27-2805 – Paper Carryout Bag Reduction Fee.
§ 27-2805. Paper carryout bag reduction fee. 1. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, any city and any county, other than a county wholly within such a city, acting through its local legislative body, is hereby authorized and empowered to adopt and amend local laws, ordinances or resolutions imposing a paper […]
27-2807 – Violations.
§ 27-2807. Violations. 1. Any person required to collect tax who violates any provision of section 27-2803 of this title shall receive a warning notice for the first such violation. A person required to collect tax shall be liable to the state of New York for a civil penalty of two hundred fifty dollars for […]
27-2809 – Preemption of Local Law.
§ 27-2809. Preemption of local law. Jurisdiction in all matters pertaining to plastic carryout bags is vested exclusively in the state.
27-2901 – Definitions.
* § 27-2901. Definitions. 1. “Collection program” means a system for the collection, transportation, recycling, and disposal of out-of-service mercury thermostats that is financed and managed or provided by a thermostat manufacturer individually or collectively with other thermostat manufacturers in accordance with this section. 2. “Mercury thermostat” means a product or device that uses a […]
27-2903 – Mercury-Containing Thermostat Collection.
* § 27-2903. Mercury-containing thermostat collection. 1. Each thermostat manufacturer shall, individually or collectively, with other thermostat manufacturers, establish and maintain a program for the collection, transportation, recycling, disposal and proper management of out-of-service mercury thermostats in accordance with the provisions of this section. 2. Each thermostat manufacturer shall, individually or collectively with other thermostat […]
27-2905 – Thermostat Wholesaler and Retailer Requirements.
* § 27-2905. Thermostat wholesaler and retailer requirements. No thermostat wholesaler or thermostat retailer shall sell, offer for sale or distribute any thermostat for final sale unless the manufacturer of such thermostat is listed on the department’s website, in accordance with the provisions of this title. * NB Repealed January 1, 2024
27-2705 – Recycling Program Requirements.
§ 27-2705. Recycling program requirements. An at-store recycling program provided by the operator of a store shall require: 1. a plastic carryout bag provided by the store to have printed or displayed on the bag, in a manner visible to a consumer, the words “PLEASE RETURN TO A PARTICIPATING STORE FOR RECYCLING”. Provided, however, such […]
27-2707 – Manufacturer Responsibilities.
§ 27-2707. Manufacturer responsibilities. 1. When the manufacturer accepts plastic carryout bags and film plastic for return, it or its agent shall maintain, for a minimum of three years, records describing the collection, transport and recycling of plastic carryout bags and film plastic collected by weight, provided that the manufacturer or its agents may weigh […]
27-2709 – Department Responsibility.
§ 27-2709. Department responsibility. 1. The department shall develop educational materials to encourage the reduction, reuse and recycling of plastic carryout bags and film plastic and shall make those materials available to stores required to comply with this article. 2. The department shall provide information regarding the availability of recycling facilities and companies that recycle […]
27-2711 – Regulations.
§ 27-2711. Regulations. The department is authorized to promulgate any rules and regulations necessary to implement the provisions of this title and shall promulgate, and update the most recent version of, rules and regulations pertaining to the definition of compostable as prescribed in American Society for Testing and Materials Standard D6400.