NY Env Conserv L § 27-2201 (2021)
2021 New York Laws ENV - Environmental Conservation Article 27 - Collection, Treatment and Disposal of Refuse and Other Solid Waste Title 22 - Food Donation and Food Scraps Recycling 27-2201 - Definitions.

§ 27-2201. Definitions.1.  "Designated food scraps generator" means a person who generates at   a single location an annual average of two tons per week or more of food   scraps based on a methodology established by the department pursuant  to   regulations,  including,  supermarkets,  large  food service businesses,   higher educational institutions, hotels, food  processors,  correctional   facilities,  and  sports  or  entertainment  venues. For a location with   multiple independent food service businesses, such as a mall or  college   campus,  the  entity responsible for contracting for solid waste hauling   services is responsible for managing food scraps  from  the  independent   businesses.2.  "Food  scraps" means inedible food, trimmings from the preparation   of food, food-soiled paper, and edible food that is  not  donated.  Food   scraps  shall  not  include used cooking oil, yellow grease or food from   residential sources, or any food identified in  regulations  promulgated   by the department in consultation with the department of agriculture and   markets  or  any food which is subject to a recall or seizure due to the   presence  of  pathogens,  including  but  not   limited   to:   Listeria   Monocytogenes,  confirmed Clostridium Botulinum, E. coli 0157:H7 and all   salmonella in ready-to-eat foods.3. "Organics recycler" means a facility, permitted by the  department,   that  recycles  food  scraps  through  use  as  animal  feed  or  a feed   ingredient, rendering, land application, composting, aerobic  digestion,   anaerobic digestion, fermentation, or ethanol production. Animal scraps,   food  soiled paper, and post-consumer food scraps are prohibited for use   as animal feed or as a feed ingredient. The proportion  of  the  product   created  from  food  scraps  by  a  composting  or  digestion  facility,   including  a  wastewater  treatment  plant  that  operates  a  digestion   facility, or other treatment system, must be used in a beneficial manner   as a soil amendment and shall not be disposed of or incinerated.4.   "Person"   means   any  business  entity,  partnership,  company,   corporation,  not-for-profit  corporation,   association,   governmental   entity,   public   benefit   corporation,  public  authority,  firm,  or   organization.5. "Single location" means contiguous property under common ownership,   which may include one or more buildings.6. "Incinerator" shall have the same meaning as  provided  in  section   72-0401 of this chapter.7.  "Landfill"  shall  have  the  same  meaning as provided in section   72-0401 of this chapter.8. "Transfer  facility"  means  a  solid  waste  management  facility,   whether  owned  or  operated by a private or public entity, other than a   recyclables handling and recovery facility,  used  oil  facility,  or  a   construction  and  demolition  debris  processing  facility, where solid   waste is received for the purpose  of  subsequent  transfer  to  another   solid  waste  management  facility  for  processing, treating, disposal,   recovery, or further transfer.9. "Excess edible food" means edible food that is not sold or used  by   a  designated  food scrap generator and is still safe to be consumed but   is being disposed of by the generator, but shall not include  unpackaged   fresh  meat,  fish  or poultry, food damaged by pests, mold, bacteria or   other contamination, food subject to governmental or producer recall due   to food safety and food returned to a supplier.10. "Food relief organization" means a religious organization or other   not-for-profit  that  provides  food  for  free  to  needy  individuals,   including, but not limited to, a food pantry, food bank, or soup kitchen   or  community-based  organization  that  provides food for free to needy   individuals.