Do you support this bill?

Senate Bill S2739

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Requires single-use beverage containers to be manufactured with seventy-five percent recycled materials

download bill text pdf

Sponsored By

Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Environmental Conservation 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

co-Sponsors

2021-S2739 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A3193
Current Committee:
Senate Environmental Conservation
Law Section:
Environmental Conservation Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §27-1011, En Con L
Versions Introduced in 2019-2020 Legislative Session:
S8097, A8664

2021-S2739 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires single-use beverage containers to be manufactured with seventy-five percent recycled materials for sale in the state.

2021-S2739 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2021-S2739 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   2739
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 25, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sen. KAVANAGH -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Environmental Conservation
 
 AN ACT to amend the  environmental  conservation  law,  in  relation  to
   requiring  single-use  beverage  containers  to  be  manufactured with
   seventy-five percent recycled materials

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Section  27-1011 of the environmental conservation law is
 amended by adding a new subdivision 4 to read as follows:
   4. A. NO DEPOSIT INITIATOR, DISTRIBUTOR OR DEALER SHALL SELL OR  OFFER
 FOR  SALE,  AT WHOLESALE OR RETAIL IN THIS STATE, ANY SINGLE-USE PLASTIC
 BEVERAGE CONTAINER THAT IS COMPRISED OF LESS THAN  SEVENTY-FIVE  PERCENT
 RECYCLED MATERIALS.
   B. AS USED IN THIS SECTION, THE FOLLOWING TERMS SHALL HAVE THE FOLLOW-
 ING MEANINGS:
   (I)  "SINGLE-USE PLASTIC BEVERAGE CONTAINER" SHALL MEAN ANY INDIVIDUAL
 BOTTLE, CAN, JAR, CARTON OR OTHER CONTAINER THAT IS COMPRISED WHOLLY  OR
 IN  LARGE  PART  OF  PLASTIC AND IS INTENDED TO BE DISPOSED OF AFTER ONE
 USE.
   (II) "RECYCLED MATERIALS" SHALL MEAN ANY PRODUCT WHICH HAS BEEN  MANU-
 FACTURED FROM SECONDARY MATERIALS, AS DEFINED IN SECTION 27-0401 OF THIS
 ARTICLE.
   § 2. This act shall take effect January 1, 2027.
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD06431-01-1

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.