§ 16-316.1 Waste characterization study.
AC § 16-316.1
a. The commissioner shall complete follow-up studies to the studies performed in 2005 regarding the characteristics of the city’s residential and institutional waste streams for department-managed solid waste on or before January 31, 2012, and on or before January 31, 2018. The results of each such study and an analysis of those results shall be submitted to the council and the mayor within 60 days of their completion. b. On or before January 31, 2024, the commissioner shall complete a detailed, comprehensive citywide multi-season study of the city’s residential and institutional waste streams for the purpose of determining the composition of the waste stream characterized by type of material. The results of such study and an analysis of those results shall be submitted to the council and the mayor within 60 days of its completion. c.
1.No later than January 31, 2028, in addition to the studies required by subdivisions a and b of this section, the commissioner shall conduct a detailed, comprehensive citywide multi-season study of the department-managed residential and institutional waste streams for the purpose of determining the composition of such waste streams characterized by type of material.
2.No later than January 31, 2032, the commissioner shall conduct a study of the composition of the commercial waste stream in the city, including construction and demolition debris, to the extent that information about such composition is readily available to the department. d. Within 60 days of the completion of each study conducted pursuant to subdivision c of this section, the commissioner shall submit to the speaker of the council and the mayor and post on the department’s website the results of such study and an analysis of those results. (Am. L.L. 2025/014, 2/22/2025, eff. 2/22/2025) Editor's note: For related unconsolidated provisions, see Appendix A at L.L. 2010/040.
