Taking Out the Trash: A New Direction for New York City's Waste by Barbara Warren, M.S. Organization of Waterfront Neighborhoods and Consumer Policy Institute/Consumers Union May 31, 2000

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Appendix C New York City Waste Prevention Coalition: Proposal for NYC Department of Sanitation FY 2001 Budget NYC WASTE PREVENTION COALITION BUDGET PROPOSAL SUMMARY 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 New York City Waste Prevention Coalition (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 proposals the Coalition puts forth are as follows: Community Based Waste Prevention (p. 1) 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 (p. 3) 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 (p. 10) 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 (p. 12) 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 (p. 14) 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 Phase in of Waste Prevention Programs 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 Community Based Waste Prevention 5,300,000 10,600,000 15,700,000 16,100,000 16,100,000 a. Community-Based Coordinators 3,100,000 6,200,000 9,100,000 9,100,000 9,100,000 b. Community-Based Projects 2,200,000 4,400,000 6,600,000 7,000,000 7,000,000 Waste Prevention in City Agencies and Institutions 2,425,000 4,775,000 9,075,000 12,075,000 13,875,000 a. Waste Prevention in DCAS 1,700,000 1,700,000 1,700,000 1,700,000 1,700,000 b. Technical Assistance to Agencies and Inst. 1,350,000 1,350,000 1,350,000 1,350,000 c. Revolving Capital Funds 1,000,000 4,000,000 7,000,000 10,000,000 d. Waste Prevention in HHC 725,000 725,000 725,000 725,000 725,000 e. Waste Prevention in Schools 1,300,000 1,300.000 100,000 Composting and Organic Waste Prevention 2,200,000 3,900,000 5,600,000 8,100,000 10,100,000 a. Backyard Composting and Organic Waste Prev 1,700,000 2,900,000 4,100,000 4,100,000 4,100,000 b. Institutional In-Vessel Composting 500,000 1,000,000 1,500,000 4,000,000 6,000,000 Waste Prevention in the Private Sector 1,200,000 2,700,000 6,200,000 10,200,000 12,200,000 a. Technical Assistance to Businesses 1,000,000 1,500,000 3,000,00 5,000,000 7,000,000 b. Assistance to Reuse/Remanufacturing Businesses 200,000 1,200,000 3,200,000 5,200,000 5,200,000 Waste Prevention Measurement, Evaluation & Research 1,325,000 1,325,000 1,325,000 1,325,000 1,325,000 a. Residential Quantity Based User Fee (QBUF) Pilot 825,000 825,000 825,000 825,000 825,000 b. Measurement, Evaluation and Proposal of Programs 500,000 500,000 500.000 500,000 500,000 Total $ 12,450,000 $ 23,300,000 $ 37,900,000 $ 47,800,000 $ 53,600,000