Sweeping NY bill aims to nix plastic wrap for these crucial everyday items
A proposed New York bill called the Packaging Reduction and Recycling Infrastructure Act aims to reduce plastic packaging by requiring companies to use more reusable, recyclable, and environmentally friendly materials. The legislation would impose fees on companies that fail to meet phased reduction targets, with revenue funding recycling programs. Critics, including packaging and supermarket industry representatives, warn the changes could lead to damaged goods, higher costs, and supply chain disruptions.
- ▪The bill requires companies with over $5 million in net income to reduce non-reusable packaging by 10% within three years and 30% within 12 years.
- ▪By 2055, 20% of packaging must be reusable or refillable and 75% must be recyclable under the proposed standards.
- ▪Similar green packaging laws are already in place in Maryland, Maine, Oregon, Colorado, California, and Minnesota.
- ▪The legislation is sponsored by New York state Assemblywoman Deborah Glick and state Sen. Peter Harckham.
- ▪Fees collected from non-compliant companies would support recycling infrastructure and programs.
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Metro Sweeping NY bill aims to nix plastic wrap for these crucial everyday items By Carl Campanile Published May 3, 2026, 3:21 p.m. ET A sweeping state recycling bill calls for scores of companies to stop using plastic wrap when packaging products, which critics gripe could leave crucial everyday items such as diapers and toilet paper soggy. The proposed Packaging Reduction and Recycling Infrastructure Act would require companies with net income exceeding $5 million that sell or distribute certain materials and products to reduce and phase out toxic or non-reusable packaging, replacing it with reusable and environmentally friendly alternatives.
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