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In 2016, the NYC Department of Sanitation and the Business Integrity Commission released a study outlining the weaknesses of the city’s private waste carting industry and the potential benefits of establishing commercial waste zones. The study found that the current collection system is uneconomical and unsustainable, highlighting its lack of transparency, safety, and fair pricing. With commercial waste trucks traveling over 23 million miles a year, creating commercial waste zones could significantly reduce the impact that the industry has on NYC’s air quality and road congestion.
The city has since developed a Commercial Waste Zone Plan to restructure the city’s waste hauling system and improve its efficiency, sustainability, and safety. NYLCV supports commercial waste zones because they create more efficient routes for waste trucks. This reduces traffic in communities, improves safety for pedestrians and workers, cuts transportation emissions, and improves air quality. In June 2019, NYLCV detailed its support for Commercial Waste Zones at a City Council hearing. In October, City Council passed the Commercial Waste Zones bill, Intro 1574-A. In November 2019, Mayor de Blasio signed it into law, now Local Law 199 of 2019. DSNY has paused implementation of Commercial Waste Zones because of the COVID-19 pandemic, but will continue to work on implementation into 2021.
DSNY’s Commercial Waste Zones.
Source: DSNY
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Waste
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Incomplete In 2005, the city sent 3.6 million tons of waste to landfills. In 2019, 3.25 million tons were landfilled, which is equivalent to a 9.8% reduction.
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In April 2020, the city temporarily suspended organics collection due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Before the suspension, while some neighborhoods had the option to enroll in curbside collection, the programs did not serve all New Yorkers.
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A study on commercial waste zones was completed in 2016.
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Energy & Buildings
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In 2019, the city generated 10.51 MW of renewable power on city buildings.
Quality of Life
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According to a three-year rolling average of EPA’s air quality statistics portal, NYC is in 6th place as of 2018.
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In 2018, the city had achieved a 1.4 mg/m3, or 20% reduction, across city neighborhoods.
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The city has cleaned up 756 brownfields as of 2019.
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The city has cleaned up 415 brownfields in low- and moderate-income communities.
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In 2019, the city partially completed this by developing guidelines for city buildings only.
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In 2019, 81.5% of New Yorkers were within walking distance to a park.
Transportation
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The city originally used the In-Season Commuter Cycling Index for this indicator, but has since stopped using it. However, according to the NYC Department of Transportation, cycling increased 55% between 2012 and 2017.
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As of July 2019, the city had 1,243 bike lane miles.
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As of March 2020, 660 EV charging stations were in operation in the city.
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