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Support of Product Stewardship and Urging the Establishment of a Stewardship Program for Packaging and Printed Paper
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RESOLUTION INTRODUCED BY EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE IN SUPPORT OF PRODUCT STEWARDSHIP AND URGING THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A STEWARDSHIP PROGRAM FOR PACKAGING AND PRINTED PAPER
WHEREAS, more than 18 million tons of municipal solid waste (MSW) is generated each year in New York State; and
WHEREAS, 70 percent of MSW is made up of discarded products and packaging; and
WHEREAS, greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from the waste sector represent about
12 percent of statewide emissions; and
WHEREAS, the most significant GHG emissions impact during the lifecycle of products and packaging result not from disposal but from the production of products
and packaging that eventually become waste; and
WHEREAS, the Sullivan County Legislature wishes to express support for broad Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) or product stewardship requirements to cover the end-of-life management of post-consumer products and that EPR should be a priority for addressing emissions from the waste sector; and
WHEREAS, Governor Kathy Hochul introduced the Waste Reduction and Recycling
Infrastructure Act as part of her Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 Executive Budget proposal to
create an EPR program for packaging and paper products; and
WHEREAS, bills to create an EPR program for packaging and paper products have
also been introduced by Senator Peter Harkham (S.4246) and by Senator Rachel May
and Assembly member Steve Englebright (S.9493/A.10185); and
WHEREAS, these EPR programs would significantly reduce waste and single-use plastic packaging and would require producers to take responsibility for the end-of-life
management of their ...
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