Assembly Actions -
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Jan 18, 2011 |
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Senate Bill S2114
2011-2012 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Consumer Protection Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
2011-S2114 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Consumer Protection
- Law Section:
- General Business Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add ยง399-ff, Gen Bus L
- Versions Introduced in 2009-2010 Legislative Session:
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S1015
2011-S2114 (ACTIVE) - Summary
Requires merchants and manufacturers of consumer commodities sold in New York state to disclose on the label of the package of such commodities the post-consumer recycled content of the package; defines the term consumer commodities to mean food or beverages, whether solid, liquid, or mixed, and all substances or ingredients added thereto for any purpose, used or intended for consumption by human beings or animals, and goods, customarily sold at retail, that are used by consumers in the performance of services ordinarily rendered within the household or business, and that are usually consumed or expended in the course of such use.
2011-S2114 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S2114 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the general business law, in relation to labelling the recycled content level of consumer packaging PURPOSE/SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: This bill would require consumer commodities sold in New York State to disclose on the label of its package the post-consumer recycled content of the package. Consumer commodities are defined as follows, if sold in a package: (1) food or beverages, whether solid, liquid, or mixed, and all substances or ingredients added thereto for any purpose, used or intended for consumption by human beings or animals; and (2) goods, customarily sold at retail, that are used by consumers in the performance of services ordinarily rendered within the household or business, and that are usually consumed or expended in the course of such use. JUSTIFICATION: Consumers who are concerned about the amount of packaging they generate would, under the provisions of this bill, be able to ascertain how much of a package is comprised of post-consumer recycled material and make informed decisions on the products they
2011-S2114 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 2114 2011-2012 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E January 18, 2011 ___________ Introduced by Sen. KRUGER -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Consumer Protection AN ACT to amend the general business law, in relation to labelling the recycled content level of consumer packaging THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Short title. This act shall be known as the "recycling right to know act". S 2. Legislative findings and declaration. The legislature hereby finds and declares that waste reduction and recycling are the most envi- ronmentally sound solid waste management programs. The legislature further finds that New York consumers can play a major role in promoting recycling by purchasing products made of recycled materials and that consumers need basic information to make informed consumer choices. The legislature further finds that by requiring packaging to carry a product label identifying the recycled content level of such packaging, consum- ers will be able to make such informed choices. The legislature also finds that as more products use recycled material for packaging, the markets for recycled products will be positively affected. S 3. The general business law is amended by adding a new section 399- ff to read as follows: S 399-FF. RECYCLED CONTENT LEVEL OF CONSUMER PACKAGING. 1. DEFI- NITIONS. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION: (A) "LABEL" SHALL MEAN ANY WRITTEN, PRINTED OR GRAPHIC MATTER AFFIXED, IMPRINTED AND/OR IMPRESSED TO ANY PACKAGE CONTAINING A CONSUMER COMMOD- ITY. (B) "CONSUMER COMMODITY" OR "COMMODITY" SHALL MEAN THE FOLLOWING, IF SOLD IN A PACKAGE: (I) FOOD OR BEVERAGES, WHETHER SOLID, LIQUID OR MIXED, AND ALL SUBSTANCES OR INGREDIENTS ADDED THERETO FOR ANY PURPOSE, USED OR INTENDED FOR CONSUMPTION BY HUMAN BEINGS OR ANIMALS; AND EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD06793-01-1
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