{"id":19074,"date":"2021-08-23T16:14:35","date_gmt":"2021-08-23T20:14:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ilsr.org\/?post_type=article&p=19074"},"modified":"2024-06-18T16:10:36","modified_gmt":"2024-06-18T20:10:36","slug":"nyc-organics-recovery","status":"publish","type":"article","link":"https:\/\/ilsr.org\/es\/article\/composting-for-community\/nyc-organics-recovery","title":{"rendered":"NYC \u2013 Mandato de Reciclaje de Materias Org\u00e1nicas Comerciales"},"template":"","class_list":["post-19074","article","type-article","status-publish","hentry","article_type-local-policy","initiatives-composting-for-community","topics-climate-change","topics-recycling","impact_areas-climate-and-environmental-justice","authors-brenda-platt","authors-sophia-jones"],"acf":{"details":{"featured_image":"","background_color":"tan","article_type":[37],"initiative":15,"display_event_fields":false,"start_date":null,"end_date":null,"start_time":null,"end_time":null,"time_zone":"America\/New_York","virtual_event":false,"location":"","topics":[62,112],"impact_areas":[16],"abstract":"As the country\u2019s most populous city, New York City (NYC) experiences a unique set of challenges when it comes to managing its waste stream. Generating 1.8 million tons of commercial and residential organic waste yearly, NYC is making efforts to face this waste diversion problem head-on.","authors_tax":[601,629]},"sidebar":{"title":"\u00cdndice"},"page_layout":[{"acf_fc_layout":"layout_wysiwyg","_acfe_flexible_toggle":"","component_wysiwyg":{"content":"As the country\u2019s most populous city, New York City (NYC) experiences a unique set of challenges when it comes to managing its waste stream. Generating 1.8 million tons<\/a> of commercial and residential organic waste yearly, NYC is making efforts to face this waste diversion problem head-on.\r\n\r\nIn 2013, then-mayor Michael Bloomberg committed to doubling the organics recycling rate by 2017. In December 2013, NYC passed its Commercial Organic Waste law (Local Law 146<\/a>), mandating specific large-scale generators to arrange for the recycling of their organic materials or employ department-approved methods to process the material themselves. However, according to a 2017 Mayor\u2019s Management Report<\/a>, organics recycling had only grown from a 15.1% capture rate in 2013 to 17.4% in 2017. And, despite pledges by Bill De Blasio (NYC\u2019s mayor from 2013-2021) to expand organics collection to the entire city by 2018, only 3.3 million<\/a> out of 8.4 million NYC residents had access to curbside organics collection in that year.\r\n\r\nThe curbside collection service had expanded to serving 3.5 million residents before the program was put on hold<\/a> due to COVID-19. The city has since recommitted to its curbside organics collection service as well as sending zero waste to landfills by 2030.\r\n\r\n \r\n

Mandated Materials<\/b><\/h3>\r\nEl 2012 waste characterization study<\/a> estimated that organic waste composes about one-third of NYC\u2019s commercial waste stream (and updated figures from 2017<\/a> estimate a 34% share of organics suitable for composting). Seeing the opportunity to significantly reduce the volume of NYC\u2019s waste stream, the City Council passed its 2013 commercial organic waste law (Local Law 146<\/a>, now codified as \u00a716-306.1<\/a>). The new law used the same definition for organic waste as found in \u00a716-303<\/a> of the New York City Administrative Code, with the exception that organic waste to be recovered is not<\/i> \u201cfood that is donated to a third party, food that is sold to farmers for feedstock, and meat by-products that are sold to a rendering company.\u201d\r\n\r\nOrganic waste is defined<\/a> in the New York City Administrative Code as follows:\r\n
\u201c\u201cOrganic waste\u201d means any material found in the waste stream that can be broken down into, or otherwise become part of, usable compost, such as food scraps, soiled paper, and plant trimmings. As determined by the commissioner, such term may also include disposable plastic food service ware and bags that meet the ASTM International standard specifications for compostable plastics, but shall not include liquids and textiles.\u201d<\/h6>\r\n\"Pie\r\n\r\nChart from New York Dept. of Sanitation\u2019s 2017 Waste Characterization Report<\/a>\r\n\r\n \r\n

Generadores dirigidos<\/b><\/h3>\r\nAs of July 31, 2020, the organic waste generators falling under the category of \u201cEstablishments covered by Commercial Organics Rules<\/a>\u201d are the following:\r\n