NYC Sanitation Code Sections
Browse the NYC Administrative Code and City rules the Department of Sanitation (DSNY) enforces. Open any section for the full text — or contact us if you've received a sanitation summons.
56 sections
| Code | Section title | Read |
|---|---|---|
| AC §10-119 | Posting. | View |
| AC §10-169 | Regulation of publicly accessible collection bins. | View |
| AC §16-1000 | Definitions. | View |
| AC §16-101 | Definitions. | View |
| AC §16-111.1 | Reductions in street cleaning. | View |
| AC §16-114.1 | Rates for collection and disposal of solid waste from home occupations, medical offices/group medical centers, and other residential offices. | View |
| AC §16-114.2 | § 16-114.2 | View |
| AC §16-119 | Dumping prohibited. | View |
| AC §16-120.2 | Refuse compacting systems; multiple dwellings after May twentieth, nineteen hundred sixty-eight. | View |
| AC §16-123 | Removal of snow, ice and dirt from sidewalks; property owners' duties. | View |
| AC §16-124.1 | Borough-based snow plowing and removal plans. | View |
| AC §16-135 | Snow removal volunteer registry. | View |
| AC §16-144 | Zero waste goal. | View |
| AC §16-305 | Recycling of department-managed solid waste. | View |
| AC §16-308 | Organic waste. | View |
| AC §16-308.1 | Curbside organics collection. | View |
| AC §16-308.2 | Organic waste drop off sites. | View |
| AC §16-310 | Public space recycling. | View |
| AC §16-310.3 | Community recycling. | View |
| AC §16-314 | Recycling program revisions. | View |
| AC §16-315 | Notice, education and research programs. | View |
| AC §16-316.1 | Waste characterization study. | View |
| AC §16-316.5 | Zero waste plan and report. | View |
| AC §16-329 | Restrictions on the sale or use of certain expanded polystyrene items. | View |
| AC §16-425 | Labeling. | View |
| AC §16-463 | Receipt of recyclable material. | View |
| AC §17-315.1 | § 17-315.1 | View |
| AC §20-465.3 | § 20-465.3 | View |
| AC §22-115 | Removal of sweepings, ashes and garbage. | View |
| AC §24-158 | Use of department of sanitation refuse burning equipment without control apparatus prohibited. [Repealed] | View |
| AC §24-218 | General prohibitions. | View |
| RCNY §1-02.1 | Requirements for Receptacles and Bags Containing Solid Waste and Recyclables for Collection. | View |
| RCNY §1-02.2 | Waste Management Plan. | View |
| RCNY §1-02.3 | Multiunit Building Collection Program. | View |
| RCNY §1-02.5 | Receptacles Required for Certain Buildings that Receive Department Collection. | View |
| RCNY §1-04.1 | Alternate Principal Officer. | View |
| RCNY §1-05.1 | Removal of Derelict Bicycles. | View |
| RCNY §1-05.1 | Subject Matter. | View |
| RCNY §1-10 | Recycling of Private Carter-collected Waste. | View |
| RCNY §1-12 | Improper Placement of Refuse and Recycling for Department Collection. | View |
| RCNY §10-01 | Conduct of Department of Sanitation Adjudicatory Proceedings. | View |
| RCNY §153.13 | Interference with Department of Sanitation Employees Prohibited. [Repealed] | View |
| RCNY §19-103 | Sanitation Penalty Schedule. | View |
| RCNY §19-106 | Sanitation Asbestos Waste Penalty Schedule. | View |
| RCNY §20-27 | Billing and payment. | View |
| RCNY §25-201 | Collection, Retention and Disposal of Garbage, Rubbish and Refuse in Multiple Dwellings. | View |
| RCNY §27-05 | No Limitations on Voluntary Actions. | View |
| RCNY §27-05 | Selection Process. | View |
| RCNY §27-05 | Requirements for Employment of Bags and Containers Meeting Specifications Set Out in 28 RCNY §§ 27-02, 27-03 and 27-04. | View |
| RCNY §27-11 | Purpose and Scope. | View |
| RCNY §27-12 | Specifications for Waste Containerization Systems. | View |
| RCNY §3-120 | Recycling - Sanitation Collection Rules Penalty Schedule. [Repealed] | View |
| RCNY §4-31 | Definitions. | View |
| RCNY §4-44 | Operation and Maintenance. | View |
| RCNY §4-45 | Suspension and Revocation. | View |
| RCNY §49-33 | Disposal of Abandoned Signs and/or Sign Structures. | View |
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