Int 0498-2024
Requiring an application for community gardens to request collection of organic waste by the department of sanitation.
IntroductionEnactedCommittee on Sanitation and Solid Waste Managementintroduced 2024-03-07Local Law 2025/030
Enacted as Local Law 2025/030.
Official record · Legistar
Agenda: 2024-03-07Passed: 2025-03-29Enacted: 2025-03-29
Summary
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.
Committee on Sanitation and Solid Waste Management — Department of Sanitation and the Business Integrity Commission.
How it compares
26% of similar bills passed
13 passed · 37 died
This bill: 356 days in committee
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Sponsors (22)
Lifecycle
IntroducedIntroduced by Council
2024-03-07 · City Council
ActionReferred to Comm by Council
2024-03-07 · City Council
HeardHearing Held by Committee
2024-11-20 · Committee on Sanitation and Solid Waste Management
HeldLaid Over by Committee
2024-11-20 · Committee on Sanitation and Solid Waste Management
HeardHearing Held by Committee
2024-11-20 · Committee on Contracts
HeldLaid Over by Committee
2024-11-20 · Committee on Contracts
HeardHearing Held by Committee
2025-02-27 · Committee on Sanitation and Solid Waste Management
ActionAmendment Proposed by Comm
2025-02-27 · Committee on Sanitation and Solid Waste Management
ActionAmended by Committee
2025-02-27 · Committee on Sanitation and Solid Waste Management
AdvancedApproved by Committee
2025-02-27 · Committee on Sanitation and Solid Waste Management
AdvancedApproved by Council
2025-02-27 · City Council
ActionSent to Mayor by Council
2025-02-27 · City Council
AdvancedCity Charter Rule Adopted
2025-03-29 · Administration
ActionReturned Unsigned by Mayor
2025-03-31 · City Council
Votes (11)
Aye (10)
Julie MeninChris BanksJames F. GennaroSandy NurseDavid M. CarrVickie PaladinoSandra UngInna VernikovSusan ZhuangShaun Abreu
Absent (1)
Rafael Salamanca, Jr.
Heard at (7)
City Council · 2025-02-27 · 1:30 PM · Council Chambers - City Hall
Committee on Sanitation and Solid Waste Management · 2025-02-27 · 9:30 AM · Committee Room - City Hall
Committee on Contracts · 2024-11-20 · 10:00 AM · Committee Room - City Hall
Committee on Sanitation and Solid Waste Management · 2024-11-20 · 10:00 AM · Committee Room - City Hall
Committee on Contracts · 2024-10-30 · 10:00 AM · Committee Room - City Hall
Committee on Sanitation and Solid Waste Management · 2024-10-30 · 10:00 AM · Committee Room - City Hall
City Council · 2024-03-07 · 1:30 PM · Council Chambers - City Hall
Attachments (20)
- Summary of Int. No. 498-A
- Summary of Int. No. 498
- Int. No. 498
- March 7, 2024 - Stated Meeting Agenda
- Hearing Transcript - Stated Meeting 3-7-24
- Minutes of the Stated Meeting - March 7, 2024
- Committee Report 11/20/24
- Hearing Testimony 11/20/24
- Hearing Transcript 11/20/24
- Proposed Int. No. 498-A - 2/25/25
- Committee Report 2/27/25
- Hearing Transcript 2/27/25
- Committee Report - Stated Meeting
- February 27, 2025 - Stated Meeting Agenda
- Hearing Transcript - Stated Meeting 2-27-25
- Int. No. 498-A (FINAL)
- Fiscal Impact Statement - City Council
- Fiscal Impact Statement - OMB
- Legislative Documents - Letter to the Mayor
- Local Law 30
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 Community garden organics collection.
a. Definitions. For 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.
Designated citywide languages. The term "designated citywide languages" has the same meaning as set forth in section 23-1101.
b. The department shall establish an online application for a person to request the collection of organic waste from a community garden by the department in accordance with this section. Such application shall be available: (i) on the department's website; and (ii) in all designated citywide languages.
c. On and after August 15, 2025, the department shall provide for collection of organic waste from any community garden that has submitted an online application pursuant to this section. The department shall provide for such collection at a frequency that is no less than the frequency the department provides for collection of organic waste from residential properties pursuant to section 16-308.1.
� 2. This local law takes effect June 15, 2025.
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