Background and Introduction

2 Government Finance Officers

Association Award
3 Letter from the Board of
Commissioners and the Executive
Director
Chapter 2: Budget Summary
9 2020 Budget Overview
13 Revenues and Reserves
(Pursuant to Port Authority Bond
Resolutions)
14 Assets and Liabilities
(Pursuant to Port Authority Bond
Resolutions)
15 2020 Total Expenditure Budget
Chapter 3: Budget Details
19 Sources and Uses of Funds
20 Operating Revenues
22 Operating Expenses
24 Staffing

26 Debt Service on Financing Obligations

27 Capital Expenditures

Chapter 4: Departmental Budget

Summaries

Airport Solid Waste

Management and Recycling
Standards and Guidelines
JULY 1, 2022
Table of Contents
1. Background and Introduction 2
2. Applicability and Scope 3
3. Definitions 4
4. Recycling and Waste Minimization Requirements at Port Authority Airports 6
4.1 Source Separation of Recyclable Materials 6
TABLE 1: Recyclable Materials that must be Source Separated 6
4.2 Organic Waste Source Separation 7
4.3 Placement of Recycling Containers; Colors of Containers and Signage 8
4.4 Liquid capture stations 10
4.5 Training and Education 11
5. Solid Waste Management Planning 11
6. Reporting 12
7. Solid Waste Minimization Requirements and Best Practices 13
APPENDIX 15
State and Local Recycling Laws 16
New York State 16
New York City 16
New Jersey 17
Essex County, New Jersey 17
Bergen County, New Jersey 17

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 1. Background and
Introduction

The Port Authority manages John F. Kennedy

International Airport (JFK), LaGuardia Airport
(LGA), Newark Liberty International Airport
(EWR), New York Stewart International
Airport (SWF) and Teterboro Airport (TEB),
collectively referred to as the Airports. These
Airport Solid Waste Management and
Recycling Standards and Guidelines present
recycling and other solid waste management
requirements at the Airports. Tools and
strategies to maximize recycling and minimize
waste are available at the Port Authority’s
solid waste and recycling web portal.1 These Aviation facilities of the Port Authority of NY & NJ.
Airport Solid Waste Management and
Recycling Standards and Guidelines support the Port Authority’s goal to achieve
Zero Waste2 at its airports by diverting 75-90% of solid wastes from landfills and
incinerators by 2030. This goal is part of the Port Authority’s Priority of Sustainability
(below: the Priorities & Standards underlying the Port Authority’s mission), Keeping the
Region Moving.

1 For external users to gain access to the web portal, please email aviation.zerowaste@panynj.gov.
2 Zero Waste is theThe Port Authority
conservation of NY
of all resources by means Airportproduction,
& NJof responsible Solid Waste Management
consumption, and Recycling
reuse, Standards
and recovery and Guidelines
of products, packaging,| 2
and materials
without burning and with no discharges to land, water, or air that threaten the environment or human health. Source: Zero Waste International Alliance,
https://zwia.org/zero-waste-definition/
2. Applicability and Scope
Airport Users are responsible for maintaining awareness of, and compliance with,
applicable state and local laws, rules, regulations, and policies, as well as Port
Authority’s requirements set forth in these Standards and Guidelines. A list of state and
local recycling and waste minimization requirements is set forth in the Appendix.

2.1 These Standards and Guidelines Apply to Each Airport User

These Standards and Guidelines apply to all areas of the Airports, including areas
accessible to the public (e.g., terminals, rental car facilities, convenience stores, gas
stations, restaurants, hotels, etc.) and areas not accessible to the public (e.g., back-of-
house kitchens, office space, maintenance shops, hangars, warehouses, cargo/freight
facilities, catering kitchens, etc). Tenants and subtenants are responsible for ensuring
that their employees, visitors, guests, and contractors are aware of these Standards and
Guidelines and their requirements.

2.2 These Standards and Guidelines does not apply to the

following wastes:
• Construction Waste. The management of Construction and Demolition Waste
is subject to the Port Authority’s Sustainable Design Guidelines (which is
available on the Port Authority’s public website).
• Hazardous waste, regulated non-hazardous waste, medical waste, universal
waste (other than those listed in Table 1) or other regulated waste materials.
• “Regulated garbage” as defined in, and subject to, the requirements of
Sections 330.401-403 of Title 7 of the Code of Federal Regulations (i.e.,
Deplaned Waste from international arrivals).
• Materials confiscated or seized by a governmental entity.

Agriculture products confiscated by

Customs and Border Protection are
an example of a confiscated material
that cannot currently be recycled or
composted.
Photo taken at JFK by Business Insider

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3. Definitions
The following terms used throughout these Standards and Guidelines shall have the
following meanings:
• Airport or Air Terminal shall have the same definition set forth in The Port
Authority of New York and New Jersey Airport Rules and Regulations (i.e.,
“Airport” or “Air Terminal” shall mean LaGuardia Airport, John F. Kennedy
International Airport, Newark Liberty International Airport, Teterboro Airport, and
New York Stewart International Airport”).
• Airport User: any person or tenant occupying or using any portion of an Air
Terminal or conducting any business or trade at an Airport and that generates
and manages waste at an Airport. Airport User does not include passengers.
• Commingling: failure to Source Separate and/or to maintain Source Separation.
• Construction and Demolition Waste: Construction and Demolition (C&D)
Waste consists of the debris generated during the construction, renovation and
demolition of buildings, roads, and bridges. This includes bricks, concrete, glass,
wallboard, roofing material, paint, etc.
• Electronic Waste: electronic equipment such as computers,  computer
peripherals,  small electronic equipment,  small-scale servers,  cathode ray tubes;
 televisions, desktop printers, and desktop fax machines.
• Extended Producer Responsibility: an environmental protection strategy that
makes the manufacturer of the product responsible for the entire life-cycle of the
product and especially for the take back, recycling, and final disposal of the
product.
• Organic Waste or Compostables: any material found in the waste stream that
can be broken down into, or otherwise become part of, usable compost or
fertilizer, such as food scraps, soiled paper, plant trimmings, overripe produce,
trimmings from food, compostable plastic food service ware and bags; but shall
not include food donated by the generator for human consumption, food that is
sold to farmers for feedstock, and meat byproducts that are sold to a rendering
company.
• Recyclable Material: Solid Waste that may be separated, collected, processed,
and returned to the economy in the form of raw materials or products.
• Single Stream Recycling: a system in which all paper, bottles and cans are
mixed in a single container at the point of generation and mixed in the recycling
collection truck, instead of being sorted by the depositor into separate
commodities (plastic, aluminum cans, newspaper, paperboard, corrugated
fiberboard, glass, etc.) and handled separately throughout the collection process.
• Solid Waste: garbage, refuse, and other discarded materials resulting from
commercial operations at the Airports.
• Solid Waste Coordinator: an Airport User that arranges for the collection,
transportation, and disposal/recycling of Solid Waste for multiple Airport Users

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 within a single building or complex of buildings. Example: a terminal operator
may be a Solid Waste Coordinator.
• Source Separated Recyclables: Recyclable Materials which are separated from
Solid Waste at the point of generation by the generator for the purposes of
recycling.
• Source Separate or Source Separation: the practice of separating Recyclable
Material from Solid Waste at the point of generation by the generator for the
purpose of recycling.
• Trash: Solid Waste excluding Recyclable Materials.

For purposes of these standards, passengers are not considered “Airport Users,” while others
such as Terminal Operators and tenants are.

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4. Recycling and Waste Minimization
Requirements at Port Authority
Airports
The requirements of this Section 4.1 shall take effect consistent with the effective dates
of applicable state and local laws or within 180 days of the date of these Standards and
Guidelines, as applicable.

4.1 Source Separation of Recyclable Materials

All Solid Wastes generated at the Airports (except those expressly excluded under
Section 2.2) that can be returned to the economy must be Source Separated at the
point of generation, except that Source Separation at the point of generation is not
required if the facility provides written authorization of a state or local government to
commingle Recyclable Materials and Trash.
Source Separation must be maintained from the point of generation to the point where
waste and recycling transporters collect those materials.
The collection, transportation and processing of Source Separated Recyclable Materials
must comply with applicable law.
Airport Users should aim to recycle, donate, reuse, repurpose or sell all Solid Wastes,
provided doing so is feasible, hygienic, and safe.
Recyclable Materials that must be Source Separated at the Airports are set forth in
Table 1.
Table 1: Recyclable Materials That Must be Source Separated
Corrugated cardboard
Paper (This category includes office paper (all marketable grades),
and newspapers)
Plastic, metal (including aluminum) and glass beverage and food
containers (rinsed to remove any food contamination)

Other (non-food and beverage container) types of recyclable plastics

Beverage Cartons (Typically waxed or plastic-coated cardboard,

sometimes with metal liners)
Organic Waste subject to Section 4.2 of these Standards and
Guidelines
Ferrous Scrap (iron and steel scrap)
Steel/Tin Containers
White goods (appliances)

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 Leaves, grass clipping, tree limbs, and other yard and landscaping
waste
Oils
Used motor oil
Used cooking oil
Tires

Handling and Collection of Materials

Most jurisdictions prohibit the mixing of Source Separated Recyclables and Trash in the
same collection vehicle. Airport Users and Solid Waste Coordinators that procure
collection and transportation services for Solid Waste and Source Separated
Recyclables are reminded to work with their contractors to ensure that Solid Waste and
Source Separated Recyclables are managed appropriately.
To the extent an airline or its contractor Source Separates Recyclables on-board an
aircraft, the Source Separated Recyclables shall not be Commingled with Trash at the
Airport.
Single Stream Recycling versus Segregation of Commodity Type
Single Stream Recycling is permitted for plastic, metal (including aluminum), and glass
beverage and food containers, as well as paper and if the recycling collection contractor
can accommodate this method of collection and processing. In no event shall Single
Stream Recycling include Organic Waste.
Both Single Stream Recycling and segregation of Source Separated Recyclables by
commodity type (e.g., one recycling container provided for paper and another one
provided for plastic, metal and glass beverage and food containers) are permissible,
provided the recycling collection contractor can accommodate the type of recycling.
Segregating Recyclable Materials by commodity type is gaining favor in some
communities because it may increase the value of the Recyclable Material by reducing
contamination.
Beverage and food containers that are made of compostable plastic are intended to be
recycled through composting. Therefore, compostable plastic material should not be
comingled with non-compostable plastic material.

4.2 Organic Waste Source Separation

Airport Users that generate Organic Waste at an Airport must Source Separate the
Organic Waste at the point of generation (i.e., the kitchen, food preparation areas,
passenger lounges that prepare food, other). This requirement shall apply to
“Designated covered establishments” (as that term is used in Title 16 of the Rules of the
City of New York) at JFK and LGA, “Large Food Waste Generators” (as that term is
used in the New Jersey Solid Waste Management Act) at EWR and TEB; and

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“Designated Food Scraps Generators” (as that term is used in the State of New York
Food Donation and Food Scraps Recycling Law) at SWF; and shall take effect
consistent with the effective dates of applicable state and local laws. Containers for
Source Separated Organic Waste shall be labeled in accordance with Section 4.3.

Source Separated Organic Waste must be kept separate from other Recyclable
Materials and Trash.

Containers and areas utilized for Source Separation of Organic Waste, including interior
and exterior containers, shall not leak, attract vector (rodents, birds, other), or emit
odors.
Airport Users that currently dispose of edible food should consider partnerships with
local nonprofits to ensure such edible food reaches community members in need. The
Port Authority can assist in facilitating such partnerships.

4.3 Placement of Recycling Containers

The Airport User or Solid Waste Coordinator (as applicable) shall place Recyclable
Materials containers (Recycling Containers) where Recyclable Materials are routinely
discarded. At least one Recycling Container shall be located next to each Trash
container (co-located), as well as one Organic Waste container if collecting organics.
This requirement applies to both interior and exterior locations, as well as to public
areas and areas where the public is prohibited.

4.4 Colors of Containers and Signage

The Airport User or Solid Waste Coordinator (as applicable) shall label Recycling
Containers to indicate the type of materials to be placed in the container. Signs shall be
displayed so that they are visible to the users and the persons responsible for removing
the contents.

Each container (including interior containers, roll-off containers, open top dumpsters,
front loader containers, compactors, and digestors), must bear the symbol for either
Trash (shown in Figure 1) or Recyclable Materials (shown in Figure 2), graphic
depictions of the items to be placed in the container and text indicating the waste
stream (Trash, mixed recycling, paper, Organic Waste, etc.) (examples are shown in
Figure 3. Such depictions may be photographs, as shown in Figure 3, or pictograms).

Figure 1. Uniform symbol for Trash Figure 2. Uniform symbol for Recyclable Materials

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Figure 3. Example signs for Recyclable Materials and Compostables via Recycle Across America, an
industry standard group that provides signage to many entities, including some tenants at the Airports.

For multi-compartment containers, each compartment must be labeled by waste stream

or type of Recyclable Material in accordance with these standards. Labels should be
positioned to be clearly visible to the user. Signage not conforming to these standards
should be updated by December 31, 2022.
These requirements apply to interior and exterior locations, as well as to both public
areas and areas where the public is not permitted, including, without limitation, offices,
maintenance shops, garages, and kitchens.

The Airport User or Solid Waste Coordinator (as applicable) shall place signs describing
recycling collection procedures and notifying employees and contractors of materials
that must be recycled and how to recycle in maintenance areas and loading docks, or
other locations where compactors and dumpsters for storing waste are located. Such
notices in English and Spanish may be helpful, as well as graphics depicting recycling
procedures. In public areas, signs may be placed near Trash and Recyclable Materials
containers to instruct the users on Source Separation.

The use of uniform colors for containers, container signage, and container liners is
helpful in reinforcing recycling requirements for airport users, employees, contractors,
and janitorial staff and in making recycling as seamless and easy as possible. Airport

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Users and Solid Waste Coordinators (as applicable) should apply the color scheme set
forth in Table 2 to Trash and Recyclable Materials containers and shall apply it to the
text in container signage, and container liners; except that clear liners may be used in
place of colored liners for one waste stream of choice. This color scheme shall be
applied uniformly across each facility, including containers to be emptied or removed by
a materials collection and transportation contractor.

Table 2: Color Scheme for Solid Waste Containers and/or Signage

Container/Signage
Type of Solid Waste Container
Color
SINGLE STREAM RECYCLING
Trash Gray or black
Single-stream recyclables (excluding Organic Waste) Blue
OTHER THAN SINGLE STREAM RECYCLING
Trash Gray or black
Plastic, metal, glass Blue
Paper Blue (may be
different shade
than metal and
plastic)
ORGANIC WASTE RECYCLING
Organic Waste Green

The requirements of Section 4.3 and 4.4 shall take effect 180 days after the date of
these Standards and Guidelines.

4.5 Liquid capture stations

Due to the Transportation Security
Administration’s limit on the volume of liquid that
persons can bring from pre-security to post-
security, many passengers discard full or
partially full beverage containers that exceed
this limit at the security checkpoint. Liquid
remaining in recyclable beverage containers
contaminates the stream of Recyclable
Materials and, therefore, either reduces the
value of the Recyclable Material or renders all of
the Recyclable Material in the containers
nonrecyclable.
Figure 4. Liquid capture stations shall be
located adjacent to a recycling container to
allow for proper recycling of single-use
bottles and cans.

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Persons responsible for the management of Solid Waste and Recycling within publicly-
accessible areas of terminals shall place and maintain liquid capture stations at each
TSA security checkpoint alongside a Recyclable Materials container to prevent liquid
contamination in the recycling stream, and to enable customers to carry reusable
beverage containers through TSA screening so that they can refill them post-security.
There shall be a sufficient number of liquid capture stations to accommodate the
demand. Liquid capture stations should have a grate or barrier preventing bottles and
cans from being thrown into the unit and allowing only liquids to enter. Liquid capture
stations should be labeled with text and figures necessary to instruct the user. They
shall be located adjacent to a recycling container to accommodate recycling of single
use bottles and cans.

4.6 Training and Education

Airport Users and Solid Waste Coordinators should instruct their employees, tenants,
and contractors on proper practices to maximize Recycling and Organics collection and
to keep Recyclable Materials and Organic Waste separate from Trash (unless the
facility has written authorization of the state or local government to Commingle).

5. Solid Waste Management Planning

A facility-specific Solid Waste Management Plan should be developed and maintained
(digital or hard copy) by the Airport User or Solid Waste Coordinator (as applicable).
The Solid Waste Management Plan should include at a minimum:

1. Designation of a person responsible for ensuring compliance with these

Standards and Guidelines.
2. Strategies that incrementally work toward achieving Zero Waste.
3. Strategies to minimize waste generated at the facility (e.g., green procurement
strategies, packaging take-back programs, switching to reusable pallets and
packaging/shipping materials, taking advantage of Extended Producer
Responsibility programs).
4. Procedures for Solid Waste management at the facility, including recycling in
compliance with these Standards and Guidelines.
5. Storage plans for Trash and Source Separated Recyclables ensuring sanitary
storage of such materials as normally accumulated or generated within the
building between any regularly scheduled pickups. This shall include a figure
depicting locations of recycling containers (both interior and exterior).
6. A plan to train staff on Solid Waste management goals and procedures.
7. Procedures and a schedule for monitoring recycling performance and compliance
with these Standards and Guidelines.

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The Solid Waste Management Plan should be updated as needed to account for
changes in operations, facility use, waste streams or law.

6. Reporting
The requirements of this Section 6 shall take effect 180 days after the date of these
Standards and Guidelines.
On August 1 of every year, and again on February 1 of every year, each Airport User or
Solid Waste Coordinator (as applicable) shall provide to the Port Authority a report (on
forms to be provided by the Port Authority) with the following information for the
preceding January 1 – June 30 period or July 1 – December 31 period, respectively:
• Quantity of Solid Waste generated by the Airport User or within the building(s)
covered by the Solid Waste Coordinator (tons).
• Quantity of Recyclable Materials generated (tons), by the following categories:
a. Plastic, metal (including aluminum) and glass beverage and food containers
b. Plastics other than beverage and food containers
c. Paper (whether single stream or segregated)
d. Corrugated cardboard
e. Organic Waste
f. Other, as available:
• Ferrous Scrap (iron and steel scrap)
• White goods (appliances)
• Leaves, grass clipping, tree limbs, and other yard and landscaping waste
• Oils
• Used motor oil
• Used cooking oil
• Vehicle batteries (lead acid, lithium ion, other)
• Paint
• Wood
• Sheetrock
• Concrete/Masonry
• Asphalt
• Other known recyclables stream (please label)

• Quantity of materials donated (tons or other units as may be relevant), by

material type.
• Recycling rate for the reporting period for all Source Separated Recyclables.
Recycling rate to be computed as follows:
Source Separated Recyclables + Donated Commodities
𝑅𝑅𝑅𝑅𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐 𝑅𝑅𝑅𝑅𝑅𝑅𝑅𝑅 = � � ∗ 100
Solid Waste + Donated Commodities

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• Change in the recycling rate over the prior reporting period.
Change in recycling rate to be computed as follows:
Current Year Recycling Rate – Prior Year Recycling Rate
% 𝐶𝐶ℎ𝑎𝑎𝑎𝑎𝑎𝑎𝑎𝑎 𝑖𝑖𝑖𝑖 𝑅𝑅𝑅𝑅𝑅𝑅𝑅𝑅𝑅𝑅𝑅𝑅𝑅𝑅𝑅𝑅𝑅𝑅 𝑅𝑅𝑅𝑅𝑅𝑅𝑅𝑅 = � � ∗ 100
Prior Year Recycling Rate

• Description of strategies implemented to minimize the quantity of Solid Waste

(including Recyclable Materials) generated at the Airports, including quantities
of Trash and Recyclable Materials avoided.

7. Solid Waste Minimization

Requirements and Best Practices
The requirements of this Section 7 shall take effect consistent with the dates of
applicable state and local laws or within 180 days after the effective date of these
Standards and Guidelines, as applicable.

Single-Use Plastic Bags

Single-use plastic carry-out bags shall
not be provided to a customer, except for
any establishment that is required by
federal, state, or local law to use plastic
bags (e.g., duty free shops).
Splash Sticks
Splash sticks (Figure 5) shall not be
provided to any customer.

Polystyrene Containers Figure 5. Example of a splash stick.

Polystyrene packaging, polystyrene

containers made of expanded
polystyrene (EPS) foam and polystyrene containers made by other processes, including
injection molding, foam molding, and extrusion-blow molding (extruded foam
polystyrene) shall not be sold or provided to customers on the Airports except (1)
prepackaged food filled or sealed prior to receipt at a covered food service provider; (2)
disposable, long-handled polystyrene foam soda spoons when required and used for
thick drinks; (3) portion cups of two ounces or less, if used for hot foods or foods
requiring lids; and (4) any other applicable exceptions set forth in local law.
Plastic Straws
Plastic straws shall not be provided to any customer. Straws of other material, such as
paper or biodegradable, may be provided on request only.

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Plastic Beverage Stirrers
Plastic stirrers and picks shall not be
provided to any customer.

Reusable Utensils
Food service establishments with their
own seating areas or shared seating areas
specifically for dining (such as a food
court, table service restaurant) shall only
provide re-usable utensils (TSA compliant, Figure 6. Example of TSA compliant metal
Figure 6), cups, plates, bowls, etc. knives with rounded points.

The following Solid Waste minimization actions are encouraged:

Plastic Beverage Cup Lids

Plastic beverage cup lids should not be provided to a customer unless requested by the
customer.

Procurement
If procuring goods and supplies that are available in both plastic and either aluminum or
recyclable paper (e.g., bottled beverages), aluminum or recyclable paper should be
selected over plastic to the extent practicable. This provision is not applicable to goods
and supplies purchased for use on an aircraft.

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8. APPENDIX

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State and Local Recycling Laws
New Jersey, New York, and the local governments in the communities in and around
the Airports have enacted multiple laws, regulations, and policies to advance their
respective goals on recycling, litter minimization and waste minimization. Their Source
Separation requirements have long applied to bottles, cans, paper, cardboard, yard
waste, etc., but have more recently been expanded to include new materials, such as
Organic Waste.

In addition, these jurisdictions have enacted laws to prohibit use of materials that are
either prone to being discarded as litter or that have little value in recycling markets
(e.g., single-use plastic bags, polystyrene (Styrofoam) food containers and packaging
“peanuts”). While a ban on a material is not “recycling”, it is an important tool in reducing
waste and/or replacing the banned material with another material that is easier to
recycle or less prone to littering.

This Appendix lists state and local government requirements for Solid Waste
management, including Source Separation, recycling, litter minimization and waste
minimization in effect as of the date of these Standards and Guidelines.

New York State

Solid Waste Management Act of 1988 (New York Environmental Conservation Law
(ENV) §27-0101 et seq.
Returnable Container Act, ENV 27-1001 – 27-1009
Lead-Acid Battery Recycling, ENV 27-1701
Rechargeable Battery Recycling, ENV 27-1801 – 27-2811
Waste Tire Management and Recycling, ENV 27-27-1901 – 27-1915
Post-Consumer Paint Collection Program, ENV 27-2001 – 27-2007

Food Donation and Food Scraps Recycling Law, ENV 27-2201 – 27-2219
Plastic Bag Reduction, Reuse and Recycling, ENV 27-2701 – 27-2713
Electronic Equipment Recycling and Reuse, ENV 27-2601 – 27-2621
Expanded Polystyrene Foam Container and Polystyrene Loose Fill Packaging Ban,
ENV 27-3001 – 27-3009

New York City

Solid Waste Management, New York City Administrative Code (NYC Code), Title 16,
Chapter 2
Recycling, NYC Code, Title 16, Chapter 3
Electronic Equipment Collection, Recycling and Reuse, NYC Code, Chapter 4-A
Paper Carryout Bag Reduction Fee, NYC Code, Chapter 4-F
Collection of Solid Waste, Rules of the City of New York (NYC Rules), Title 16, Chapter
1
Recycling of Private Carter-Collected Waste, NYC Rule, Title 16, Chapter 1, Section 1-
10

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Organic Waste Source Separation, NYC Rules Title 16, Chapter 1, Section 1-11
Business Integrity Commission, NYC Rules, Title 17
Single-use plastic beverage straws, beverage stirrers and beverage splash sticks, Local
Law 2021/064

New Jersey

Solid Waste Management Act, N.J.S.A. 13:1E-1 et seq.

Statewide Mandatory Source Separation and Recycling Act of 1987, N.J.S.A. 13:1E-
99.32 – 99.43
Electronic Waste Recycling Act, N.J.S.A. 13:1E-99.94 – 99.114
Food Waste Recycling and Food Waste-to-Energy, N.J.S.A. 13:1E-99.122 – 99.125
An Act Concerning Single-use Plastic Carryout Bags, Single-use Paper Carryout Bags,
Polystyrene Foam Food Service Products, and Single-use Plastic Straws, N.J.S.A.
13:1E-99.126 – 99.133
Solid Waste and Recycling Integrity law, N.J.S.A., 13:1E-126 – 135.6
Recycling facility permits
Lead Acid Battery Management, N.J.S.A. 13:1E – 199 – 207
Solid Waste Utility Control Act, N.J.S.A. 48:13A-1 – 7

Essex County, New Jersey

Chapter 126 of the Code of County of Essex (NJ)

Essex County Solid Waste Management Plan (2006)

Bergen County, New Jersey

Bergen County recycling requirements may be found at https://www.bcua.org/

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