Requires landlords and property managers of public and private multifamily buildings in cities with a population of a million or more to provide notice to tenants on proper protocol for recycling including information on materials that are acceptable; requires the division of sanitation to develop an example notice and make it available on its website for use by landlords and property managers.
NEW YORK STATE ASSEMBLY MEMORANDUM IN SUPPORT OF LEGISLATION submitted in accordance with Assembly Rule III, Sec 1(f)
BILL NUMBER: A8937A
SPONSOR: Rosenthal TITLE OF BILL:
An act to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in
relation to requiring certain landlords and property managers to provide
notice to tenants on proper protocols for recycling
PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL:
This bill will help to promote recycling protocols within multi-family
residential properties.
SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS:
Section one amends the administrative code of the City of New York by
adding a new section 16-315.1.
Section two establishes the effective date.
DIFFERENCE BETWEEN ORIGINAL AND AMENDED VERSION (IF APPLICABLE):
The A print moves the language to the NYC Administrative Code, removes
references to the Division of Housing and Community Renewal, and
requires the NYC Department of Sanitation to develop the notice. Addi-
tionally, it changes the effective date from 30 days to 180 days.
JUSTIFICATION:
While state and local laws mandate the separation and recycling of vari-
ous materials, compliance remains a significant challenge. Providing
clear and easily accessible information on recycling protocols would
provide clarity for landlords, property managers, and tenants alike.
This legislation addresses this issue by requiring that landlords and
property managers provide tenants with an annual notice detailing the
current recycling requirements, which the sanitation department makes
available to all landlords. Under the legislation, landlords would be
required to distribute this notice annually and upon the signing of a
new lease or renewal lease, ensuring that all residents receive this
information.
Providing such information will have a positive impact on waste manage-
ment and environmental sustainability. Having standardized recycling
notices enhances tenant education and awareness, driving compliance with
existing recycling mandates and creating a cleaner and healthier New
York in return.
PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:
New bill.
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
Undetermined.
EFFECTIVE DATE:
180 days.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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8937--A
2025-2026 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
July 16, 2025
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Introduced by M. of A. ROSENTHAL -- read once and referred to the
Committee on Housing -- recommitted to the Committee on Housing in
accordance with Assembly Rule 3, sec. 2 -- committee discharged, bill
amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said commit-
tee
AN ACT to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in
relation to requiring certain landlords and property managers to
provide notice to tenants on proper protocols for recycling
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. The administrative code of the city of New York is amended
2 by adding a new section 16-315.1 to read as follows:
3 § 16-315.1 Recycling protocols; notice. 1. Each landlord or property
4 manager in a city of a million or more of a public or private multi-fa-
5 mily building shall be required to issue to each tenant a notice, annu-
6 ally and upon signing of a new lease and/or renewal lease, to educate
7 tenants about the types of items that are required to be separated from
8 regular trash by state or local law, rule, regulation or ordinance.
9 Each landlord or property manager shall distribute such notice to all
10 tenants via mail or electronic correspondence in a manner they see fit,
11 so that the tenants can easily access and view the notice.
12 2. The notice required by this section shall be developed by the
13 department and shall include, at minimum, information on materials
14 accepted for recycling, including organic waste, proper procedures for
15 separating items, and resources for tenants with questions on what
16 specific materials can be recycled. In addition, the notice shall
17 provide space for each building's owner, or the building owner's desig-
18 nated representative, to advise tenants where to place materials to be
19 recycled within their building or on the premises.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
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1 3. The department shall prepare and make a sample notice available on
2 its website for download and distribution by landlords and property
3 managers pursuant to subdivision one of this section.
4 § 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
5 it shall have become a law.
