NEW YORK CITY WASTE PREVENTION COALITION’S
WASTE PREVENTION ACTION PLAN SUMMARY
The New York City Waste Prevention Coalition (NYCWPC) is a network of organizations and individuals dedicated to promoting waste prevention as the most responsible, environmentally sound and cost-effective means to solve New York City's mounting solid waste problems.
DOS is planning on spending over $130 million more in FY 2001 than it did last year. According to the Message of the Mayor, "This increase is primarily attributed to the cost of exporting waste." The NYCWPC points out that a large proportion of the "waste" that is now being shipped out of the City consists of recyclables and materials resulting from excess packaging and disposable products, as well as durable products that could have been repaired. All of this so-called waste could be prevented if the City instituted more programs, legislation and incentives to prevent waste and recycle more. Therefore, the NYCWPC proposes that the Department of Sanitation increase its waste prevention budget in order to decrease the amount of trash the City exports, saving taxpayers millions of dollars.
The Coalition proposes the following programs to be included in the City’s Comprehensive Solid Waste Management Plan Modification (2000). Overall, making these investments will provide significant cost-savings to the city in terms of reduced disposal costs. The estimates of cost-savings are very conservative and include only the savings related to transfer, transport and disposal costs, estimated at $75 per ton. The cost-savings estimates do not account for potential savings in collection, maintenance, etc.
Community Based Waste Prevention
Community Based Waste Prevention Coordinators…………..$9.1 million
Community Based Waste Prevention Projects…………..……$7 million
Total: $16.1 million
Waste Prevention in City Agencies and Institutions
Waste Prevention in DCAS……………………..…………….$1.7 million
Waste Prevention Technical Assistance………………………$1.35 million
Revolving Capital Funds for Waste Prevention………………$10 million
Waste Prevention in the Health and Hospitals Corporation…..$725,000
Waste Prevention in Schools………………………………….$2.6 million
Total: $16.38 million
Composting and Organic Waste Prevention
Backyard Composting and Organic Waste Prevention……….$4.1 million
Institutional In-Vessel Composting Pilot Programs…………..$6 million
Total: $10.1 million
Waste Prevention in the Private Sector
Technical Assistance to Help Businesses Prevent Waste……..$7 million
Technical and Financial Assistance to Recycling, Reuse
And Remanufacturing Businesses……………………..$5.2 million
Total: $12.2 million
Waste Prevention Measurement, Evaluation and Research
Residential Quantity Based User Fee Pilot Project……………$825,000
Measurement, Evaluation and Proposal of Programs………….$150,000
Total: $975,000
Waste Prevention Coalition Proposal Total………………………$55.755 million
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Phase in of Waste Prevention Programs |
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2001 |
2002 |
2003 |
2004 |
2005 |
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Community Based Waste Prevention |
5,300,000 |
10,600,000 |
15,700,000 |
16,100,000 |
16,100,000 |
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a. Community-Based Coordinators |
3,100,000 |
6,200,000 |
9,100,000 |
9,100,000 |
9,100,000 |
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b. Community-Based Projects |
2,200,000 |
4,400,000 |
6,600,000 |
7,000,000 |
7,000,000 |
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Waste Prevention in City Agencies and Institutions |
2,425,000 |
4,775,000 |
9,075,000 |
12,075,000 |
13,875,000 |
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a. Waste Prevention in DCAS |
1,700,000 |
1,700,000 |
1,700,000 |
1,700,000 |
1,700,000 |
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b. Technical Assistance to Agencies and Inst. |
1,350,000 |
1,350,000 |
1,350,000 |
1,350,000 |
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c. Revolving Capital Funds |
1,000,000 |
4,000,000 |
7,000,000 |
10,000,000 |
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d. Waste Prevention in HHC |
725,000 |
725,000 |
725,000 |
725,000 |
725,000 |
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e. Waste Prevention in Schools |
1,300,000 |
1,300,000 |
100,000 |
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Composting and Organic Waste Prevention |
2,200,000 |
3,900,000 |
5,600,000 |
8,100,000 |
10,100,000 |
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a. Backyard Composting and Organic Waste Prev |
1,700,000 |
2,900,000 |
4,100,000 |
4,100,000 |
4,100,000 |
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b. Institutional In-Vessel Composting |
500,000 |
1,000,000 |
1,500,000 |
4,000,000 |
6,000,000 |
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Waste Prevention in the Private Sector |
1,200,000 |
2,700,000 |
6,200,000 |
10,200,000 |
12,200,000 |
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a. Technical Assistance to Businesses |
1,000,000 |
1,500,000 |
3,000,000 |
5,000,000 |
7,000,000 |
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b. Assistance to Reuse/Remanufacturing Businesses |
200,000 |
1,200,000 |
3,200,000 |
5,200,000 |
5,200,000 |
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Waste Prevention Measurement, Evaluation & Research |
1,325,000 |
1,325,000 |
1,325,000 |
1,325,000 |
1,325,000 |
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a. Residential Quantity Based User Fee (QBUF) Pilot |
825,000 |
825,000 |
825,000 |
825,000 |
825,000 |
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b. Measurement, Evaluation and Proposal of Programs |
500,000 |
500,000 |
500,000 |
500,000 |
500,000 |
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Total |
$12,450,000 |
$ 23,300,000 |
$37,900,000 |
$ 47,800,000 |
$ 53,600,000 |
May 2000