DSNY Proposed Implementation Dates for Sixth and Seventh Commercial Waste Zones

Effective date: December 25, 2025

Proposed Rule Full Text
DSNY-Proposed-Implementation-Dates-for-Sixth-and-Seventh-Commercial-Waste-Zones.pdf

Adopted Rule Full Text
DSNY-Final-Rule-Relating-to-the-Implementation-Dates-for-Sixth-and-Seventh-Commercial-Waste-Zones_Final.pdf

Adopted rule summary:

In 2019, New York City enacted Local Law 199 requiring the establishment of a new program for the collection of commercial waste. The program, known as the Commercial Waste Zones (CWZ) program, is a safe, efficient, and competitive collection system designed to provide high-quality service to New York City businesses while advancing the City’s waste diversion and sustainability goals. Pursuant to Local Law 199, codified in Title 16-B of the New York City Administrative Code, the geographic area of New York City has been divided into 20 CWZs. Pursuant to a request for proposals process, three private carters providing commercial waste collection services were selected by the Department to serve businesses within each CWZ, and five carters were selected to provide citywide containerized commercial waste collection services to businesses that use dumpsters and compactors. The selected carters are referred to as “awardees.” The resulting contracts with the awardees include standards for pricing, customer service, safety, environmental health, and requirements to promote the City’s commitment to recycling and sustainability. Local Law 199 requires the Department to issue rules setting forth an implementation start date and a final implementation date for each CWZ established. See Ad. Code § 16-1002(e)(3). Different implementation start and end dates may be established for different CWZs. The Department previously set the implementation start and end dates for the first five CWZs: Queens Central, Bronx East, Bronx West, Queens Northeast, and Brooklyn South. This rule sets the implementation start date and final implementation date for the next two zones: Queens West and Lower Manhattan. Subsequent rules will set the implementation dates for the remaining 13 zones. The Department’s authority for these rules is found in Section 753 and Section 1043(g) of the New York City Charter and Title 16-B of the New York City Administrative Code. The Department received two comments in support of the proposed rule, which did not lead to any changes in the rule.