Notice Details

The prompt and orderly removal, processing, and export of waste and recyclables is critical to public health and quality of life in New York City. While the New York City Department of Sanitation (“DSNY”) collects waste from residents and institutions, commercial establishments must hire a private waste hauling company, or carter, to collect these materials. The City’s Commercial Waste Zones program (“CWZ”) will transform collection of certain commercial waste materials by the private carting industry into a safer and more efficient collection system that advances the City’s zero waste goals and Green New Deal. To start the implementation of this system, DSNY has issued the first part of a request for proposals (“RFP”), seeking submissions from potential awardees to operate under CWZ, explained in more detail below.1 In subsequent addenda that will be issued as Part II of the RFP, DSNY will request waste management plans from proposers that outline the carter’s proposed practices for commercial waste processing, disposal, recycling, and reuse, including information on potential locations for that processing, transfer, disposal or beneficial end-use.

Through this Request for Expressions of Interest (“RFEI”), DSNY seeks responses from interested parties (“Respondent(s)”) that have available existing transfer, processing, beneficial end-use or disposal facilities, or that propose to develop such facilities, for materials collected under the CWZ program. The aim of this RFEI is to aid carters considering an RFP submission in developing a better understanding of the existing and potential network of processing facilities, transfer stations, beneficial end-users, and disposal locations within New York City and the region. Additionally, this RFEI seeks to identify vendors that may seek to either build new facilities or retrofit their current operations in a way that furthers the City’s goals of sustainability, such as adding barge or rail transport or advanced processing of recyclables or organics. Respondents may accept one or more types of commercial waste, including refuse, recyclables, and source-separated organics.

Any inquiries concerning this RFEI should be directed by email, under the subject line "CWZ Disposal Q&A" to RFEI@dsny.nyc.gov. The deadline for submission of RFEI inquiries and requests for clarification is April 17, 2020 at 4:00pm EDT.

Final submission must be delivered in electronic format to RFEI@dsny.nyc.gov with the subject line “CWZ Disposal RFEI Final Submission”. Final submissions are due Thursday, March 4, 2021 at 4:00pm EDT.