Legislation to Curb Plastic Pollution and Save Taxpayers Money Passes Senate Environmental Conservation Committee
Today, the New York State Senate’s Environmental Conservation Committee passed the Packaging Reduction and Recycling Infrastructure Act (S1464 Harckham / A1749 Glick) after the Assembly Environmental Conservation Committee passed the bill last week. Judith Enck, president of Beyond Plastics and former U.S. Environmental Protection Agency regional administrator, issued the following statement in response.
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Legislation to Curb Plastic Pollution and Save Taxpayers Money Passes Assembly Environmental Conservation Committee
The Packaging Reduction and Recycling Infrastructure Act (A5322B Glick / S4246B Harckham) passed through the Assembly Environmental Conservation Committee today by a vote of 22-8.