New York Assembly Bill 7234 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)
Status: Introduced on May 15 2023 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2024-01-03 - referred to environmental conservation
Pending: Assembly Environmental Conservation Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Provides that it is deceptive to misrepresent that a product or package is recyclable unless it can be collected, separated or otherwise recovered from the waste stream through an established recycling program for reuse or use in manufacturing or assembling another item; requires the department of environmental conservation to develop regulations on types and forms of plastic products and packaging for which a claim of recyclability may be made; requires all rigid plastic containers sold in this state be labeled with a code that indicates the resin used to produce such container; makes related provisions.

Provides that it is deceptive to misrepresent that a product or package is recyclable unless it can be collected, separated or otherwise recovered from the waste stream through an established recycling program for reuse or use in manufacturing or assembling another item; requires the department of environmental conservation to develop regulations on types and forms of plastic products and packaging for which a claim of recyclability may be made; requires all rigid plastic containers sold in this state be labeled with a code that indicates the resin used to produce such container; makes related provisions.

Asm. Deborah Glick [D]

Asm. Maryjane Shimsky [D]

Asm. Jeffrion Aubry [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2024-01-03	Assembly	referred to environmental conservation
2023-05-15	Assembly	referred to environmental conservation

S01400 (Same As) 2024-05-28 - PRINT NUMBER 1400A

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2023/A7234
Text	https://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?default_fld=&bn=A07234&term=2023&Summary=Y&Actions=Y&Text=Y&Committee%26nbspVotes=Y&Floor%26nbspVotes=Y#A07234