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Violations issued to illegally operating private waste haulers
Regulate the trade waste industry in the City. — Ensure that all businesses in the trade waste industry abide by the law.
Violations issued to illegally operating (unlicensed) waste haulers followed the same arc as BIC's overall violation count: a fiscal 2023 spike tied to clearing a pandemic-era violations backlog after the agency's traffic-safety authority expanded, a fiscal 2024 drop once a new Violation Unit worked through that backlog, and a fiscal 2025 rebound that BIC links to heightened on-street enforcement and a 45% jump in complaints received that year.
Researched July 15, 2026 — Business Integrity Commission, Fiscal 2024 Mayor's Management Report, Business Integrity Commission, Fiscal 2025 Mayor's Management Report
* Year to date — this fiscal year isn't complete, so it's not compared against prior years in the target/trend status above. The dashed marker projects a full-year estimate at the current year-to-date pace.
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| Fiscal year | Actual |
|---|---|
| FY22 | 562 violations |
| FY23 | 868 violations |
| FY24 | 410 violations |
| FY25 | 576 violations |
| FY26 (YTD) | 345 violations |
| FY26 (projected) | ~460 violations |
Why this is tracked
For much of the 20th century, private carting (trade waste) in New York City was dominated by a cartel with deep mob ties, which rigged prices, divided territory among haulers, and intimidated business owners who tried to switch carters. The City created the Trade Waste Commission under Local Law 42 of 1996 specifically to license and regulate the industry and remove organized crime's grip on it. In 2001-2002, its functions were folded into the newly formed Business Integrity Commission (BIC), which also took over regulation of the public wholesale markets and shipboard gambling, consolidating the City's anti-corruption oversight of these historically mob-linked industries under one agency.
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Source: Investigations Unit and Legal Unit — via NYC Open Data: Mayor's Management Report, Agency Performance Indicators
Coverage shown: FY22–FY26, reported monthly.
Definition: The number of violations issued to parties who are not licensed or registered by BIC, for violating the City’s laws and rules covering private waste hauling.