§ 2-08 Receipt of Compostable Material at Department Compost Facilities.
RCNY § 2-08
In addition to 16 RCNY §§ 2-01, 2-02, 2-03, and 2-06, the following provisions shall apply to the receipt of yard waste and other compostable material at Compost Facilities.
(a)The Department may, at its discretion, accept yard waste and other compostable material at Compost Facilities at the rates set by law. In addition, the Department may, at its discretion, accept virgin wood chips at Compost Facilities free of charge.
(b)Only yard waste as defined in 16 RCNY § 2-01 and other compostable material, as determined by the Department, shall be accepted at Compost Facilities. Yard waste or other compostable material that is contaminated with non-compostable material shall not be accepted at Compost Facilities.
(c)Yard waste and other compostable material shall be accepted in bulk form or compostable receptacles as determined by the Commissioner. In no event shall yard waste or other compostable material be accepted in plastic bags or in other receptacles determined by the Commissioner to be non-compostable.
(d)Brush shall be segregated from other yard waste and shall be deposited at Compost Facilities as directed by the Department.
(e)To be eligible for acceptance free of charge, virgin wood chips must be delivered to Compost Facilities in a vehicle that contains only virgin wood chips. Virgin wood chips that are delivered to Compost Facilities in the same vehicle as yard waste or other compostable material, even if segregated from such other materials, shall be accepted at the rates set by law for the acceptance of such other material at Compost Facilities.
