New York S 7809: Establishes state composting programs

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S07809 Summary:

BILL NOS07809A

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SAME ASSAME AS A11015-A

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SPONSORSALAZAR

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COSPNSRBRISPORT, COMRIE, HOYLMAN-SIGAL

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MLTSPNSR

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

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Requires all state agencies to establish a composting program in buildings owned, occupied or operated by such agencies; allows such agencies to arrange for collection of compostable waste by a private carter, transport such waste itself or process such waste on-site; requires reports on the costs and effectiveness of such programs.

Go to top S07809 Actions:

BILL NOS07809A

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05/09/2025REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION

05/28/2025REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO FINANCE

06/04/2025COMMITTEE DISCHARGED AND COMMITTED TO RULES

06/04/2025ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.1555

06/10/2025PASSED SENATE

06/10/2025DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY

06/10/2025referred to environmental conservation

01/07/2026died in assembly

01/07/2026returned to senate

01/07/2026REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION

03/25/20261ST REPORT CAL.648

03/26/20262ND REPORT CAL.

03/30/2026ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 

04/15/2026AMENDED ON THIRD READING 7809A

04/21/2026PASSED SENATE

04/21/2026DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY

04/22/2026referred to environmental conservation

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There are no Assembly votes for this bill in this legislative session.

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 7809--A
 Cal. No. 648

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 May 9, 2025
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 Introduced by Sens. SALAZAR, BRISPORT, COMRIE -- read twice and ordered
 printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Environ-
 mental Conservation -- recommitted to the Committee on Environmental
 Conservation in accordance with Senate Rule 6, sec. 8 -- reported
 favorably from said committee, ordered to first and second report,
 ordered to a third reading, amended and ordered reprinted, retaining
 its place in the order of third reading

 AN ACT to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to
 establishing state composting programs

 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 STATE COMPOSTING PROGRAMS
 5 Section 27-3401. State composting programs.
 6 § 27-3401. State composting programs.
 7 1. For the purposes of this section, the following terms shall have
 8 the following meanings:
 9 (a) "agency" means any department, agency, board, public benefit
 10 corporation, public authority, or commission; and
 11 (b) "compostable" means all the materials in the product will (i)
 12 undergo degradation by biological processes during composting to yield
 13 carbon dioxide, water, inorganic compounds, and biomass at a rate
 14 consistent with other known compostable materials; and (ii) leave no
 15 visible, distinguishable or toxic residue, including no adverse impact
 16 on the ability of composts to support plant growth once the finished
 17 compost is placed in soil.
 18 2. Beginning one year after the effective date of this section, all
 19 state agencies shall establish a composting program in buildings owned,
 20 occupied or operated by such agencies that shall, at a minimum:

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD04338-04-6

 S. 7809--A 2

 1 (a) require that all compostable waste including but not limited to
 2 food scraps, plant trimmings, food-soiled paper and certified composta-
 3 ble products from garbage and other recyclables be separated and placed
 4 in labeled containers;
 5 (b) post and maintain signs with instructions on identifying and sepa-
 6 rating compostable waste from garbage and recyclables;
 7 (c) ensure agency employees place compostable waste in appropriately
 8 labeled containers and do not mix such waste with garbage or recycla-
 9 bles;
 10 (d) ensure containers are latched at the time of storage or set-out;
 11 and
 12 (e) arrange for compostable waste to be transported and/or processed
 13 separately from garbage and recycling.
 14 3. Each state agency may arrange for collection of