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Funding for '09

Waste Prevention, Reuse and RecyclingFunding for 09': $ 32,086,000

Employees

37

Who funds this program?

City

29,586,000 (92%)

State Grant

2,500,000 (8%)

How is the money spent?

Salaries

2,281,000 (7%)

Supplies

212,000 (1%)

Property & Equipment

241,000 (1%)

Contracted Services

12,732,000 (40%)

Other and Fixed Charges

16,620,000 (53%)

What your money funds:

The Bureau of Waste Prevention, Reuse and Recycling (BWPRR) is responsible for the Department's recycling, composting and waste prevention programs.

1. Recycling Program: In FY08, the paper recycling program generated, on average, approximately $23.13 of revenue per ton, or $9.1 million in total revenues. The City pays about $59.00 per ton for the processing of metal, glass and plastic, which is a contracted service, in addition to the cost of collecting the materials (See Collection).
2. Special Campaigns: Apartment Building Recycling and Enforcement, the Yard Waste Composting Law, and the NYC Stuff Exchange website. The Public Space Recycling Program is expanding, and this fall, 105 new bins will be positioned at major hubs in the city. DSNY helps fund the Materials for the Arts program of the Department of Cultural Affairs, which provides donated materials to nonprofit arts organizations and NYC public schools; in FY07 about 564 tons of waste were able to be recycled by this program.
3. Compost: BWRPP makes compost available to New York City residents through its Compost Giveback Program. In FY07, approximately 4,775 cubic yards of compost was given away, and over 981 discounted home composting bins were sold. BWPRR also promotes compost education and outreach to NYC residents in the five boroughs as part of the NYC Compost Project. In 2007, approximately 9,740 tons of organic waste was brought to DSNY’s composting sites. The model institutional composting facility at Rikers Island continues to operate, accepting cafeteria waste from ten jails, five days a week. In 2007, the in-vessel facility received 1,129 loads of food waste, weighing approximately 4,073 tons.