New York S00420 aims to prevent deceptive recyclability claims on plastic products and packaging.

New York S00420 amends the environmental conservation law to ensure that claims about the recyclability of plastic products and packaging are truthful. It prohibits misrepresenting a product or package as recyclable unless it can be collected, separated, or recovered through an established recycling program. The Department of Environmental Conservation is required to develop regulations on which types and forms of plastic products and packaging can be labeled as recyclable.

New York S00420 aims to prevent deceptive recyclability claims on plastic products and packaging.

New York S00420 amends the environmental conservation law to ensure that claims about the recyclability of plastic products and packaging are truthful. It prohibits misrepresenting a product or package as recyclable unless it can be collected, separated, or recovered through an established recycling program. The Department of Environmental Conservation is required to develop regulations on which types and forms of plastic products and packaging can be labeled as recyclable.