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Int 0410-2024

Public organic waste receptacles.

IntroductionFiledCommittee on Sanitation and Solid Waste Managementintroduced 2024-02-28

Filed — closed without being enacted.

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Agenda: 2024-02-28Passed: 2025-12-31

Summary

This bill would require the Department of Sanitation to install at least twenty-five public organic waste receptacles in every community district, prioritizing areas of high-pedestrian traffic. The Department would be required to empty such public organic waste receptacles at least once per week and post the locations of such receptacles on its website.

Committee on Sanitation and Solid Waste Management — Department of Sanitation and the Business Integrity Commission.

How it compares

22% of similar bills passed

11 passed · 39 died

This bill: 672 days in committee

Similar bills: median 549 days · 132 days when passed

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691dFiled
Int 0110-2022
Requiring that all public waste receptacles be emptied by the dept of sanitation at least once per day.
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Sponsors (1)

Lincoln Restler(prime)

Lifecycle

HeardHearing on P-C Item by Comm
2024-02-27 · Committee on Sanitation and Solid Waste Management
HeldP-C Item Laid Over by Comm
2024-02-27 · Committee on Sanitation and Solid Waste Management
IntroducedIntroduced by Council
2024-02-28 · City Council
ActionReferred to Comm by Council
2024-02-28 · City Council
ClosedFiled (End of Session)
2025-12-31 · City Council

Heard at (2)

City Council · 2024-02-28 · 1:30 PM · Council Chambers - City Hall
Committee on Sanitation and Solid Waste Management · 2024-02-27 · 10:00 AM · Council Chambers - City Hall

Attachments (10)

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 16-308.3 to read as follows: � 16-308.3 Organic waste receptacles. a. The commissioner shall install at least 25 public organic waste receptacles in every community district for the collection of organic waste. In determining the placement of such public organic waste receptacles, the commissioner shall prioritize commercial corridors, parks, transit hubs, and other high-pedestrian traffic areas. Whenever practicable, such public organic waste receptacles shall be installed adjacent to public litter baskets. b. Public organic waste receptacles installed pursuant to this section shall be emptied by the department at least once per week. c. The commissioner shall post on the department's website the location of each public organic waste receptacle installed pursuant to this section. � 2. This local law takes effect 120 days after it becomes law. Session 13 MBB LS #7046 02/27/2024 Session 12 SM/BJR LS #7046 4/14/2023