispose of their waste in containerized waste receptacles placed outside of such buildings, by June 1, 2030. Hearing on P-C Item by Comm   Action details Not available Int 1115-2024 * Shaun Abreu     Stationary on-street containers for the storage and collection of waste from buildings owned by the city. Introduction This bill would require the Department of Sanitation, with the Department of Citywide Administrative Services and the Department of Education to create a program that would require City-owned non-residential buildings dispose of their waste in containerized waste receptacles placed outside of such buildings, by June 1, 2030. P-C Item Laid Over by Comm   Action details Not available Int 1126-2024 * Yusef Salaam   Preconsidered Requiring the provision of official waste containers at no cost to certain residential buildings with 2 or fewer dwelling units, and providing for the repeal of such local law upon the expiration thereof. Introduction This bill would require the Department of Sanitation (“DSNY”), or other administering agency as designated by the mayor, to distribute official NYC waste bins to owners of eligible buildings. This bill would also require DSNY or the administering agency to establish and implement a program to reimburse owners of eligible buildings who purchased official NYC waste bins on or before August 1, 2026. Eligible buildings include those with up to 2 dwelling units where the building owner is enrolled in a New York STAR or Enhanced STAR tax benefit program. DSNY or the administering agency would be required to submit a report on the law’s implementation one month after the law’s expiration. Hearing on P-C Item by Comm   Action details Not available Int 1126-2024 * Yusef Salaam     Requiring the provision of official waste containers at no cost to certain residential buildings with 2 or fewer dwelling units, and providing for the repeal of such local law upon the expiration thereof. Introduction This bill would require the Department of Sanitation (“DSNY”), or other administering agency as designated by the mayor, to distribute official NYC waste bins to owners of eligible buildings. This bill would also require DSNY or the administering agency to establish and implement a program to reimburse owners of eligible buildings who purchased official NYC waste bins on or before August 1, 2026. Eligible buildings include those with up to 2 dwelling units where the building owner is enrolled in a New York STAR or Enhanced STAR tax benefit program. DSNY or the administering agency would be required to submit a report on the law’s implementation one month after the law’s expiration. P-C Item Laid Over by Comm   Action details Not available Res 0284-2024 * Sandy Nurse     Establishment of a composting program at dormitories, dining facilities, and other facilities owned, occupied, or operated by the State University of New York, the City University of New York, and institutions subject to their jurisdiction. (S.5713/A.3249 Resolution   Hearing Held by Committee   Action details Not available Res 0284-2024 * Sandy Nurse     Establishment of a composting program at dormitories, dining facilities, and other facilities owned, occupied, or operated by the State University of New York, the City University of New York, and institutions subject to their jurisdiction. (S.5713/A.3249 Resolution   Laid Over by Committee   Action details Not available                     Not available