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Dec 18, 2019 | referred to environmental conservation |
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A8878 (ACTIVE) - Details
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S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 8878 2019-2020 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y December 18, 2019 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. FAHY -- read once and referred to the Committee on Environmental Conservation AN ACT to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to the sale of plastic trash bags THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Article 27 of the environmental conservation law is amended by adding a new title 30 to read as follows: TITLE 30 REGULATION OF PLASTIC TRASH BAGS SECTION 27-3001. DEFINITIONS. 27-3003. REGULATION OF THE SALE OF PLASTIC TRASH BAGS. 27-3005. LABELING REQUIREMENTS. 27-3007. VIOLATIONS. 27-3009. REGULATIONS. § 27-3001. DEFINITIONS. AS USED IN THIS TITLE: 1. "MANUFACTURER" SHALL MEAN ANY PERSON, FIRM, ASSOCIATION, PARTNER- SHIP, OR CORPORATION, WHICH MAKES PLASTIC TRASH BAGS TO BE USED IN THE DISPOSAL OF WASTE. 2. "PLASTIC TRASH BAG" SHALL MEAN A BAG INTENDED TO HOLD, STORE, OR TRANSPORT MATERIALS MEANT TO BE DISCARDED, COMPOSTED, OR RECYCLED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO GARBAGE BAGS, COMPOSTING BAGS, YARD BAGS, CAN-LINERS, AND RECYCLING BAGS. 3. "POST-CONSUMER MATERIAL" SHALL MEAN THOSE PRODUCTS OR MATERIALS GENERATED BY A BUSINESS OR CONSUMER WHICH HAVE SERVED THEIR INTENDED END USE AS CONSUMER ITEMS AND WHICH HAVE BEEN SEPARATED OR DIVERTED FROM THE WASTE STREAM FOR THE PURPOSES OF COLLECTION AND RECYCLING AS A SECONDARY MATERIAL FEEDSTOCK. 4. "RETAILER" SHALL MEAN ANY PERSON, FIRM OR CORPORATION THAT ENGAGES IN THE SALE OF PLASTIC TRASH BAGS. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.