EPR Legislation in New York

 

Paint Legislation memo

Carpet Fact Sheet

Mattress Fact Sheet

 

Press Conference on Mercury Thermostats April 3, 2013

For a link to the article: http://www.timesunion.com/local/article/Advocates-turn-up-heat-4407940.php

Support Memo NYPSC-PSI

Mercury Thermostat Legislation

Proposed Legislation 2014

List of Bills related to
Product Stewardship in NYS Legislature

Date: May, 2014

Legislative bills can be
found by going to the NYS Assembly website,
http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/
looking under Bill Search, and searching by keywords.

Paint Stewardship A 06930 S04690 Assembly Sponsor – Peoples-Stokes  Senate Sponsor – Grisanti

Establishes the paint stewardship program; relates to the management of post-consumer paint by reducing the generation of post consumer paint, negotiating agreements to collect, transport, reuse and recycle for energy recovery at an appropriately licensed facility post-consumer paint using environmentally sound management practices; provides convenient and available state-wide collection of post-consumer paint.

Assembly Actions:  12/11/2013 enacting clause stricken

Senate Action 01/08/2014 referred to environmental conservation

Product Stewardship General A 03346 Sponsor – Sweeney Co-sponsors: Schimel, Colton, Peoples-Stokes, Cook, Jaffee, Markey, Kavanagh, Rosenthal, Otis

Establishes a product stewardship program.

Action 01/13/2014 – print number 3346a

Carpet: A03797 – Sponsor – Kavanagh. Co-sponsor – Robinson  No Senate bill
Establishes a carpet stewardship program: requires manufactureres to coordinate with wholesalers, retailers and installers to recycle old carpets; provides penalties for noncompliance.

Actions: 01/08/2014 – referred to environmental conservation

Mercury Motor Vehicle Parts: A 1360 Sponsor: Colton  Co-sponsor: Englebright   No Senate Bill

Requires motor vehicle manufacturers to establish programs for the collection and recycling of mercury-added components from their vehicles when such vehicles are scrapped or recycled.

Actions: 01/08/2014 – referred to environmental conservation

Mercury-containing Lamps: A08464/S00730  Assembly Sponsor: Englebright    Senate Sponsor: Avella
Prohibits the disposal in a solid waste facility of lamps containing mercury;
requires manufacturers thereof to establish collection and recycling program

Actions:

Assembly – 01/16/2014 – referred to environmental conservation

Senate – 01/08/2014 – referred to environmental conservation

Carpet: A 03797 Sponsor: Kavanah No Senate bill

Establishes a carpet stewardship program:requires manufacturers to coordinate with wholesalers, retailers and installers to recycle old carpets; provides penalties for noncompliance.

Actions: 010/08/2104 – referred to environmental conservation

Smoke Detectors:

A01767
Establishes special provisions for recycling of ionization smoke detectors and
requires manufacturers to create a waste acceptance program for ionization
smoke detectors

Drug Manufacturers:

·A01584
Requires drug manufacturers to collect unused and expired drugs from hospitals
and residential health care facilities for safe disposal

·S00642
Requires drug manufacturers to collect unused and expired drugs from hospitals
and residential health care facilities for safe disposal

Also of interest:

A01622
Establishes a distinctive “New
York recycles” license plate, with the proceeds
therefrom deposited into the solid waste account of the environmental
protection fund

S00288
Establishes a distinctive “New
York recycles” license plate, with the proceeds
therefrom deposited into the solid waste account of the environmental
protection fund

 

 

Press Release – June 24, 2013

New York State Legislature passes Mercury Thermostat Collection Act – Click here.

Action Alert – June, 2013

Links to important documents

Mercury Thermostats memo – June 19, 2013

Mercury Thermostats memo

 

Proposed Legislation 2011-2012:

Information on active legislation in New York State.

Laws Enacted in 2010:

Electronics

Up-to-date information on e-waste legislation in New York State.

Rechargeable Batteries

New information on rechargeable battery legislation.