Int. No. 931
By Council Members Cabrera, Adams, Ayala, Barron, Deutsch, Diaz, Holden, Salamanca, Vallone, Gjonaj and Borelli
Title
A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to designating expanded polystyrene as recyclable and repealing sections 16-324(f) and 16-329 of the administrative code of the city of New York
Body
Be it enacted by the Council as follows:
Section 1. Subdivision b of section 16-305 of the administrative code of the city of New York, as added by local law number 40 for the year 2010, is amended to read as follows:
b. The commissioner shall adopt and implement rules designating at least six recyclable materials[, including plastic to the extent required in subdivision c of this section and yard waste to the extent required in section 16-308 of this chapter,] contained in department-managed solid waste and requiring households to source separate such designated materials. Such designated recyclable materials shall include:
1. Plastic, to the extent required in subdivision c of this section;
2. Yard waste, to the extent required in section 16-308; and
3. Blown polystyrene and expanded and extruded foams that are thermoplastic petrochemical materials utilizing a styrene monomer and processed by any number of techniques including, but not limited to, fusion of polymer spheres, injection molding, foam molding and extrusion-blown molding; provided that this paragraph shall not be construed to require the designation of rigid polystyrene as recyclable. The commissioner need not designate polystyrene that is laminated with non-polystyrene material or that is loose fill packaging.
? 2. The introductory paragraph of subdivision a of section 16-324 of the administrative code of the city of New York, as amended by local law numbers 142 and 146 for the year 2013, is amended to read as follows:
a. Subject to the provisions of subdivision b of this section, any person who...
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