NYC Admin Code › Chapter 2: Housing Maintenance Code › Subchapter 2: Maintenance, Services, and Utilities › Article 5: Collection of Wastes
§ 27-2020 Definitions
When used in this article:
(a) Organic wastes shall mean all wastes produced by or from living organisms.
(b) Inorganic wastes shall mean all wastes other than organic wastes, including discarded lumber, wood shavings and furniture.
(c) Household wastes shall mean all wastes, organic and inorganic, which are produced within a dwelling unit.
- Source
- NYC Admin Code, as published by American Legal Publishing, the City's official publisher
- Last amended
- No amendment date in the official history
- Checked
- Matched the official code on October 1, 2026
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