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What is NYC AC § 16-311?

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This section mandates the department to provide educational materials and instruction to residential building owners and their employees to enhance compliance with recycling provisions. It also establishes a recycling education program that includes workshops and training for both building personnel and city agency employees. Applies to residential building owners and their staff.

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§ 16-311 Recycling outreach and education.

AC § 16-311

a. The department shall provide instruction and materials for residential building owners, net lessees or persons in charge of such buildings, and their employees and residents, in order to improve compliance with the provisions of this chapter. b. The commissioner shall establish a recycling education program that shall include recycling instructional workshops, training curricula and other relevant materials for residential building owners, net lessees or persons in charge of such buildings, and their employees and residents, including an internet-based recycling tutorial. Such program shall also provide instructional workshops, training curricula, and other relevant material to employees of city agencies, including a leaf and yard waste training program for employees of any such agencies that generate significant leaf and yard waste. The commissioner may utilize a private entity or not-for-profit corporation to assist with the establishment or performance of such program. Editor's note: For related unconsolidated provisions, see Appendix A at L.L. 1989/019.

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