EPR Legislation in New York
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
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.