New York A 5712: Provides for the recovery, reuse and recycling of hardcover books

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A05712 Summary:

BILL NOA05712 

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SAME ASNo Same As

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SPONSORSolages

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Add Art 27 Title 34 §§27-3401 - 27-3409, En Con L

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Provides for the recovery, reuse and recycling of hardcover books; prohibits the disposal as solid waste and incineration of hardcover books.

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BILL NOA05712 

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02/20/2025referred to environmental conservation

01/07/2026referred to environmental conservation

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 5712

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 February 20, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. SOLAGES -- read once and referred to the Commit-
 tee on Environmental Conservation

 AN ACT to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to
 recovery, reuse and recycling of hardcover books

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

 1 Section 1. Article 27 of the environmental conservation law is amended
 2 by adding a new title 34 to read as follows:
 3 TITLE 34
 4 HARDCOVER BOOK RECOVERY, REUSE AND RECYCLING
 5 Section 27-3401. Definition.
 6 27-3403. Disposal of hardcover books; prohibited.
 7 27-3405. Department responsibilities.
 8 27-3407. Responsibilities of municipalities.
 9 27-3409. Hardcover book recyclers.
 10 § 27-3401. Definition.
 11 As used in this title, "hardcover book" means a book bound in cloth,
 12 cardboard or leather. Such term shall not include paperback books.
 13 § 27-3403. Disposal of hardcover books; prohibited.
 14 It shall be unlawful to dispose of a hardcover book as solid waste or
 15 to incinerate a hardcover book.
 16 § 27-3405. Department responsibilities.
 17 The department shall:
 18 1. inventory existing voluntary municipal solid waste management
 19 programs that include recovery, reuse and recycling of hardcover books
 20 and make the information derived from such inventory available to all
 21 municipalities. When municipalities establish their permanent programs,
 22 this information shall also be shared with other municipalities;
 23 2. prominently post information about municipal hardcover book recov-
 24 ery, reuse, and recycling programs on its website; and

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD09934-01-5

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 1 3. ensure that all municipalities are notified of the hardcover book
 2 disposal prohibition and the requirements of this title.
 3 § 27-3407. Responsibilities of municipalities.
 4 Municipalities are encouraged to establish programs to collect, redis-
 5 tribute, reuse and recycle unwanted books. Municipalities may contract
 6 with third party organizations or businesses for the collection, redis-
 7 tribution and recycling of unwanted hardcover books. Municipalities
 8 shall send all information describing the establishment and implementa-
 9 tion of their voluntary programs to recover, redistribute, reuse or
 10 recycle hardcover books to the department.
 11 Within two years of the effective date of this title, every munici-
 12 pality shall establish a program to recover, redistribute, reuse or
 13 recycle hardcover books. Municipalities may establish joint programs
 14 with other municipalities, or contract with third party organizations or
 15 businesses to recover, redistribute, reuse or recycle hardcover books.
 16 Municipalities shall send all information describing the establishment
 17 and implementation of their programs to recover, redistribute, reuse or
 18 recycle hardcover books to the department.
 19 Municipalities shall keep records of their hardcover book recovery,
 20 reuse, redistribution and recycling programs, including tonnages of
 21 books collected, books redistributed for reuse, books recycled and the
 22 recycling companies utilized.
 23 § 27-3409. Hardcover book recyclers.
 24 Every person or entity engaged in the recovery and recycling of hard-
 25 cover books shall annually provide documentation to the department of
 26 the tonnage of hardcover books received from each municipality with
 27 which it con