N.Y. ENV Law § 27-2211
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Department responsibilities
Official statutory text
§ 27-2211. Department responsibilities.\n 1. The department shall publish on its website: (a) the methodology\nthe department will use to determine who is a designated food scrap\ngenerator; (b) the waiver process; (c) procedures to minimize odors and\nvectors; and (d) a list of all designated food scraps generators,\norganics recyclers, and all waste transporters that manage\nsource-separated organics.\n 2. No later than June first, two thousand twenty-one and annually\nthereafter, the department shall assess the capacity of each organic\nrecycler and notify designated food scraps generators if they are\nrequired to comply with the provisions of paragraph (b) of subdivision\none of section 27-2203 of this title.\n 3. The department shall develop and make available educational\nmaterials to assist designated food scraps generators with compliance\nwith this title. The department shall also develop education materials\non food waste minimization and encourage municipalities to disseminate\nthese materials both on their municipal websites and in any such future\nmailings to their residents as they may distribute.\n 4. The department shall regulate organics recyclers to ensure that\ntheir activities do not impair water quality or otherwise harm human\nhealth and the environment.\n
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