QUESTION
How can New Yorkers ensure organic waste separation when landlords are uncooperative?
1:09:43
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Starting Spring 2025, DSNY will issue citations for failure to source separate organic waste, likely reducing non-compliance by landlords.
- The NYC Department of Sanitation (DSNY) will have the authority to issue tickets for non-compliance with organic waste separation laws starting Spring 2025.
- Current issues with landlords or property managers refusing to comply are expected to decrease once fines for non-compliance are enforced.
- DSNY is already issuing warnings for non-compliance and takes action based on social media complaints.
- The shift to imposing fines in April 2025 is seen as a significant step towards ensuring compliance with mandatory source separation of organic waste.
Shaun Abreu
1:09:43
What advice do you have for New Yorkers who wish to comply with local law and source separate their organic waste, but have a landlord or property manager who refuses to engage with brown bins or organic waste in general.
Joshua Goodman
1:09:56
In spring of 2025, when DSNY gains the legal authority to write tickets, for failure to source separate, we expect to see that problem substantially disappear.
1:10:09
We've heard those kinds of concerns I really wanna do it and I live in a high rise and my super my building management tells me to get lost.
1:10:18
When they get a sanitation citation, we think they'll be less likely to say get lost.
1:10:23
And in the meantime, we are writing warnings.
1:10:26
When we see complaints, you know, come in on social media and says, I really wanna do it.
1:10:31
And I, you know, if we can get an address, we have gone out and written warning notices.
1:10:35
Since, of course, under the law in his mandatory.
1:10:37
But in April of 2025, there will be a fine associated with failure source separate.
