N.Y. Environmental Conservation Law § 27-2211: Department responsibilities

§ 27-2211. Department responsibilities.

1. The department shall publish on its website: (a) the methodology

the department will use to determine who is a designated food scrap

generator; (b) the waiver process; (c) procedures to minimize odors and

vectors; and (d) a list of all designated food scraps generators,

organics recyclers, and all waste transporters that manage

source-separated organics.

2. No later than June first, two thousand twenty-one and annually

thereafter, the department shall assess the capacity of each organic

recycler and notify designated food scraps generators if they are

required to comply with the provisions of paragraph (b) of subdivision

one of section 27-2203 of this title.

3. The department shall develop and make available educational

materials to assist designated food scraps generators with compliance

with this title. The department shall also develop education materials

on food waste minimization and encourage municipalities to disseminate

these materials both on their municipal websites and in any such future

mailings to their residents as they may distribute.

4. The department shall regulate organics recyclers to ensure that

their activities do not impair water quality or otherwise harm human

health and the environment.