§ 36-04 Financial Incentives for the Needle, Syringe, and Sharps Buyback Pilot Program.
RCNY § 36-04
(a)Participants will receive twenty cents for each needle, syringe, or sharp used for human non-medical drug consumption returned to a buyback location. However, the total daily payout for any individual participant will not exceed ten dollars.
(b)Participants may be denied payment for any of the following reasons, as determined by the Pilot Program: (1) The participant failed to comply with any element of the Pilot Program’s code of conduct.
(2)The participant attempted to return needles, syringes, or sharps that were not used for human non-medical drug consumption.
(3)The participant made a material misrepresentation on any of their enrollment forms.
(4)The participant sought payment for items returned on a day when participant had already met the maximum daily payout maximum. (Added City Record 5/22/2024, eff. 6/21/2024)
