Plastic Bag Recycling Law
Retailer Requirements
On December 13, 2008, Governor
Paterson signed New York State's Plastic Bag Reduction,
Reuse, and Recycling Act (Assembly Bill A11725/ Senate Bill 8643-A). This
law requires larger retail and chain stores to accept clean plastic bags for
recycling starting January 2009 and supercedes NYC's plastic bag recycling law.
The New York State Legislature is expected to amend the state law to incorporate
some of the elements of NYC’s plastic carryout
bag recycling law, although there is no timetable on this amendment. Until
such amendment occurs, NYC's Plastic Bag Recycling Law is no longer in
effect.
For more information about NY
State's plastic bag recycling law, visit the NY State
Department of Environmental Conservation.
