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- Referred to environmental conservation
- Referred to environmental conservation
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Prohibits the disposal in a solid waste facility of lamps containing mercury; requires manufacturers thereof to establish collection and recycling programs
Assembly Floor Calendar · Sponsor Steven Englebright
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BILL NUMBER:S730
Title of bill
An act to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to disposal of mercury-containing lamps and manufacturer collection and recycling programs
Purpose or general idea of the bill
The purpose of this legislation is to require producer responsibility for the collection and recycling of mercury-containing lamps sold in New York State.
Summary of provisions
This bill would require producer responsibility for the collection and recycling of mercury containing lamps sold in New York State. Further, the bill would establish requirements for producers of mercury-containing lamps sold in the state to submit plans to the Department of Environmental Conservation (DEe) that provide for the collection and recycling of mercury containing lamps intended for disposal. Each manufacturer would be responsible for all costs associated with the collection and recycling programs and would be required to report annually to DEC on the implementation of their plan.
Justification
There are currently some voluntary lamp collection programs by large retail stores, but there are no requirements for recycling and recovering the mercury from such lamps in New York. This bill would ensure that these mercury-containing products would not enter our landfills, thereby reducing the potential for contamination of the land and water. The bill would hold manufacturers, who profit from the sale of these lamps to be responsible for the collection and recycling of mercury-containing lamps at the time of disposal.
Legislative history
2011-12: S.7181-A/A.8696-A (Maisel) & A.6596-A (Maisel)
Fiscal implications
None
Effective date
This act shall take effect immediately, provided however that section one of the act shall take effect January 1, 2015.
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