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- Referred to environmental conservation
- Referred to environmental conservation
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Establishes a cigarette butt recycling program
In Assembly Committee · Environmental Conservation · Sponsor Michael DenDekker
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BILL NUMBER:S3425
Title of bill
An act to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to developing a cigarette butts recycling program
Purpose or general idea of bill
To require a program for the collection and recycling of cigarette butts.
Summary of specific provisions
Section 27-1019 of the environmental conservation law is renumbered section 27-1021 and a new section 27-1019 is added. This section directs the commissioner, in consultation with the commissioner of health, to develop and implement a program for the collection and recycling of cigarette butts, including a deposit and refund value for each individual cigarette of not less than a penny each. A fiscal plan must be established allocating how deposited funds are collected and refunded. A statewide system for redemption must be established as well as a public education and marketing campaign to educate the public as to the harm cigarette butts cause to the environment.
Justification
According to sources there are over 176,000,000 pounds of discarded cigarette butts in the United States each year. Cigarette filters are composed of a bundle of 12,000 plastic like cellulose acetate fibers. Each cigarette butt can take up to 10 years to biodegrade. There are many ways to recycle cigarette butts. By creating a program for the collection and recycling of cigarette butts we can create new industries and jobs and while saving millions in cleaning and disposal cost.
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None
Effective date
This act shall take effect immediately.
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