Commercial Waste Zones.
16 RCNY § 20-02
in effect§ 20-02 Commercial Waste Zones.
a. The geographic area of the city of New York shall be divided into 20 commercial waste zones as follows:
Zone name Zone geographic area
Lower Manhattan Community district 101
Manhattan Southwest Community district 102
Manhattan Southeast Community districts 103, 106
Midtown South The geographic area of community district 105 south of 37th Street
Midtown North The geographic area of community district 105 north of 37th Street
Manhattan West Community districts 104, 107, and commercial establishments located on Central Park West
Manhattan Northeast Community district 108, excluding Roosevelt Island, community district 111, and Central Park (Joint Interest Area 64), excluding commercial establishments located on Central Park West
Upper Manhattan Community districts 109, 110, 112
Bronx West Community districts 201, 203, 204, 205, 206, 207, 208, Van Cortlandt Park (Joint Interest Area 26), and Bronx Park (Joint Interest Area 27)
Bronx East Community districts 202, 209, 210, 211, 212, and Pelham Bay Park (Joint Interest Area 28)
Brooklyn North Community districts 301, 303, 304
Brooklyn West Community districts 302, 306, 307
Brooklyn East Community districts 305, 308, 309, 316, 317, 318, Prospect Park (Joint Interest Area 55), and Brooklyn Gateway National Recreation Area (Joint Interest Area 56)
Brooklyn Southwest Community districts 310, 311, 312
Brooklyn South Community districts 313, 314, 315
Queens West Community districts 401, 402, and Roosevelt Island
Queens Central Community districts 403, 404, 405, 406, LaGuardia Airport (Joint Interest Area 80), and Forest Park (Joint Interest Area 82)
Queens Northeast Community districts 407, 408, 411, and Flushing Meadows-Corona Park (Joint Interest Area 81)
Queens Southeast Community districts 409, 410, 412, 413, 414, JFK International Airport (Joint Interest Area 83), and Queens Gateway National Recreation Area (Joint Interest Area 84)
Staten Island Community districts 501, 502, 503, and Staten Island Gateway National Recreation Area (Joint Interest Area 95)
(b) Awardees for one or more of the commercial waste zones set forth in subdivision (a) of this section and for citywide containerized service are authorized to commence service in the awarded zones on the following implementation start and final implementation dates:
Zone name Implementation start date Final implementation date
Queens Central September 3, 2024 January 2, 2025
Bronx East October 1, 2025 November 30, 2025
Bronx West October 1, 2025 November 30, 2025
Queens Northeast January 1, 2026 February 28, 2026
Brooklyn South January 1, 2026 February 28, 2026
Lower Manhattan April 1, 2026 May 31, 2026
Midtown South July 1, 2026 August 31, 2026
Staten Island July 1, 2026 August 31, 2026
Brooklyn North October 1, 2026 November 30, 2026
Upper Manhattan October 1, 2026 November 30, 2026
Brooklyn East January 1, 2027 February 28, 2027
Manhattan Northeast January 1, 2027 February 28, 2027
Queens West April 1, 2027 May 31, 2027
Manhattan West April 1, 2027 May 31, 2027
(Added City Record 2/14/2020, eff. 3/15/2020; amended City Record 4/19/2024, eff. 5/19/2024; amended City Record 6/30/2025, eff. 7/30/2025; amended City Record 10/9/2025, eff. 11/8/2025; amended City Record 11/25/2025, eff. 12/25/2025; amended City Record 4/3/2026, eff. 5/3/2026; amended City Record 6/11/2026, eff. 7/11/2026; amended City Record 9/16/2026, eff. 10/16/2026)
Source: City of New York, Charter, Administrative Code and Rules (American Legal Publishing XML export, codelibrary.amlegal.com)URL: https://codelibrary.amlegal.com/codes/newyorkcity/latest/NYCrules/0-0-0-130166Fetched: 10/24/2026