N.Y.C. Admin. Code § 6-317: § 6-317 Packaging reduction guidelines for city agencies.

a. The director, after consultation with the mayor's office of long term planning and sustainability and other agencies as appropriate, shall establish packaging reduction guidelines for contracts entered into by city agencies for the purchase of goods. The director shall review such guidelines and make appropriate revisions, if any, in accordance with subdivision b of section 6-304.

b. Such guidelines shall include but not be limited to the following agency requests:

(i) whenever practicable, elimination of packaging or use of the minimum amount necessary for product protection;

(ii) whenever practicable, use of packaging that is recyclable or reusable; and

(iii) contractor reuse of pallets and packaging materials whenever practicable.

c. The director shall make such guidelines available to all city agencies and publish such guidelines on the director's website.

d. All city agencies shall reference the guidelines established pursuant to this section in conjunction with any request for bids issued by such agency for the purchase of goods.