(a) For purposes of this section, the term "collection route" means a trip by a commercial waste vehicle that: (i) begins at either the garage or yard where such commercial waste vehicle is parked while not in use, or at a waste transfer station, processing facility or other location where waste is dumped from such commercial waste vehicle; (ii) includes pick-ups of commercial waste from customers; and (iii) terminates either at such garage or yard, or with the delivery of such commercial waste to such a waste transfer station, processing facility or other location where such waste is dumped.
(b) An awardee may only provide commercial waste collection, removal or disposal service to a customer located in a zone in which the awardee is authorized to operate pursuant to an agreement with the Department entered into pursuant to § 16-1002 of the Administrative Code.
(c) If an awardee is authorized to operate in more than one zone pursuant to an agreement with the Department entered into pursuant to § 16-1002 of the Administrative Code, neither the awardee nor any of the awardee's designated carters shall operate a collection route with pick-ups of commercial waste from customers in more than one zone, except as provided in subdivision (d).
(d) Subdivision (c) of this section does not apply to an awardee authorized to operate in more than one zone pursuant to an agreement with the Department entered into pursuant to § 16-1002 where:
(1) The awardee is providing commercial waste collection, removal or disposal service outside of standard service hours;
(2) The awardee is collecting, removing or disposing of source separated organic waste, and such awardee's agreement with the Department entered into pursuant to § 16-1002 of the Administrative Code provides that subdivision (c) of this section does not apply to such collection, removal or disposal; or
(3) The awardee has received prior written approval from the Department to provide service without following the requirements of subdivision (c) in specific circumstances that further the purposes of Title 16-B of the Administrative Code, provided that such awardee is operating in accordance with the terms of such approval.
(e) This section does not apply to the collection, removal or disposal of containerized waste provided in accordance with an agreement with the Department entered into pursuant to § 16-1002 of the Administrative Code that authorizes such collection, removal or disposal of containerized commercial waste to be performed citywide.
(Added City Record 11/16/2021, eff. 12/16/2021*)
* Editor's note: For specific effective date provisions, see the editor's note at 16 RCNY Ch. 20.