NYC Council Introduction 987

intro.nyc/0987-2026 2026-2029 Legislative Session
Allowing certain associations to request stationary on-street waste containers for the storage and collection of waste.
Status: Committee Committee on Sanitation and Solid Waste Management
Sponsored by Shaun Abreu
Introduced: August 13, 2026

This bill would require the NYC Department of Sanitation (DSNY) to establish a process for a block association or non-profit association to request a stationary on-street container (SOSC), for the setting out of residential refuse, to be installed for shared use by 2 or more residential buildings. Such process would include that DSNY contact building owners to affirm if they will opt in to the use of a shared SOSC. DSNY would then be required to decide whether such shared SOSC is viable, and that where DSNY determines such installation is viable, to install a SOSC for shared use and notify all building owners of their responsibilities regarding the shared SOSC.