Guidelines and Forms

• GUIDELINES(PDF, 243KB) - Updated 9/30/2024
• FOOD WASTE WAIVER FORM(PDF, 221KB) - Updated 9/27/2023

• FOOD WASTE DISPUTE OF STATUS FORM(PDF, 255KB) - Updated 9/27/2023

• ANNUAL REPORT Template: Available at https://ucrra.org/waste-recycling/annual-recycling-report/

Annual Implementation Timeline

September - October

• Regulated Large Food Scraps Generators notified of status by the County 
• List of regulated generators published on the County’s webpage

November 

• Waiver or Dispute of Status applications (if applicable) due to the County

January

• Large Food Scraps Generators required to begin separating food scraps from the general waste stream 
• Ulster County Resource Recovery Agency (UCRRA) sends Annual Waste & Recycling Report information and report template to regulated entities

February

• Annual Waste & Recycling Reports due to UCCRA (for the previous reporting year), to include the amounts of food donated and food scraps recycled per the requirements of the law. Report information available at: https://ucrra.org/waste-recycling/annual-recycling-report/