Legislation Details

File #: Int 0355-2026    Version: Name: Organic waste recycling by city agencies.
Type: Introduction Status: Enacted (Mayor's Desk for Signature)
Committee: Committee on Sanitation and Solid Waste Management
On agenda: 1/29/2026
Enactment date: Law number:
Title: A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to organic waste recycling by city agencies
Sponsors: Sandy Nurse, Farah N. Louis, Althea V. Stevens, Rita C. Joseph, Crystal Hudson, Selvena N. Brooks-Powers, Shahana K. Hanif, Gale A. Brewer, Harvey D. Epstein, Chris Banks, Jennifer Gutiérrez, James F. Gennaro
Council Member Sponsors: 12
Summary: This bill would designate, for City agencies, organic waste as a recyclable material, and require DSNY to establish rules governing the source separation of organic waste that is generated by City agencies in the preparation and service of meals.
Indexes: Agency Rule-making Required
Attachments: 1. Summary of Int. No. 355-A, 2. Summary of Int. No. 355, 3. Int. No. 355, 4. January 29, 2026 - Stated Meeting Agenda, 5. Hearing Transcript - Stated Meeting 1-29-26, 6. Committee Report 4/6/26, 7. Hearing Testimony 4/6/26, 8. Proposed Int. No. 355-A - 4/10/26, 9. Proposed Int. No. 355-A - Fiscal Impact Statement - City Council, 10. Committee Report 4/16/26, 11. Committee Report - Stated Meeting, 12. April 16, 2026 - Stated Meeting Agenda, 13. Int. No. 355-A (FINAL)
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4/16/2026ASandy Nurse City Council Sent to Mayor by Council  Action details Meeting details Not available
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4/16/2026*Sandy Nurse Committee on Sanitation and Solid Waste Management Hearing Held by Committee  Action details Meeting details Not available
4/16/2026*Sandy Nurse Committee on Sanitation and Solid Waste Management Amendment Proposed by Comm  Action details Meeting details Not available
4/16/2026*Sandy Nurse Committee on Sanitation and Solid Waste Management Amended by Committee  Action details Meeting details Not available
4/16/2026ASandy Nurse Committee on Sanitation and Solid Waste Management Approved by CommitteePass Action details Meeting details Not available
4/6/2026*Sandy Nurse Committee on Sanitation and Solid Waste Management Hearing Held by Committee  Action details Meeting details Not available
4/6/2026*Sandy Nurse Committee on Sanitation and Solid Waste Management Laid Over by Committee  Action details Meeting details Not available
1/29/2026*Sandy Nurse City Council Referred to Comm by Council  Action details Meeting details Not available
1/29/2026*Sandy Nurse City Council Introduced by Council  Action details Meeting details Not available

Int. No. 355-A

 

By Council Members Nurse, Louis, Stevens, Joseph, Hudson, Brooks-Powers, Hanif, Brewer, Epstein, Banks, Gutiérrez and Gennaro

A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to organic waste recycling by city agencies

 

Be it enacted by the Council as follows:

 

Section 1. Subdivision a of section 16-307 of the administrative code of the city of New York, as amended by local law number 36 for the year 2010, is amended to read as follows:

a. The commissioner shall adopt, amend and implement rules, as necessary, governing the source separation or post-collection separation, collection, processing, marketing, and sale of designated recyclable materials including, but not limited to, designated metal, glass, plastic [and], paper, and organic waste generated by any agency, [as such term is defined in section 1-112 of the code] provided that, for purposes of this section, organic waste shall be limited to such waste that is generated by the preparation or service of meals, including in institutional settings, such as schools and hospitals.

§ 2. This local law takes effect 180 days after it becomes law.

 

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