Assembly Bill A5582

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Relates to mandatory acceptance of returnable beverage containers

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2017-A5582 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Environmental Conservation
Law Section:
Environmental Conservation Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §27-1007, En Con L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: A7762
2015-2016: A1521

2017-A5582 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to mandatory acceptance of returnable beverage containers.

2017-A5582 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5582
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 10, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. GARBARINO -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. LUPI-
   NACCI, OAKS, RA, RAIA, THIELE -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Environmental Conservation
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the  environmental  conservation law, in relation to
   mandatory acceptance of returnable beverage containers

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Subdivision  8  of  section  27-1007 of the environmental
 conservation law, as added by section 4 of part SS of chapter 59 of  the
 laws of 2009, is amended to read as follows:
   8.  [It  shall  be  the  responsibility  of  the  deposit initiator or
 distributor to provide to a dealer or  redemption  center  a  sufficient
 number  of  bags, cartons, or other suitable containers, at no cost, for
 the packaging, handling and pickup of empty beverage containers that are
 not redeemed through a reverse vending machine. The  bags,  cartons,  or
 containers must be provided by the deposit initiator or distributor on a
 schedule  that allows the dealer or redemption center sufficient time to
 sort the empty beverage containers prior  to  pick  up  by  the  deposit
 initiator or distributor. In addition:]
   (a)  When picking up empty beverage containers, a deposit initiator or
 distributor shall not require a dealer  or  redemption  center  to  load
 their  own  bags,  cartons or containers onto or into the deposit initi-
 ator's or distributor's vehicle or vehicles  or  provide  the  staff  or
 equipment needed to do so.
   (b)  A  deposit initiator or distributor [shall not] MAY require empty
 containers to be counted at a location other than the redemption  center
 or  dealer's  place  of  business. The dealer or redemption center shall
 have the right to be present at the count.
   (c) A deposit initiator or distributor shall pick  up  empty  beverage
 containers  from the dealer or redemption center at reasonable times and
 intervals as determined in  rules  or  regulations  promulgated  by  the
 department.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

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