New York S 6393: Expands recycling of electronic products

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S06393 Summary:

BILL NOS06393 

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SAME ASNo Same As

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SPONSORHARCKHAM

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COSPNSRKAVANAGH

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §§27-2605, 27-2603 & 27-2617, En Con L

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Expands the public education and outreach program required to be developed by manufacturers of electronics and electronic waste collection sites.

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BILL NOS06393 

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03/13/2025REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION

05/13/20251ST REPORT CAL.1056

05/14/20252ND REPORT CAL.

05/15/2025ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 

06/13/2025COMMITTED TO RULES

01/07/2026REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION

03/25/20261ST REPORT CAL.647

03/26/20262ND REPORT CAL.

03/30/2026ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 

06/05/2026COMMITTED TO RULES

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 6393

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 March 13, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by Sens. HARCKHAM, KAVANAGH -- read twice and ordered print-
 ed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Environmental
 Conservation

 AN ACT to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to recy-
 cling of electronic products

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

 1 Section 1. Paragraph (d) of subdivision 1 of section 27-2605 of the
 2 environmental conservation law, as added by chapter 99 of the laws of
 3 2010, is amended to read as follows:
 4 (d) a general description of the manner in which the manufacturer will
 5 comply with section 27-2603 of this title, including specific informa-
 6 tion on the manufacturer's electronic waste acceptance program in the
 7 state, [and] a current list of locations within the state where consum-
 8 ers may return electronic waste, and a description of the public educa-
 9 tion and outreach program required by paragraph (c) of subdivision five
 10 of this section;
 11 § 2. Paragraphs (a) and (c) of subdivision 5 of section 27-2605 of the
 12 environmental conservation law, as added by chapter 99 of the laws of
 13 2010, are amended to read as follows:
 14 (a) collection, handling and recycling or reuse of electronic waste
 15 pursuant to section 27-2603 of this title in a manner convenient to
 16 consumers. [The following acceptance methods shall be considered reason-
 17 ably convenient: (i) mail or ship back return programs; (ii) collection
 18 or acceptance events conducted by the manufacturer or the manufacturer's
 19 agent or designee, including events conducted through local governments
 20 or private parties; (iii) fixed acceptance locations such as dedicated
 21 acceptance sites operated by the manufacturer or its agent or designee;
 22 (iv) agreements with local governments, retail stores, sales outlets and
 23 not-for-profit organizations which have agreed to provide facilities for
 24 the collection of electronic waste; (v) community collection events; and

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD10925-01-5

 S. 6393 2

 1 (vi) any combination of these or other acceptance methods which effec-
 2 tively provide for the acceptance of electronic waste for recycling or
 3 reuse through means that are available and reasonably convenient to
 4 consumers in the state. At a minimum, the manufacturer shall ensure that
 5 all counties of the state, and all municipalities which have a popu-
 6 lation of ten thousand or greater, have at least one method of accept-
 7 ance that is available within such county or municipality. The depart-
 8 ment may establish additional requirements to ensure convenient
 9 collection from consumers] To meet minimum collection requirements, a
 10 manufacturer or the manufacturer's agent or designee shall use geograph-
 11 ic modeling to determine the number and distribution of permanent sites
 12 to be operated by the manufacturer or its agent or designee for
 13 collection of covered electronic equipment based on the following crite-
 14 ria: (i) at least ninety percent of New York residents shall have a
 15 collection site within a fifteen mile radius of their principal resi-