STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 9585 IN SENATE May 16, 2024 ___________ Introduced by Sen. CHU -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Environmental Conservation AN ACT to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to establishing a symbol to denote environmental composting The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. The environmental conservation law is amended by new 2 section 3-0323 to read as follows: 3 § 3-0323. Composting symbol. The department shall: 4 1. develop a symbol denoting a product that is acceptable in every 5 composting facility governed by the department; 6 2. create a list of categories of products that shall bear the symbol 7 pursuant to subdivision one of this section, including but not limited 8 to single-use food containers, utensils, and wrappers, and compostable 9 plastics (not biodegradable, as differentiated from compostable); and 10 3. promulgate rules and regulations for the implementation of, and to 11 determine penalties for non-compliance with this section. 12 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD14471-01-4