New York A05712 amends the environmental conservation law to mandate the recovery, reuse, and recycling of hardcover books and prohibits their.

New York A05712 amends the environmental conservation law by adding a new title focused on the recovery, reuse, and recycling of hardcover books. The bill defines "hardcover book" as a book bound in cloth, cardboard, or leather, excluding paperback books. It prohibits the disposal of hardcover books as solid waste or through incineration. The Department of Environmental Conservation is tasked with inventorying existing voluntary municipal solid waste management programs that include recovery, reuse, and recycling of hardcover books, and sharing this information with all municipalities.

New York A05712 amends the environmental conservation law to mandate the recovery, reuse, and recycling of hardcover books and prohibits their.

New York A05712 amends the environmental conservation law by adding a new title focused on the recovery, reuse, and recycling of hardcover books. The bill defines "hardcover book" as a book bound in cloth, cardboard, or leather, excluding paperback books. It prohibits the disposal of hardcover books as solid waste or through incineration. The Department of Environmental Conservation is tasked with inventorying existing voluntary municipal solid waste management programs that include recovery, reuse, and recycling of hardcover books, and sharing this information with all municipalities.