§ 20-31 Recycling Requirements for Awardees.
RCNY § 20-31
(a)Recycling collection required.
(1)An awardee must provide designated recyclable materials collection service to any customer of the awardee, unless such customer is not required to arrange with a private carter for the collection of designated recyclable materials pursuant to 16 RCNY § 1-10 and § 16-306 of the Administrative Code.
(2)This subdivision shall only apply to the collection of containerized commercial waste citywide where the agreement between the awardee and the Department so provides.
(b)Designated carters required to recycle. When collecting or transporting designated recyclable materials that have been source-separated as required by subdivision (b) of § 1-10 of this title or materials that have been commingled pursuant to subdivision (c) of 16 RCNY § 1-10 and paragraph (2) of subdivision (c) of this section, a designated carter must transport such materials to putrescible or non-putrescible transfer stations or other facilities that accept such materials for recycling, reuse or sale for reuse. Such designated carter shall not bring such materials for disposal, or cause such materials to be brought for disposal, to any solid waste disposal facility, whether or not such disposal facility is operated by the Department, except in an amount that could not have been detected through reasonable inspection efforts by the designated carter.
(c)Collection restrictions for designated recyclable materials.
(i)A designated carter collecting materials that have been source-separated by the customer may not commingle in the same vehicle compartment any of the following: (1) designated recyclable paper, (2) designated recyclable metal, glass, and plastic, (3) yard waste, (4) textiles, (5) construction and demolition debris, (6) organic waste, (7) any other materials that have special collection requirements pursuant to applicable local, state or federal law, or (8) other solid waste.
(ii)Designated recyclable metal, glass and plastic may be commingled together, but may not be commingled in the same vehicle compartment with designated recyclable paper unless such materials are collected using single stream collection of recyclables pursuant to paragraph (2) of this subdivision.
(d)Notice to customer. Upon request by a customer, an awardee must inform such customer of the location where such awardee transported such customer's designated recyclable materials for recycling, reuse or sale for reuse.
(e)Signage. Upon request by a customer, an awardee must provide such customer with all signage and decals that the customer is required to post pursuant to 16 RCNY § 1-10, in a form and format approved by the Department.
(f)Penalties. Any person who violates any provision of this section will be liable for civil penalties provided for under paragraph (1) of subdivision (b) of § 16-1015 of the Administrative Code. Paragraph (1) of subdivision (b) of § 16-1015 provides for a civil penalty in the amount of $2,500 for the first violation, and, for subsequent violations that occur within a two-year period of any previous violation, $5,000 for the second violation and $10,000 for any subsequent violation. (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.
