COMMERCIAL WASTE MANAGEMENT STUDY
VOLUME II
COMMERCIAL WASTE GENERATION AND PROJECTIONS
March 2004
Prepared for:
New York City Department of Sanitation for submission to the New York City Council
Prepared by:
Henningson, Durham & Richardson Architecture and Engineering, P.C.
and its Subconsultants
This report was prepared by
Henningson, Durham & Richardson Architecture and Engineering, P.C.
and its Subconsultants
PREFACE
Local Law 74 of 2000 (LL74) mandated a comprehensive study of commercial waste management (Commercial Waste Management Study or Study) in New York City (City) by a Consultant funded by the City Department of Sanitation (DSNY). This Study undertaken to comply with LL74 will assist the City in managing the commercial waste stream in the most efficient and environmentally sound manner, and assist in the development of the City’s Solid Waste Management Plan (New SWMP) for the New SWMP Planning Period.
As stated in the Commercial Waste Management Study Final Scope of Work: “In June 2002, DSNY published a Preliminary Report in accordance with the requirements of LL74 that contained information on commercial waste quantities by type and borough of origin that had been collected and analyzed by DSNY and its consultants from sources such as available reporting systems and interviews with waste management companies involved in aspects of the commercial waste management business. As noted in the Preliminary Report, there is no single comprehensive system for recording data on commercial waste generation in the City. Furthermore, the data in the Preliminary Report were for the calendar year 2000, and the events of September 11, 2001 and the subsequent decline in business activity in the City since 2000 have all affected commercial waste generation. The Study will apply methods to adjust the year 2000 data to year 2002 to account for these economic effects. Additionally, the Study will evaluate and apply alternative methods to those used in the Preliminary Report to supplement existing estimates of commercial waste generation. The recycled material in the commercial waste stream that is not accounted for in the Preliminary Report data will also be quantified. The Study will project changes in commercial waste generation over the New Plan period based on an employment forecast for the same period.”
Commercial Waste Management Study ES-1 March 2004 Volume II – Commercial Waste Generation and Projections: Executive Summary
In addition to this Volume II, the Study consists of five other volumes: