Stationary on-street containers for the storage and collection of waste from buildings owned by the city

Where it stands: In the Committee on Sanitation and Solid Waste Management; last step: sanitation and solid waste management postponed a decision on Oct 15, 2026.

Introduced
Committee hearing (current step)
Committee vote
Council vote
Mayor
Law

Official summary

This bill would require the Department of Sanitation, with the Department of Citywide Administrative Services and the Department of Education to create a program that would require City-owned non-residential buildings dispose of their waste in containerized waste receptacles placed outside of such buildings, by June 1, 2030.

Timeline

Thu, Jan 29, 2026

Introduced in the Council
Formally read into the record at a Stated Meeting.

City Council: “Introduced by Council”
Thu, Jan 29, 2026

Sent to committee
Assigned to a committee, which must hold a hearing before any vote.

City Council: “Referred to Comm by Council” · meeting
Thu, Oct 15, 2026

Public hearing: Sanitation and Solid Waste Management
Council members heard testimony from the public and city agencies.

Committee on Sanitation and Solid Waste Management: “Hearing Held by Committee” · meeting
Thu, Oct 15, 2026

Sanitation and Solid Waste Management postponed a decision
No vote yet; the item can come back at a later meeting.

Committee on Sanitation and Solid Waste Management: “Laid Over by Committee” · meeting

How members voted

No roll-call votes recorded yet.