New York S 1260: Limits tinted green and brown to compostable plastic bags for the purposes of bag waste reduction

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S01260 Summary:

BILL NOS01260 

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SAME ASSAME AS A01189

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SPONSORMAY

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COSPNSR

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §27-2801, En Con L

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Provides that bags exempt from bag waste reduction shall not be tinted green or brown unless it is a compostable plastic bag.

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BILL NOS01260 

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01/08/2025REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION

01/07/2026REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 1260

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 January 8, 2025
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 Introduced by Sen. MAY -- 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
 limiting tinted green and brown to compostable plastic bags for the
 purposes of bag waste reduction

 The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
 bly, do enact as follows:

 1 Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 27-2801 of the environmental
 2 conservation law, as added by section 2 of part H of chapter 58 of the
 3 laws of 2019, is amended to read as follows:
 4 1. "Exempt bag" means a bag: (a) used solely to contain or wrap
 5 uncooked meat, fish, or poultry; (b) bags used by a customer solely to
 6 package bulk items such as fruits, vegetables, grains, or candy; (c)
 7 bags used solely to contain food sliced or prepared to order; (d) bags
 8 used solely to contain a newspaper for delivery to a subscriber; (e)
 9 bags sold in bulk to a consumer at the point of sale; (f) trash bags;
 10 (g) food storage bags; (h) garment bags; (i) bags prepackaged for sale
 11 to a customer; (j) plastic carryout bags provided by a restaurant,
 12 tavern or similar food service establishment, as defined in the state
 13 sanitary code, to carryout or deliver food; or (k) bags provided by a
 14 pharmacy to carry prescription drugs; provided however, that an exempt
 15 bag shall not be tinted green or brown unless it is a compostable plas-
 16 tic bag as defined in subdivision one of section 27-2701 of this
 17 article.
 18 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD03325-01-5

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