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Int 0832-2022

Requiring the department of sanitation to collect organic waste from community gardens.

IntroductionFiledCommittee on Sanitation and Solid Waste Managementintroduced 2022-12-07

Filed — closed without being enacted.

Official record · Legistar

Agenda: 2022-12-07Passed: 2023-12-31

Summary

This bill would require the Department of Sanitation (DSNY) to collect organic waste from community gardens that request, by an online application, such organic waste collection.

Committee on Sanitation and Solid Waste ManagementDepartment of Sanitation and the Business Integrity Commission.

How it compares

22% of similar bills passed

11 passed · 39 died

This bill: 389 days in committee

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Sponsors (15)

Lifecycle

IntroducedIntroduced by Council
2022-12-07 · City Council
ActionReferred to Comm by Council
2022-12-07 · City Council
HeardHearing Held by Committee
2023-04-19 · Committee on Sanitation and Solid Waste Management
HeldLaid Over by Committee
2023-04-19 · Committee on Sanitation and Solid Waste Management
ClosedFiled (End of Session)
2023-12-31 · City Council

Heard at (2)

Committee on Sanitation and Solid Waste Management · 2023-04-19 · 10:00 AM · Council Chambers - City Hall
City Council · 2022-12-07 · 1:30 PM · Council Chambers - City Hall

Attachments (8)

Full text
Be it enacted by the Council as follows: Section 1. Subchapter 2 of chapter 3 of title 16 of the administrative code of the city of New York is amended by adding a new section 16-308.1 to read as follows: � 16-308.1 Community garden organics collection. a. Definitions. For the purposes of this section, the following terms have the following meanings: Community garden. The term "community garden" has the same meaning as set forth in section 25-116. Organic waste. The term "organic waste" has the same meaning as set forth in section 16-303. b. No later than April 15, 2023, the department shall establish an online application for community gardens to request organic waste collection by the department. Such application shall: (1) be posted on the department's website; (2) be available in all designated citywide languages, as defined in section 23-1101; (3) be submitted by the owner or operator of the community garden, or such other person as designated by the department; and (4) allow a community garden to request weekly, biweekly or monthly organic waste collection. c. No later than July 15, 2023, the department shall begin collecting organic waste from community gardens that submitted a request pursuant to subdivision b of this section. � 2. This local law takes effect immediately. JW/JSA LS #10224 11/3/2022 2 2