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Committee on Sanitation and Solid Waste Management · Jul 1, 2026

Wednesdayat least 1 h 16 min2 officials identified10 public speakers5 agenda itemsRoll call: 6 present, 1 excused, 4 absent (clerk)Video: Viebit

The Commissioner of the Department of Sanitation gave testimony on the six bills.

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14 of 19 meetings transcribed, Oct 24, 2025 to Oct 22, 2026.This meeting: Jul 1, 2026

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  1. 1:21This bill would amend the Department of Sanitation’s enforcement routing program to allow for businesses to receive fines for sidewalk cleanliness violations during their hours of operation, provided that the business’s
  2. 1:21This bill would establish a commercial waste zones working group
  3. 1:21This bill would require DSNY to adopt rules which allow community composters to charge the general public for organic waste collection at drop-off sites. The bill would also allow community composters to sell compost gen
  4. 1:21This bill would require the Department of Sanitation to accept and process commercial solid waste at all city-owned or operated marine and rail transfer stations, and to publicly report the amount and type of waste recei
  5. 1:21This bill would require the Department of Sanitation to establish one or more organic waste composting facilities in each borough. Each borough’s facility or facilities would be required to have the cumulative capacity t

What happened

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  1. The Commissioner of the Department of Sanitation gave testimony on the six bills.6:56
  2. The chair opened the hearing for public testimony.41:41

Who spoke

2 officials identified · talk time, most first.

Roll call: 6 present, 1 excused, 4 absent. From the clerkPublic comment: 10 speakers.

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Hamlet, “Committee on Sanitation and Solid Waste Management, Jul 1, 2026: New York.” https://cities.myhamlet.com/nyc/sanitation-and-solid-waste-management/meetings/2026-07-01. Data as of Oct 9, 2026 (version d14b03c); meeting of Jul 1, 2026.