License for Waste Removal | City of New York

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Before you submit your application

A completed Certification form for each principal of the business, certifying that all information provided is complete and accurate. This form is included with the Trade Waste Removal License Application. This form must be notarized prior to submission.

A completed Release Authorization form for each principal of the business. This form grants the Business Integrity Commission permission to investigate the background of the business and/or its principals, affiliates, agents and employees as required for the purposes of determining whether the applicant meets the licensing standards of Good Character, Honesty and Integrity. This form is included with the Trade Waste Removal License Application. This form must be signed and notarized by a principal of the company prior to submission.

Relevant business certificates. For Sole Proprietors operating under a name other than the name of the business, the owner must have a certified copy of the Certificate of Doing Business filed with the County Clerk in the county the business is located. For all Partnerships, they must have a copy of the current partnership agreement and Certificate of Partnership, certified by the County Clerk in the county the business is located. All Corporations must submit a copy of the Certificate of Incorporation filed with the Secretary of State.

If the business is a Corporation, they will need Tax Identification Number(s). If the business is a Partnership or Sole Proprietorship, they will need the Social Security Numbers for each principal of the business.

If the applicant business is not incorporated in New York State, a certified copy of the Authority to Do Business Certificate issued by the New York Secretary of State is required.

Copies of Purchase and Sale Agreements, if applicable. These should be included for the acquisition, sale, assignment, or loss of routes or customers by the applicant business.

Documents relating to any forfeiture, receivership or independent monitoring. This includes liens or bankruptcy proceedings related to the business.

Documents relating to any contested City, State or Federal tax proceeding.

A completed Principal Disclosure Form for each principal of the business. This form is located under the Application Materials section above.

A completed Employee / Agent Disclosure Form, located under the Application Materials section above.

A copy of a current and valid Driver's License(s) for all employees and principals who will operate a vehicle used to transport trade waste for the business.

Vehicle registrations for all vehicles listed in the application that will be used to conduct the business. A license application may be processed without listing a vehicle

List of Permit Fees. More info

Trade Waste License fee: $5,000 payable at time of filing (1st vehicle registration fee included) $600 Background Investigation Fee, paid at the time the application is submitted $600.00 Disclosure Form fee (required for each principal), paid at the time the application is submitted $600 for each Employee /Agent Disclosure Form submitted (required for each principal), paid at the time the application is submitted $75 Fingerprinting Fee for each person fingerprinted. Postal money order, payable to the “N.Y.C. Business Integrity Commission,” must be submitted at the time of fingerprinting Separate money orders must be submitted for each individual fingerprinted. $500 per vehicle Registration Fee, paid at time of approval.

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Steps to apply in person:

Complete the application for the Trade Waste Removal License linked above

Submit the original and one copy of the completed application with the required application fee and all required documentation (identified in the Prerequisites section above) to the License Unit at the Business Integrity Commission (BIC) in person or by mail at the address below.

All principals and employee / agents required to submit disclosure forms (as identified above) must also be fingerprinted and photographed for the application to be considered complete. Fingerprints and photographs can be taken at the time the application is submitted, or BIC will contact the business to ask each principle to schedule an appointment to appear at the BIC Licensing Unit to complete the process. The fees for fingerprints are listed below.

Applicants are notified by mail when an approval is granted

Once an application has been reviewed and accepted, the applicant will remain in a pending status until completion of a background investigation.

Upon receipt of approval in the mail, applicants are instructed to call the BIC for an appointment to be assigned a registration order and to pick up vehicle trade waste plates.

Applicants may not operate until approval is granted. Applicants will receive a letter approving or denying their application. Approved applicants must then report to the BIC, at the address below, and sign a registration order before they are issued trade waste plates for each vehicle registered to haul waste.