Do you support this bill?

Assembly Bill A8045A

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Permits the use of post-consumer recycled high density polyethylene for beverage container packaging

download bill text pdf

Sponsored By

Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly Committee

Please enter your contact information

Home address is used to determine the senate district in which you reside. Your support or opposition to this bill is then shared immediately with the senator who represents you.

Optional services from the NY State Senate:

Create an account. An account allows you to officially support or oppose key legislation, sign petitions with a single click, and follow issues, committees, and bills that matter to you. When you create an account, you agree to this platform's terms of participation.

Include a custom message for your Senator? (Optional)

Enter a message to your senator. Many New Yorkers use this to share the reasoning behind their support or opposition to the bill. Others might share a personal anecdote about how the bill would affect them or people they care about.

Actions

Bill Amendments

2017-A8045 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S6195
Current Committee:
Assembly Environmental Conservation
Law Section:
Environmental Conservation Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §27-1011, En Con L
Versions Introduced in 2019-2020 Legislative Session:
A6717

2017-A8045 - Summary

Permits the use of post-consumer recycled high density polyethylene for beverage container packaging.

2017-A8045 - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8045
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               May 25, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. CRESPO -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Environmental Conservation
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the  environmental  conservation law, in relation to
   permitting the use of recyclable beverage container packaging
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Subdivision  3  of  section  27-1011 of the environmental
 conservation law, as amended by section 7 of part SS of  chapter  59  of
 the laws of 2009, is amended to read as follows:
   3. No deposit initiator, distributor or dealer shall sell or offer for
 sale  in  this  state  beverage  containers connected to each other by a
 separate holding device constructed of plastic which does not  decompose
 by  photodegradation  or biodegradation OR WHICH IS NOT MADE OF AT LEAST
 90 PERCENT POST-CONSUMER RECYCLED HIGH DENSITY POLYETHYLENE AND  HAS  NO
 HOLE GREATER THAN ONE AND THREE QUARTERS INCHES IN DIAMETER.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD11680-01-7

co-Sponsors

2017-A8045A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S6195
Current Committee:
Assembly Environmental Conservation
Law Section:
Environmental Conservation Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §27-1011, En Con L
Versions Introduced in 2019-2020 Legislative Session:
A6717

2017-A8045A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Permits the use of post-consumer recycled high density polyethylene for beverage container packaging.

2017-A8045A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  8045--A
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               May 25, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. CRESPO -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on  Environmental  Conservation -- committee discharged, bill amended,
   ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee
 
 AN ACT to amend the  environmental  conservation  law,  in  relation  to
   permitting the use of recyclable beverage container packaging

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subdivision 3  of  section  27-1011  of  the  environmental
 conservation  law,  as  amended by section 7 of part SS of chapter 59 of
 the laws of 2009, is amended to read as follows:
   3. No deposit initiator, distributor or dealer shall sell or offer for
 sale in this state beverage containers connected  to  each  other  by  a
 separate  holding  device  constructed of plastic [which does not decom-
 pose], UNLESS SUCH DEVICE DECOMPOSES by photodegradation or  biodegrada-
 tion OR SUCH DEVICE IS RECYCLABLE, MADE OF AT LEAST NINETY PERCENT POST-
 CONSUMER RECYCLED HIGH DENSITY POLYETHYLENE, AND DOES NOT HAVE ANY HOLES
 GREATER THAN ONE AND THREE-QUARTERS INCHES IN DIAMETER.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD11680-03-7

Comments

Open Legislation is a forum for New York State legislation. All comments are subject to review and community moderation is encouraged.

Comments deemed off-topic, commercial, campaign-related, self-promotional; or that contain profanity, hate or toxic speech; or that link to sites outside of the nysenate.gov domain are not permitted, and will not be published. Attempts to intimidate and silence contributors or deliberately deceive the public, including excessive or extraneous posting/posts, or coordinated activity, are prohibited and may result in the temporary or permanent banning of the user. Comment moderation is generally performed Monday through Friday. By contributing or voting you agree to the Terms of Participation and verify you are over 13.

Create an account. An account allows you to sign petitions with a single click, officially support or oppose key legislation, and follow issues, committees, and bills that matter to you. When you create an account, you agree to this platform's terms of participation.