N.Y.C. Admin. Code § L.L. 2012/060: L.L. 2012/060

Enactment date: 12/20/2012

Int. No. 575-A

By Council Members Garodnick, Chin, Dromm, Fidler, Foster, James, Koppell, Lander, Mark-Viverito, Mendez, Palma, Rose, Williams, Koo, Rodriguez, Lappin, Gentile, Van Bramer, Jackson, Brewer, Barron and Gennaro

A Local Law to amend the New York city building code, in relation to requiring newly constructed multi-family residences to provide adequate space to store and sort designated recyclable material.

Be it enacted by the Council as follows:

Section 1. Legislative findings and intent. Recycling is good for the environment because it takes less energy and fewer resources to make new products out of recycled materials than from new materials. It also has the potential to save the city money as the cost of exporting waste to out-of-state landfills rises. At least 50% of New York's total waste stream (and 15% of residential waste) is currently recycled. Other large cities have exceeded this rate, and the City has set a goal of diverting 75% of solid waste from landfills. One barrier to increasing recycling rates in multi-family residential buildings is that many lack a dedicated room or exterior space to store and sort recyclables and waste. Without this dedicated space, it is challenging for residents or superintendents to keep recyclables separated from refuse. For this reason, many other cities and the Battery Park City Authority require that residential buildings provide a waste/recycling room for storing separated recyclables.

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[Consolidated provisions are not included in this Appendix A]

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§ 4. This local law shall take effect January 1, 2014.