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Within two years of the effective date of this section, the department, in conjunction with the mayor's office of long-term planning and sustainability and the New York city economic development corporation, shall perform a study on the economics of recycling and composting and the development of recycling and composting-related industries in the city of New York. Such study shall: (i) assess the New York city recycling market including but not limited to a growth forecast for recycling markets and related industries for the next five years; (ii) describe those industries or businesses that would address shortcomings in the city's recycling and composting infrastructure and areas where opportunities for recycling and composting-related job growth in the city appear practical, describing barriers to recycling and composting businesses, and outlining financial and other incentives that might be successful in attracting new recycling and composting-related businesses or encouraging the expansion of existing recycling and composting-related businesses; (iii) examine existing markets for processing and purchasing recyclable materials and the potential and steps necessary to expand these markets; and (iv) look at the city's taxation and finance authority to stimulate recycling and the demand for recycled materials. Sections of such study may be shared with or derived from the composting report required pursuant to section 16-316.2 of this subchapter.
Editor's note: For related unconsolidated provisions, see Appendix A at L.L. 1989/019 and L.L. 2010/040.
a. The commissioner shall complete follow-up studies to the studies performed in 2005 regarding the characteristics of the city’s residential and institutional waste streams for department-managed solid waste on or before January 31, 2012, and on or before January 31, 2018. The results of each such study and an analysis of those results shall be submitted to the council and the mayor within 60 days of their completion.
b. On or before January 31, 2024, the commissioner shall complete a detailed, comprehensive citywide multi-season study of the city’s residential and institutional waste streams for the purpose of determining the composition of the waste stream characterized by type of material. The results of such study and an analysis of those results shall be submitted to the council and the mayor within 60 days of its completion.
c. 1. No later than January 31, 2028, in addition to the studies required by subdivisions a and b of this section, the commissioner shall conduct a detailed, comprehensive citywide multi-season study of the department-managed residential and institutional waste streams for the purpose of determining the composition of such waste streams characterized by type of material.
2. No later than January 31, 2032, the commissioner shall conduct a study of the composition of the commercial waste stream in the city, including construction and demolition debris, to the extent that information about such composition is readily available to the department.
d. Within 60 days of the completion of each study conducted pursuant to subdivision c of this section, the commissioner shall submit to the speaker of the council and the mayor and post on the department’s website the results of such study and an analysis of those results.
(Am. L.L. 2025/014, 2/22/2025, eff. 2/22/2025)
Editor's note: For related unconsolidated provisions, see Appendix A at L.L. 2010/040.
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