A01189 Summary:

BILL NOA01189
 
SAME ASSAME AS S01260
 
SPONSORPaulin
 
COSPNSRSimon
 
MLTSPNSR
 
Amd §27-2801, En Con L
 
Provides that bags exempt from bag waste reduction shall not be tinted green or brown unless it is a compostable plastic bag.
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A01189 Actions:

BILL NOA01189
 
01/09/2025referred to environmental conservation
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A01189 Committee Votes:

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A01189 Floor Votes:

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A01189 Memo:

NEW YORK STATE ASSEMBLY
MEMORANDUM IN SUPPORT OF LEGISLATION
submitted in accordance with Assembly Rule III, Sec 1(f)
 
BILL NUMBER: A1189
 
SPONSOR: Paulin
  TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to limiting tinted green and brown to compostable plastic bags for the purposes of bag waste reduction   PURPOSE: To ensure that an exempt bag, as defined in the environmental conserva- tion law, shall not be tinted brown or green unless it is a compostable bag.   SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section one amends section 27-2801 of the environmental conservation law to provide that an exempt bag shall not be tinted green or brown unless it is a compostable bag. Section two provides the effective date.   JUSTIFICATION: As more reports of global warming, extreme weather events, and general statements of environmental peril appear in our everyday lives, many consumers have made efforts to "go green" by looking to purchase products in environmentally friendly packaging and bags. Unfortunately, some manufacturers and stores have used this to deceive consumers into buying products that appear "green" or "eco-friendly" but are not. One example of this deception is where plastic bags are tinted green or brown in order to misrepresent the product as "natural" or "eco-friend- ly." Consumers may then think that the bags are environmentally friendly when in fact they are just colored plastic bags. As green and brown tinted bags are also the color of most compostable bags, consumers may think that the bags are acceptable to include in a compost bin. Commercial composting facilities and farms that transform food scraps into compost then have to pick these bags out of their compost piles which are costly and inconvenient. As food scrap recycling and composting initiatives are spreading throughout New York, allowing only compostable bags to be tinted green or brown will support the successful growth of these programs throughout our State. This bill would limit the list of exempt bags in Title 28 of the envi- ronmental conservation law to ensure that any exempt bag shall not be tinted green or brown unless it is a compostable bag. Companies need to be honest and transparent with consumers about the environmental impact of their products. This legislation takes an important step in protect- ing consumers from deceptive marketing tactics so they can better under- stand the environmental impact of the products they choose to buy.   LEGISLATIVE HISTORY: A4144 of 2023 and 2024, referred to environmental conservation. Same as S2071, referred to environmental conservation A.8428 of 2021 and 2022, referred to environmental conservation. Same as S.8613 of 2021 and 2022, referred to environmental conservation.   FISCAL IMPLICATIONS: To be determined.   EFFECTIVE DATE: This act shall take effect immediately.
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A01189 Text:



 
                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                          1189
 
                               2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                   IN ASSEMBLY
 
                                     January 9, 2025
                                       ___________
 
        Introduced by M. of A. PAULIN -- read once and referred to the Committee
          on Environmental Conservation
 
        AN  ACT  to  amend  the  environmental  conservation law, in relation to
          limiting tinted green and brown to compostable plastic  bags  for  the
          purposes of bag waste reduction

          The  People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
 
     1    Section 1. Subdivision 1  of  section  27-2801  of  the  environmental
     2  conservation  law,  as added by section 2 of part H of chapter 58 of the
     3  laws of 2019, is amended to read as follows:
     4    1. "Exempt bag" means a bag:  (a)  used  solely  to  contain  or  wrap
     5  uncooked  meat,  fish, or poultry; (b) bags used by a customer solely to
     6  package bulk items such as fruits, vegetables,  grains,  or  candy;  (c)
     7  bags  used  solely to contain food sliced or prepared to order; (d) bags
     8  used solely to contain a newspaper for delivery  to  a  subscriber;  (e)
     9  bags  sold  in  bulk to a consumer at the point of sale; (f) trash bags;
    10  (g) food storage bags; (h) garment bags; (i) bags prepackaged  for  sale
    11  to  a  customer;  (j)  plastic  carryout  bags provided by a restaurant,
    12  tavern or similar food service establishment, as defined  in  the  state
    13  sanitary  code,  to  carryout or deliver food; or (k) bags provided by a
    14  pharmacy to carry prescription drugs; provided however, that  an  exempt
    15  bag  shall not be tinted green or brown unless it is a compostable plas-
    16  tic bag as defined  in  subdivision  one  of  section  27-2701  of  this
    17  article.
    18    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD03325-01-5
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A01189 LFIN:

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