Below we have provided links to relevant regulations pertaining to commercial properties. Great Forest is here to help clients remain in compliance with regulations applicable to their facilities; please contact us with specific questions or concerns.
- NYC Benchmarking Law (Local Law 84) Resource Guide and Helpline
- Great Forest overview of existing and emerging legislation affecting businesses, Updated October 2009
- New York’s City Council Passes Major Legislation
- Environmental Laws Applying to NYC Buildings: A Timeline and summary (short version)
- Environmental Laws Applying to NYC Buildings: A Timeline and summary (expanded version below)
Solid Waste and Recycling
- Survey of all Bottle Bills http://www.bottlebill.org
- NY State Bottle Bill http://www.dec.ny.gov/chemical/8500.html
- NYC Department of Sanitation, Digest of Codes
http://home2.nyc.gov/html/dsny/downloads/pdf/rules/digest/digest.pdf - NYC Department of Sanitation, Rules Governing the Recycling of Private Carter-Collected Waste
http://www.nyc.gov/html/nycwasteless/downloads/pdf/commercial2.pdf - NYC Department of Sanitation; Recycling: It’s Not a Choice, It’s the Law–A Handbook for NYC Businesses http://www.nyc.gov/html/nycwasteless/downloads/pdf/materials/Commercial.pdf
- NYC Local Law 87 of 1992 (Commercial Recycling) http://www.nyc.gov/html/nycwasteless/downloads/pdf/laws/law92087.pdf
- NYC Electronic Equipment Recycling and Reuse Act (Local Law 13 of 2008) http://www.nyccouncil.info/pdf_files/bills/law08013.pdf
- NYC Rechargeable Battery Law (Local Law 97 of 2005) http://www.nyccouncil.info/pdf_files/bills/law05097.pdf
- NYS’s Plastic Bag Reduction, Reuse and Recycling Act (Assembly Bill A11725/Senate Bill 8643-A) http://www.dec.ny.gov/chemical/50421.html
- NYS DEC, 6 NYCRR Part 360 – Solid Waste Management Facilities
http://www.dec.ny.gov/regs/2491.html - NYS DEC, 6 NYCRR Part 364 – Waste Transporter Permits
http://www.dec.ny.gov/regs/4394.html - NYS DEC, 6 NYCRR Part 368 – Recycling Emblems
http://www.dec.ny.gov/regs/4392.html - Rockland County (NY) solid waste management website:
http://www.rocklandrecycles.com/ - Rockland County (NY) Department of Health (oversees environmental regulations)
http://www.co.rockland.ny.us/health/default.htm - New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection website:
http://www.state.nj.us/dep/dshw/recycling/ - Bergen County (NJ) Utilities Authority website:
http://www.bcua.org/SolidWaste_Recycling.htm - City of Stamford (CT) website:
http://www.ci.stamford.ct.us/content/25/52/138/164/188/default.aspx - Town of Greenwich (CT) Recycling Code:
http://www.greenwichct.org/publicworks/pwWARecyclingCode.pdf - Northeast Recycling Council Website:
http://www.nerc.org/documents/recycling_rules.html#5 - Connecticut Resources Recovery Authority:
http://www.crra.org/pages/links.htm#hhh - Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection Laws:
http://www.ct.gov/dep/cwp/view.asp?a=2704&q=323512&depNav_GID=1511&depNav=|
Hazardous Waste Regulations
- ENVIRONMENTAL COMPLIANCE AND POLLUTION PREVENTION GUIDE for Small Quantity Generators, Revised March 2003 (Originally Published March 1998)
http://www.dec.ny.gov/docs/permits_ej_operations_pdf/ecppsqg.pdf lt;/a> - NYS DEC, Information on Used Electronics
http://www.dec.ny.gov/chemical/8788.html - NYS DEC, Mercury Management in New York State
http://www.dec.ny.gov/chemical/285.html - EPA, RCRA Online
http://yosemite.epa.gov/osw/rcra.nsf/topics?OpenView&count=5000 lt;/a> - EPA, Hazardous Waste; Subtitle C of RCRA
http://yosemite.epa.gov/R10/OWCM.NSF/webpage/Resource+Conservation+and… - Listing of Wastes Included under Universal Waste Rule
http://www.ehso.com/universal_waste_rule_fact_sheet.htm - Management of Mercury-Added Consumer Products in New York State
http://www.dec.ny.gov/chemical/8512.html - New York State’s Mercury-Added Consumer Products Law (Chapter 145)
http://www.dec.ny.gov/chemical/8853.html - NYS DEC, Fluorescent and HID Lamp Management
http://www.dec.ny.gov/chemical/8787.html - NYS DEC, Disposal Options for Fluorescent and HID Lamps in New York State
http://www.dec.ny.gov/chemical/9088.html - NYS DEC, How to Recycle Mercury Lamps in 8 Easy Steps
http://www.dec.ny.gov/chemical/8842.html
Energy
- Proposed NYC Greener, Greater Buildings Plan http://www.nyc.gov/html/planyc2030/html/plan/buildings_plan.shtml
- NYC Plans Laws to Require Energy Efficient Upgrades
Other Regulations
- Bicycle Access Law – The Bicycle Access to Office Buildings Law was passed July 29, 2009, and will go into effect on December 11, 2009. http://www.nyc.gov/html/dot/html/bicyclists/bikesinbuildings.shtml