New York S 5202: Requires contractors in certain large cities to recycle 50% of the waste generated on construction and demolition sites

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S05202 Summary:

BILL NOS05202A

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SAME ASSAME AS A01802-A

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SPONSORSANDERS

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COSPNSR

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Add §23-a, Gen City L

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Requires contractors in cities having a population of one million or more to recycle 50% of the waste generated on construction and demolition sites.

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BILL NOS05202A

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02/19/2025REFERRED TO CITIES 1

04/07/2025AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO CITIES 1

04/07/2025PRINT NUMBER 5202A

01/07/2026REFERRED TO CITIES 1

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 5202--A

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 February 19, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by Sen. SANDERS -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
 printed to be committed to the Committee on Cities 1 -- committee
 discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
 to said committee

 AN ACT to amend the general city law, in relation to requiring contrac-
 tors in certain cities to recycle construction and demolition site
 waste

 The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
 bly, do enact as follows:

 1 Section 1. Legislative intent. The purpose of this act is to signif-
 2 icantly reduce the amount of waste produced by construction and demoli-
 3 tion activities in cities having populations of one million or more.
 4 There are many opportunities to reduce or recycle materials from
 5 construction and demolition, including metals, cardboard, drywall,
 6 glass, wood and asphalt. This act is consistent with the goals of large
 7 cities' solid waste management plans, complementing other recycling and
 8 recovery programs currently in effect.
 9 § 2. The general city law is amended by adding a new section 23-a to
 10 read as follows:
 11 § 23-a. Construction and demolition site waste recycling; certain
 12 cities. 1. Definitions. As used in this section:
 13 a. "Contractor" means a general contractor and shall also include any
 14 subcontractor engaged in the demolition or wrecking of a structure for
 15 which a permit is required.
 16 b. "Construction and demolition debris" shall include, but not be
 17 limited to, metals, cardboard, drywall, glass, wood, concrete, brick and
 18 asphalt, but shall not include any material that is contaminated by
 19 lead, asbestos or any other hazardous material such that recycling ther-
 20 eof would be illegal or unfeasible.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD04814-03-5

 S. 5202--A 2

 1 c. "Recycler" means a recycling facility, transfer station or other
 2 solid waste management facility permitted pursuant to the environmental
 3 conservation law.
 4 d. "Reuse" means (i) the on-site use of reprocessed construction and
 5 demolition debris if the use of such debris is authorized by the city
 6 department of buildings; and (ii) the off-site redistribution of a mate-
 7 rial which would otherwise be disposed of, for use in the same or simi-
 8 lar form as it was produced.
 9 2. Applicability. a. The provisions of this section shall apply only
 10 in cities having a population of one million or more.
 11 b. Contractors shall recycle or reuse construction and demolition
 12 debris produced on site as part of construction or demolition activities
 13 by meeting the following requirements:
 14 (1) on a project that is issued a permit with an application date
 15 within one year of the effective date of this section, the contractor
 16 shall cause to be recycled or reused at least twenty-five percent of the
 17 construction and demolition debris, as measured by weight, produced on
 18 site.
 19 (2) on a project that is issued a permit with an application date a
 20 year or more after the effective date of this section, the contractor
 21 shall cause to be recycled or reused at least fifty percent of the
 22 construction and demolition debris, as measured by weight, produced on
 23 site.
 24 c. The following projects shall be subject to the provisions of this
 25 section:
 26 (1) Construction of new residential buildings with four or more dwell-
 27 ing units;
 28 (2) C