Interstate Waste Services (Action)

What sets this record apart

The measures on which Interstate Waste Services (Action) differs most from all 362,855 DEP idling summonses in the same period.

• OATH records show $19,680 still due on Interstate Waste Services (Action)'s cases, about $29 per summons, against a citywide average of $382 per summons.
• 66% of Interstate Waste Services (Action)'s cases ended with the respondent admitting the violation, no hearing held; citywide, respondents admit 31%.
• One ZIP code, 10012, accounts for 15% of all Interstate Waste Services (Action)'s violations.
• 24% of Interstate Waste Services (Action)'s summonses were decided by default, meaning nobody answered or appeared for the respondent, against 35% of all summonses citywide.

How the cases ended

Source: NYC Open Data, OATH Hearings Division Case Status · DEP idling summonses · as of November 2026 · outcome = OATH hearing result · methodology

Offense tier and penalties

Tiers and amounts follow DEP's penalty schedule (15 RCNY 43-02, explained in the NYC idling law guide). Interstate Waste Services (Action)'s summonses by tier as charged: first offense 414, second offense 78, and third or subsequent 187. 87 were for idling more than one minute next to a school.

The penalty amounts OATH most often imposed on its upheld cases, and what each one means on the schedule:

• $350 265 casesfirst offense
• $600 155 casesthird or later
• $1,000 121 casesfirst offense, default
• $440 63 casessecond offense
• $2,000 26 casesthird or later, default
• $1,500 13 casessecond offense, default

Median time from violation to decision: 343 days (citywide 419). Outstanding balances on its cases: $19,680.

Where and when

Violations were recorded in 52 ZIP codes. The five with the most: 10012 (102, 15.0%), 10019 (49, 7.2%), 10003 (49, 7.2%), 10001 (44, 6.5%), 10011 (37, 5.4%).

The record in detail

• First violation in the data: 2019-01-11; most recent: 2026-01-06.
• Of 643 decided cases, 643 were upheld (including defaults, admissions, and settlements) and 0 dismissed.
• Most violations were recorded in Manhattan (590, followed by Brooklyn with 60).
• Average penalty when upheld: $631 (median $440).

A summons records an alleged violation; cases marked pending have no final outcome. “Paid” reflects payments recorded in OATH case data, which can lag or include fees.

Respondent names behind this record

OATH records name respondents inconsistently. This page aggregates the following source spellings (violation counts in parentheses):

ACTION CARTING ENVIRONMENTAL S (593) · INTERSTATE WASTE SERVICES INC (18) · ACTION CARTING ENVIRONMENTAL (16) · ACTION CARTING ENVIRONMENTAL I (10) · ACTION ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES (8) · ACTION CARTING ENVI INC (7) · ACTION CARTING (6) · ACTION CARTING ENVIROMENTAL SE (4)

Source: NYC Open Data, OATH Hearings Division Case Status · DEP idling summonses · as of November 2026 · company grouping documented in methodology · methodology

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