Int 1126-2024

Requiring the provision of official waste containers at no cost to certain residential buildings with 2 or fewer dwelling units, and providing for the repeal of such local law upon the expiration thereof.

This bill would require the Department of Sanitation (“DSNY”), or other administering agency as designated by the mayor, to distribute official NYC waste bins to owners of eligible buildings. This bill would also require DSNY or the administering agency to establish and implement a program to reimburse owners of eligible buildings who purchased official NYC waste bins on or before August 1, 2026. Eligible buildings include those with up to 2 dwelling units where the building owner is enrolled in a New York STAR or Enhanced STAR tax benefit program. DSNY or the administering agency would be required to submit a report on the law’s implementation one month after the law’s expiration.

Status

Enacted

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