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Senate Bill S9585

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Directs the department of environmental conservation to establish a composting symbol

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2023-S9585 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Environmental Conservation
Law Section:
Environmental Conservation Law
Laws Affected:
Add §3-0323, En Con L
Versions Introduced in 2025-2026 Legislative Session:
S5447

2023-S9585 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Directs the department of environmental conservation to establish a composting symbol to denote composting-acceptable materials.

2023-S9585 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S9585 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   9585
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               May 16, 2024
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  CHU  --  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
   establishing a symbol to denote environmental composting
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section 1. The  environmental  conservation  law  is  amended  by  new
 section 3-0323 to read as follows:
 § 3-0323. COMPOSTING SYMBOL. THE DEPARTMENT SHALL:
   1.  DEVELOP  A  SYMBOL  DENOTING A PRODUCT THAT IS ACCEPTABLE IN EVERY
 COMPOSTING FACILITY GOVERNED BY THE DEPARTMENT;
   2. CREATE A LIST OF CATEGORIES OF PRODUCTS THAT SHALL BEAR THE  SYMBOL
 PURSUANT  TO  SUBDIVISION ONE OF THIS SECTION, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED
 TO SINGLE-USE FOOD CONTAINERS, UTENSILS, AND WRAPPERS,  AND  COMPOSTABLE
 PLASTICS (NOT BIODEGRADABLE, AS DIFFERENTIATED FROM COMPOSTABLE); AND
   3.  PROMULGATE RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF, AND TO
 DETERMINE PENALTIES FOR NON-COMPLIANCE WITH THIS SECTION.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD14471-01-4

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