§ 51-0901. Allocation of moneys.

Terms Used In N.Y. Environmental Conservation Law 51-0901

  • Source separation equipment: shall mean :

    (a) Add-ons or trailers designed to modify collection vehicles to allow sorting and separation of collected wastes held for the purpose of recycling or collection vehicles whose function and design are exclusively for such purpose;

    (b) Containers for the source separation and temporary storage of recyclable wastes by residents or business prior to collection;

    (c) Bins, sheds or other facilities for the temporary storage of materials prior to transport for the purposes of recycling. See N.Y. Environmental Conservation Law 51-0903

Of the moneys received by the state from the sale of bonds pursuant to the environmental quality bond act of nineteen hundred seventy-two, one hundred seventy-five million dollars ($175,000,000) shall be expended pursuant to appropriations thereof, for municipal solid waste management projects, including at least five million dollars ($5,000,000) of this amount which shall be earmarked for resource recovery equipment, source separation equipment, or both, for the implementation of small scale, low-technology approaches to resource recovery, including source separation programs, recycling centers, composting projects and other solid waste recovery and management projects with a design capacity of less than one hundred tons per day.