Bill Text: NY A05956 | 2019-2020 | General Assembly | Introduced


Bill Title: Provides for the recovery, reuse and recycling of hardcover books; prohibits the disposal as solid waste and incineration of hardcover books.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-01-08 - referred to environmental conservation [A05956 Detail]

Download: New_York-2019-A05956-Introduced.html


                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________
                                          5956
                               2019-2020 Regular Sessions
                   IN ASSEMBLY
                                    February 20, 2019
                                       ___________
        Introduced  by M. of A. SOLAGES -- read once and referred to the Commit-
          tee on Environmental Conservation
        AN ACT to amend the  environmental  conservation  law,  in  relation  to
          recovery, reuse and recycling of hardcover books
          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 30 to read as follows:
     3                                  TITLE 30
     4                HARDCOVER BOOK RECOVERY, REUSE AND RECYCLING
     5  Section 27-3001. Definition.
     6          27-3003. Disposal of hardcover books; prohibited.
     7          27-3005. Department responsibilities.
     8          27-3007. Responsibilities of municipalities.
     9          27-3009. Hardcover book recyclers.
    10  § 27-3001. Definition.
    11    As used in this title, "hardcover book" means a book bound  in  cloth,
    12  cardboard or leather. Such term shall not include paperback books.
    13  § 27-3003. Disposal of hardcover books; prohibited.
    14    It  shall be unlawful to dispose of a hardcover book as solid waste or
    15  to incinerate a hardcover book.
    16  § 27-3005. Department responsibilities.
    17    The department shall:
    18    1. inventory  existing  voluntary  municipal  solid  waste  management
    19  programs  that  include recovery, reuse and recycling of hardcover books
    20  and make the information derived from such inventory  available  to  all
    21  municipalities.  When municipalities establish their permanent programs,
    22  this information shall also be shared with other municipalities;
    23    2.  prominently post information about municipal hardcover book recov-
    24  ery, reuse, and recycling programs on its website; and
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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     1    3. ensure that all municipalities are notified of the  hardcover  book
     2  disposal prohibition and the requirements of this title.
     3  § 27-3007. Responsibilities of municipalities.
     4    Municipalities are encouraged to establish programs to collect, redis-
     5  tribute,  reuse  and recycle unwanted books. Municipalities may contract
     6  with third party organizations or businesses for the collection,  redis-
     7  tribution  and  recycling  of unwanted hardcover books.   Municipalities
     8  shall send all information describing the establishment and  implementa-
     9  tion  of  their  voluntary  programs  to recover, redistribute, reuse or
    10  recycle hardcover books to the department.
    11    Within two years of the effective date of this  title,  every  munici-
    12  pality  shall  establish  a  program  to recover, redistribute, reuse or
    13  recycle hardcover books. Municipalities  may  establish  joint  programs
    14  with other municipalities, or contract with third party organizations or
    15  businesses  to  recover, redistribute, reuse or recycle hardcover books.
    16  Municipalities shall send all information describing  the  establishment
    17  and  implementation of their programs to recover, redistribute, reuse or
    18  recycle hardcover books to the department.
    19    Municipalities shall keep records of their  hardcover  book  recovery,
    20  reuse,  redistribution  and  recycling  programs,  including tonnages of
    21  books collected, books redistributed for reuse, books recycled  and  the
    22  recycling companies utilized.
    23  § 27-3009. Hardcover book recyclers.
    24    Every  person or entity engaged in the recovery and recycling of hard-
    25  cover books shall annually provide documentation to  the  department  of
    26  the  tonnage  of  hardcover  books  received from each municipality with
    27  which it contracts, and the persons or entities to  which  the  recycled
    28  hardcover books are sent.
    29    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
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