New York S 5447: Directs the department of environmental conservation to establish a composting symbol

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S05447 Summary:

BILL NOS05447 

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Add §3-0323, En Con L

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

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02/21/2025REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION

05/28/20251ST REPORT CAL.1377

05/29/20252ND REPORT CAL.

06/04/2025ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 

06/13/2025COMMITTED TO RULES

01/07/2026REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION

02/04/20261ST REPORT CAL.265

02/05/20262ND REPORT CAL.

02/09/2026ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 

06/05/2026COMMITTED TO RULES

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 5447

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 February 21, 2025
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 Introduced by Sen. SERRANO -- 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:

 1 Section 1. The environmental conservation law is amended by new
 2 section 3-0323 to read as follows:
 3 § 3-0323. Composting symbol. The department shall:
 4 1. develop a symbol denoting a product that is acceptable in every
 5 composting facility governed by the department;
 6 2. create a list of categories of products that shall bear the symbol
 7 pursuant to subdivision one of this section, including but not limited
 8 to single-use food containers, utensils, and wrappers, and compostable
 9 plastics (not biodegradable, as differentiated from compostable); and
 10 3. promulgate rules and regulations for the implementation of, and to
 11 determine penalties for non-compliance with this section.
 12 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD10080-01-5

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