Committee on Sanitation and Solid Waste Management
TL;DR
The Committee on Sanitation and Solid Waste Management held a hearing on waste management policies, including oversight of environmental justice issues in waste collection. The committee introduced six proposed laws addressing waste storage containers for city-owned buildings, battery disposal from e-scooters, organic waste receptacles, waste container access for community associations, and rules for removing public litter baskets.
Key Decisions
- Oversight hearing on Waste Equity and Environmental Justice Hearing held
- Local Law - Stationary on-street containers for city-owned buildings Introduced
- Local Law - Rechargeable battery disposal plan for powered mobility devices Introduced
- Local Law - Public organic waste receptacles Introduced
- Local Law - Community associations' access to stationary waste containers Introduced
Agenda
- T2026-2585 Oversight - Waste Equity and Environmental Justice.Oversight
- Int 0030-2026 A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to stationary on-street containers for the storage and collection of waste from buildings owned by the cityIntroduction
- Int 0352-2026 A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to requiring the department of sanitation to develop a plan for ensuring proper disposal of rechargeable batteries used for powered mobility devicesIntroduction
- Int 0401-2026 A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to public organic waste receptacles.Introduction
- Int 0987-2026 A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to allowing certain associations to request stationary on-street waste containers for the storage and collection of wasteIntroduction
- Int 1041-2026 A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to requirements for the removal of public litter baskets by the department of sanitationIntroduction