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S08502 Summary:

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Add Art 27 Title 34 §§27-3401 - 27-3413, En Con L; add §97-ccc, St Fin L

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Enacts the "fast fashion waste responsibility act" in relation to extended producer responsibility for textile products.

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09/10/2025REFERRED TO RULES

01/07/2026REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 8502

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 September 10, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by Sen. PARKER -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
 printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules

 AN ACT to amend the environmental conservation law and the state finance
 law, in relation to enacting the "fast fashion waste responsibility
 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 "fast fashion waste responsibility act".
 3 § 2. Legislative findings and purpose. The legislature hereby finds
 4 and declares that the fast fashion industry has become a leading
 5 contributor to environmental pollution, waste, and resource depletion.
 6 Textile production and consumption in New York State generate over 200
 7 million pounds of waste annually, a significant portion of which ends up
 8 in landfills or is incinerated, releasing harmful pollutants. Globally,
 9 the fashion industry is responsible for 10% of carbon emissions and is
 10 the second largest consumer of water. This act aims to mitigate these
 11 impacts by implementing an extended producer responsibility (EPR) frame-
 12 work for textile products, holding producers accountable for the post-
 13 consumer phase of their products. By fostering a circular economy, this
 14 act seeks to reduce waste, increase recycling and reuse, promote
 15 sustainable product design, and support environmental justice.
 16 § 3. Article 27 of the environmental conservation law is amended by
 17 adding a new title 34 to read as follows:
 18 TITLE 34
 19 EXTENDED PRODUCER RESPONSIBILITY FOR TEXTILE PRODUCTS
 20 Section 27-3401. Definitions.
 21 27-3403. Producer obligations.
 22 27-3405. Extended producer responsibility plan requirements.
 23 27-3407. Labeling and transparency requirements.
 24 27-3409. Eco-design incentives.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD13732-01-5

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 1 27-3411. Enforcement and penalties.
 2 27-3413. Rulemaking and implementation.
 3 § 27-3401. Definitions.
 4 For the purposes of this title, the following terms shall have the
 5 following meanings:
 6 1. "Producer" means any entity that manufactures, sells, imports, or
 7 distributes clothing, footwear, or textile products within the state of
 8 New York.
 9 2. "Textile product" means any item made of fabric or similar materi-
 10 al, including apparel, footwear, accessories, and home textiles.
 11 3. "Extended producer responsibility program" or "EPR program" means a
 12 regulatory framework requiring producers to take responsibility for the
 13 entire life cycle of their products, especially post-consumer waste.
 14 4. "Producer responsibility organization" or "PRO" means a non-profit
 15 or cooperative organization established by producers to fulfill their
 16 obligations under the EPR program.
 17 § 27-3403. Producer obligations.
 18 Beginning January first, two thousand twenty-seven, every producer of
 19 textile products shall:
 20 1. register with the department and join or form a certified producer
 21 responsibility organization;
 22 2. submit an EPR program implementation plan outlining methods for
 23 collection, recycling, and education;
 24 3. pay annual EPR program fees based on the volume of textiles sold
 25 within the state;
 26 4. establish take-back systems, including in-store drop-off bins or
 27 other convenient return mechanisms accessible to all consumers;
 28 5. ensure collected textiles are reused,