Int. No. 99
By Council Member Koo
Title
A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to the reuse or recycling of discarded carpeting from commercial units or buildings.
Body
Be it enacted by the Council as follows:
Section 1. Title 16 of the administrative code of the city of New York is amended by adding a new chapter 4-H to read as follows:
CHAPTER 4-H
16-490 Definitions
16-491 Disposal ban
16-492 Source separation
16-493 Collection
16-494 Delivery
16-495 List of carpet recycling companies
16-496 Certificate of recycling
16-497 Carpet recycling company obligations
16-498 Enforcement
?16-490 Definitions. When used in this chapter the following terms shall have the
following meanings:
a. "Conforming project" means a construction, alteration, demolition or other such project within the city in which carpeting covering a floor space equal to ten thousand or more square feet within the same commercial building or unit is to be removed as part of the same project.
b. "Covered carpeting" means carpeting that has been or will be removed from a commercial unit or building as part of a conforming project.
c. "Responsible party" means the owner, tenant, carpet retailer, carpet installer, general contractor, subcontractor, or any other party who is responsible for ensuring the proper disposal of the refuse generated by a conforming project.
d. "Recycle" has the same meaning as in section 16-303 of this title.
e. "Reuse" means the use of carpeting in a manner that retains the original purpose and performance characteristics of the carpeting.
f. "Carpet recycling company" shall mean an individual, company or other entity that (i) refurbishes or otherwise processes carpeting for reuse or resale, or (ii) removes, separates, or otherwise extracts components or commodities from carpeting either by manual or mechanical separation o...
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