New York S 9684: Requires the trustees of The State University of New York to develop a SUNY-wide zero waste action plan

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S09684 Summary:

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Requires the trustees of The State University of New York to develop a SUNY-wide zero waste action plan.

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04/01/2026REFERRED TO HIGHER EDUCATION

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 9684

 IN SENATE

 April 1, 2026
 ___________

 Introduced by Sen. FAHY -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
 printed to be committed to the Committee on Higher Education

 AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to requiring the board of
 trustees of The State University of New York to develop a SUNY-wide
 zero waste action plan

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

 1 Section 1. The education law is amended by adding a new section 355-f
 2 to read as follows:
 3 § 355-f. SUNY-wide zero waste action plan. 1. The board of trustees in
 4 consultation with faculty, staff, students, the student assembly, any
 5 labor organization which has been selected by members of faculty, staff,
 6 or students to represent their interests, and any designated sustaina-
 7 bility staff member shall issue a report on or before one year after the
 8 effective date of this section creating a comprehensive SUNY-wide zero
 9 waste action plan including but not limited to the following focus
 10 areas:
 11 a. source reduction also known as waste minimization, including but
 12 not limited to:
 13 (i) single use plastics elimination and reduction; and
 14 (ii) reforms to procurement resulting in waste minimization;
 15 b. materials reuse, including surplus property management and facility
 16 deconstruction;
 17 c. comprehensive recycling, including construction and demolition
 18 materials;
 19 d. comprehensive composting or organics recycling;
 20 e. student, faculty, and staff engagement; and
 21 f. vendor and contractor requirements and engagement.
 22 2. The plan shall include metrics for tracking waste reduction and
 23 diversion across the system, establishing a baseline, interim targets
 24 for goals and actions that will lead to zero waste, and publicly report-
 25 ing this information. Zero waste goals must include both diversion
 26 through recycling and composting and reduction through waste minimiza-
 27 tion goals. The zero waste action plan must prioritize durable and reus-

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD06596-01-5

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 1 able materials over single use materials, even if those materials are
 2 recyclable and/or compostable.
 3 3. The plan shall set a detailed project timeline for the system to
 4 become zero waste by two thousand thirty-three.
 5 4. Within one hundred eighty days of the issuance of a system wide
 6 plan, each SUNY campus shall be required to create a detailed action
 7 plan, in consultation with faculty, staff, students, student government
 8 associations, any labor organization which has been selected by members
 9 of faculty, staff, or students to represent their interests, and any
 10 designated sustainability staff member.
 11 5. The board of trustees shall be responsible for monitoring the
 12 effectiveness and implementation of such program in consultation with
 13 faculty, staff, students, the student assembly, and any labor organiza-
 14 tion which has been selected by members of faculty, staff, or students
 15 to represent their interests, and shall annually report to the legisla-
 16 ture on the progress of the plan and post such report on the university
 17 website. Such report shall include a comprehensive audit of all waste
 18 and materials diverted and updates on inventory and shall review each
 19 campus action plan and include intermediate measures should a campus not
 20 be on track to meet the two thousand thirty-three deadline.
 21 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

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