NY Env Conserv L § 27-0405 (2021)
2021 New York Laws ENV - Environmental Conservation Article 27 - Collection, Treatment and Disposal of Refuse and Other Solid Waste Title 4 - Marketing of Recyclable Materials 27-0405 - New York State Local Resource Reuse and Development Program.

§ 27-0405. New York state local resource reuse and development program.   1. The department shall design and actively implement a local resource reuse  and  development  program  which  shall  promote  the collection, intermediate processing and marketing of waste materials  that  are  now being  disposed  of  as  municipal  solid  waste  in New York state. The program shall:  (a) promote the  development  and  implementation  of  resource  reuse programs by municipalities;  (b)  serve  as  a  clearinghouse  for  information  regarding existing municipal resource reuse programs;  (c) identify special  needs  and  problems  facing  municipalities  in developing  and  implementing  resource  reuse  programs,  and recommend approaches and solutions to address such identified needs and  problems; and  (d)  provide  other  technical assistance to municipalities seeking to develop and implement resource reuse programs.   2. The program shall provide funding for up to seventy-five percent of the cost of municipal resource reuse programs,  including  the  cost  of planning,   designing,   coordinating   and   implementing   collection, processing,  marketing,  public  participation,  promotional  and  other activities  essential  to  carrying out the program. Funds shall be made available for one or more of the following purposes:  (a) an analysis of the municipal waste stream;  (b) a preliminary market survey to identify:  (1) firms in the region that  currently  process,  broker,  market  or otherwise engage in resource reuse activities, and  (2)  the  quantity  of additional waste materials that current markets could absorb;  (c) development and distribution of information based on the operation of the program and the related materials and market considerations;  (d) support  of  a  local  resource  reuse  coordinator  who  will  be responsible   for  overseeing  development  and  implementation  of  the municipal resource reuse  program.  Duties  shall  include  coordinating municipal collection, intermediate processing and marketing efforts with existing local, regional and state resource reuse and market development efforts; and  (e) development of a comprehensive resource reuse public education and promotion  campaign  to  inform  residents  regarding  the  need for and operation of  local  resource  reuse  efforts  and  to  increase  public awareness  of  the  benefits  to  be  accrued  from utilizing reused and recycled products. The promotional campaign shall include, but need  not be limited to:  (1)  public  education  and  outreach  activities  such  as: magazine, newspaper, television, radio and  public  transportation  advertisements and public informational meetings and seminars; and  (2)  dissemination  of  public  information  materials  providing  the details of the municipal program including, but not limited to items  to be collected, collection locations and schedules.   3.  The  department  shall  receive applications for assistance from a municipality, acting alone or in conjunction  with  one  or  more  other municipalities.   Applications shall be evaluated based on the following criteria:  (a) energy savings of the proposal;  (b) technical feasibility of the proposal;  (c) municipal government commitment to the program;  (d) whether the  applicant  has  pursued  other  sources  of  funding, including,  but  not  limited  to  funding available under title nine of article fifty-one of this chapter; and  (e) demonstrated ability of the applicant to carry  out  the  proposed program.   4.   In  evaluating  proposals,  the  department  shall  consider  the potential for coordination and consolidation of  solid  waste  practices among  municipalities  within  specified  areas  or  regions,  and shall encourage such cooperation and consolidation where it is practicable and would result in enhanced energy savings,  environmental  protection  and cost effectiveness.