NYC Council Introduction 401

intro.nyc/0401-2026 2026-2029 Legislative Session
Public organic waste receptacles.
Status: Committee Committee on Sanitation and Solid Waste Management
Sponsored by Lincoln Restler
Introduced: January 29, 2026

This bill would require the Department of Sanitation to install at least twenty-five public organic waste receptacles in every community district, prioritizing areas of high-pedestrian traffic. The Department would be required to empty such public organic waste receptacles at least once per week and post the locations of such receptacles on its website.