Cogent Waste Solutions LLC

Lobbying client

Cogent Waste Solutions is a Brooklyn commercial waste hauling and recycling company, founded in 2020, that holds contracts to service the Brooklyn North, Brooklyn South, Brooklyn East, and Staten Island Commercial Waste Zones under the city's carting overhaul. In 2024 the Department of Sanitation appointed an independent monitor over the company following a Business Integrity Commission audit and a series of crash-related lawsuits. It has filed 15 disclosures since 2024, lobbying 16 council members through Kasirer LLC on waste issues, and holds about $419,600 in active city contracts as of August 2026.

Council members lobbied
16
Filings (since 2024)
15
Lobbying compensation (since 2024)
$225,000
Industry (per city contracts)
Goods
City contracts (active)
$419,600 · 1 contract
Awarded all-time
$419,600 · 1 since 2023, incl. expired
Paid to date
$27,374
Based in
Bklyn, NY

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City contracts

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