Assembly Bill A6717

2019-2020 Legislative Session

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

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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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2019-A6717 (ACTIVE) - Details

Law Section:
Environmental Conservation Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §27-1011, En Con L
Versions Introduced in 2017-2018 Legislative Session:
A8045

2019-A6717 (ACTIVE) - Summary

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

2019-A6717 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6717
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              March 15, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M. of A. CRESPO, D'URSO -- 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 1 of part PP of chapter 58 of
 the laws of 2018, 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: (a)
 decompose] UNLESS SUCH DEVICE DECOMPOSES by photodegradation  or  biode-
 gradation[;] or
   [(b)  comply  with minimum post-consumer recycled material content and
 hole diameter limitations as defined in rules and regulations promulgat-
 ed by the department, and is recyclable and indicates a resin  identifi-
 cation  code] 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.
                                                            LBD10587-01-9

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