NY S08374

Cities with a population of one million or more must establish a residential composting program for all buildings with residential units within one year of the law's effective date.

Programs must encourage residents to separate compostable waste, establish requirements for labeled and latched containers, and provide public education through signage, flyers, and training materials.

Building owners and managers must maintain composting storage areas within the building (or behind the property line if necessary), post municipal labels with sorting instructions, and ensure containers are latched during storage and set-out.

Waste transporters must deliver collected organic waste to organics recyclers or transfer facilities and cannot deliver it to incinerators or landfills unless the commingled waste can be processed by an organics recycler.

Cities must submit annual reports to the Department of Environmental Conservation documenting compostable waste collected and program costs; the department must post an annual statewide composting report by 2023 evaluating program effectiveness, costs, and collection rates.