NYC Council Introduction 462

intro.nyc/0462-2026 2026-2029 Legislative Session
Online submission of citizen’s complaints to enforce dumping prohibition laws.
Status: Committee Committee on Sanitation and Solid Waste Management
Sponsored by Althea V. Stevens
Introduced: January 29, 2026

This bill would require the NYC Department of Sanitation to establish an online mechanism for citizens to submit information and sworn statements of potential illegal dumping of refuse onto any public or private space, when carried out during the course of commercial activity and through the use of a vehicle.