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A05248 Summary:

BILL NOA05248 

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Add Art 27 Title 34 §§27-3401 & 27-3403, En Con L

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Enacts the "New York state waste recycling and reduction act" to require each commercial building in the state to recycle paper products and single-use plastic products produced or used on site.

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BILL NOA05248 

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02/12/2025referred to environmental conservation

01/07/2026referred to environmental conservation

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 5248

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 February 12, 2025
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 Introduced by M. of A. K. BROWN -- read once and referred to the Commit-
 tee on Environmental Conservation

 AN ACT to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to
 enacting the "New York state waste recycling and reduction act"

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

 1 Section 1. Short title. This act shall be known and may be cited as
 2 the "New York state waste recycling and reduction act".
 3 § 2. Article 27 of the environmental conservation law is amended by
 4 adding a new title 34 to read as follows:
 5 TITLE 34
 6 COMMERCIAL RECYCLING
 7 Section 27-3401. Definitions.
 8 27-3403. Commercial recycling program.
 9 § 27-3401. Definitions.
 10 For purposes of this title, the following terms shall have the follow-
 11 ing meanings:
 12 1. "commercial building" shall mean any building that is used, or any
 13 building of which a portion is used, for buying, selling or otherwise
 14 providing goods or services, or for other lawful business, commercial,
 15 professional services or manufacturing activities;
 16 2. "recycle" shall mean to separate, dismantle or process the materi-
 17 als, components or commodities contained in waste for the purpose of
 18 preparing the materials, components or commodities for use in new
 19 products or components thereof, but not for energy recovery or energy
 20 generation by means of combustion, gasification, pyrolysis or other
 21 means. Recycling includes the manual and mechanical separation of elec-
 22 tronic waste to recover materials, components or commodities contained
 23 therein for the purpose of recycling, and changing the physical or chem-
 24 ical composition of waste to segregate components for purposes of recy-
 25 cling those components; and

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD08492-01-5

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 1 3. "single-use plastic products" shall include:
 2 (a) plastic bags;
 3 (b) cling film plastic food packaging;
 4 (c) non-recyclable plastic bottles;
 5 (d) plastic straws;
 6 (e) plastic plates, non-reusable plastic containers, plastic cups,
 7 plastic lids and plastic stirrers;
 8 (f) plastic cutlery;
 9 (g) plastic rings used in packaging;
 10 (h) styrofoam plates, styrofoam take-away containers and styrofoam
 11 trays; and
 12 (i) any other single-use plastic products determined to be included by
 13 the department.
 14 § 27-3403. Commercial recycling program.
 15 1. The department shall establish a commercial recycling program to
 16 require each commercial building in the state to recycle paper products
 17 and single-use plastic products produced or used on site.
 18 2. Each commercial building shall arrange for the collection of paper
 19 products and single-use plastic products. A commercial building may
 20 arrange for the collection of such products by a private carter, may
 21 transport such products itself, or may process such products on site, if
 22 the department determines that adequate recycling processes exist.
 23 3. Commercial property owners and commercial building management shall
 24 provide collection and educational resources, including regular period-
 25 ical guidance, training, updates, signage, and flyers, for its work-
 26 force, tenants and the public for the purposes of teaching and retaining
 27 effective procedures for sorting materials for recycling.
 28 4. The department shal