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2023 New York Laws › ENV - Environmental Conservation › Article 27 - Collection, Treatment and Disposal of Refuse and Other Solid Waste › Title 21 - Mercury-Added Consumer Products › 27-2109 - Advisory Committee on Mercury Pollution.

§ 27-2109. Advisory committee on mercury pollution.
1.  There  shall  be  established,  within the department, an advisory
committee  on  mercury  pollution  to   examine,   evaluate   and   make
recommendations   concerning  the  prevention  and  cleanup  of  mercury
pollution, and the latest technology  for  the  remediation  of  mercury
pollution.
2.  The advisory committee on mercury pollution shall consist of seven
members, each appointed member to serve a  term  of  two  years,  to  be
appointed as follows:
(a) one member appointed by the temporary president of the senate;
(b) one member appointed by the speaker of the assembly;
(c) the commissioner, or his or her designee; and
(d) four members appointed by the governor as follows:
(i)  one  shall  be  a representative of an industry that manufactures
mercury-added consumer products,
(ii) one shall be a public health specialist,
(iii) one shall be a toxicologist, and
(iv) one shall be a scientist who is knowledgeable on matters relating
to mercury contamination.
3. The members of such committee shall be  broadly  representative  of
the  geographic  areas  of  the  state.  The commissioner, or his or her
designee, shall serve as the chair of the committee.  Vacancies  in  the
membership  of  the committee shall be filled in the manner provided for
original appointments.
4. The members of the advisory committee on  mercury  pollution  shall
receive  no  compensation for their services, but shall be allowed their
actual and necessary expenses  incurred  in  the  performance  of  their
duties pursuant to this section.
5.  To  the maximum extent feasible, the advisory committee on mercury
pollution shall be  entitled  to  request  and  receive  data  from  any
department,  division,  board, bureau, commission or agency of the state
or any political subdivision thereof as it  may  reasonably  request  to
carry out properly its powers and duties pursuant to this section.
6.  On  or  before  February  first,  two  thousand  six, the advisory
committee on mercury pollution shall submit a report to the governor and
the legislature relating to:
(a) the extent of mercury contamination in the soil, waters and air of
the state;
(b) the extent of any health risk from mercury  contamination  in  the
state,  especially  to pregnant women, children and people that use fish
as a major source of food;
(c)  the  methods  available  to  minimize   the   risk   of   further
contamination or increased health risks to the public;
(d) the potential costs of minimizing further risk and recommendations
on  how  to  acquire  the  funds  necessary  to reduce contamination and
minimize the risk of mercury-related health problems;
(e) the effectiveness of the provisions  of  this  title  in  reducing
mercury contamination and mercury-related health problems; and
(f)  any  necessary  coordination  with  other  states  to effectively
address mercury issues.
2023 New York Laws › ENV - Environmental Conservation › Article 27 - Collection, Treatment and Disposal of Refuse and Other Solid Waste › Title 21 - Mercury-Added Consumer Products › 27-2111 - Regulations.

§ 27-2111. Regulations.
The  department shall promulgate and enforce any regulations necessary
  to implement the provisions of this title.
Such regulations shall provide for the proper storage,  recycling  and
  disposal  of  mercury-added  consumer  products  at facilities regulated
  pursuant to titles seven and nine of this article.
2023 New York Laws › ENV - Environmental Conservation › Article 27 - Collection, Treatment and Disposal of Refuse and Other Solid Waste › Title 21 - Mercury-Added Consumer Products › 27-2113 - Exemptions.

§ 27-2113. Exemptions.
1.  The  provisions of this title shall not apply to photographic film
  and paper, pharmaceutical products, biological products or any substance
  that may be lawfully sold over the counter without a prescription  under
  the  federal  Food,  Drug  and  Cosmetic Act, 21 USC 301 et seq. For the
  purposes of  this  subdivision,  "biological  product"  means  a  virus,
  therapeutic  serum, toxin, antitoxin, vaccine, blood, blood component or
  derivative, allergenic product or an analogous product, or arsphenamine,
  or any other trivalent organic arsenic compound used for the prevention,
  treatment or cure of a disease or condition of human beings.
2. The provisions of subdivision one of section 27-2105 of this  title
  shall not apply to mercury-containing lamps discarded by households.
3.  The provisions of subdivision one of section 27-2105 of this title
  shall not  apply  to  mercury-containing  lamps  discarded  by  a  small
  business   if   such  small  business  discards  no  more  than  fifteen
  mercury-containing lamps per month. For the purposes of this subdivision
  "small business" means any business which is  resident  in  this  state,
  independently  owned  and  operated,  not  dominant  in  its  field, and
  employing not more than one hundred individuals.
2023 New York Laws › ENV - Environmental Conservation › Article 27 - Collection, Treatment and Disposal of Refuse and Other Solid Waste › Title 21 - Mercury-Added Consumer Products › 27-2115 - Interstate Clearinghouse.

§ 27-2115. Interstate clearinghouse.
1.  (a)  The  department is authorized to participate in the regional,
multi-state clearinghouse to assist in carrying out the requirements  of
this  title.  The  department  is  authorized  to  collect the following
information   from   product   manufacturers   or   trade   associations
representing manufacturers of a product or component to which mercury is
intentionally  added  during  formulation  or  manufacture, or a product
containing one or more components  to  which  mercury  is  intentionally
added during formulation or manufacture:
(i) a brief description of the product or product component;
(ii)  the  purpose for which mercury is used in the product or product
component;
(iii) the amount of mercury in each unit of the product or component;
(iv) the total amount of mercury contained in all units of the product
or product components; and
(v) the name and address of the manufacturer, and  the  name,  address
and phone number of a contact person for the manufacturer.
(b)  Every  mercury-added  consumer  product  or product component for
which federal law  governs  notice  in  a  manner  that  preempts  state
authority shall be exempt from the requirements of this subdivision.
(c) With the approval of the department, a manufacturer may supply the
information  required by paragraph (a) of this subdivision for a product
category rather than  an  individual  product.  The  manufacturer  shall
update  and revise the information in the notification whenever there is
a significant change  in  the  information  or  when  requested  by  the
department.
(d)  A  product  or  product  component shall not be offered for final
sale,  use  or  distributed  for   promotional   purposes   unless   the
manufacturer  of the product or product component or a trade association
representing manufacturers of the product or component has provided  the
information required in paragraph (a) of this subdivision.
2.  The  clearinghouse is authorized to maintain information on behalf
of New York state, including, but not limited to:  (a)  a  list  of  all
products  containing mercury, including mercury-added consumer products;
and (b) a file on all exemptions granted by the states.
2023 New York Laws › ENV - Environmental Conservation › Article 27 - Collection, Treatment and Disposal of Refuse and Other Solid Waste › Title 21 - Mercury-Added Consumer Products › 27-2117 - Phase-Out of Mercury-Added Components in Motor Vehicles.

§ 27-2117. Phase-out of mercury-added components in motor vehicles.
1.  Commencing  with  the motor vehicle model year for the fourth year
  after the calendar year in  which  this  subdivision  takes  effect,  no
  manufacturer  shall  equip any motor vehicle sold in this state with any
  mercury-added component.
2. Notwithstanding the provisions of subdivision one of this  section,
  a  motor vehicle may be equipped with a mercury-added component which is
  necessary to comply with federal or state safety or health requirements,
  or for the purposes of national security, provided that the manufacturer
  applies for and receives an exemption from the commissioner.
3. If granted an exemption, every motor vehicle that is equipped  with
  a  mercury-added  component  shall  be  labeled  by  the manufacturer as
  required in subdivision 3 of section 27-2103 of this title.
2023 New York Laws › ENV - Environmental Conservation › Article 27 - Collection, Treatment and Disposal of Refuse and Other Solid Waste › Title 21 - Mercury-Added Consumer Products › 27-2119 - Phase-Out of Mercury-Containing Flooring.

§ 27-2119. Phase-out of mercury-containing flooring.
1.  Commencing  a  year  after the calendar year in which this section
takes effect, no public or  nonpublic  elementary  or  secondary  school
shall  install a mercury-containing floor nor shall any school install a
floor  over  a  mercury-containing  floor  prior  to  removal   of   the
mercury-containing floor.
2. The time weighted average mercury vapor exposure for an employee or
student  of  a  public or nonpublic elementary or secondary school shall
not exceed 750 ng/m (3).
3. For purposes of this section:
(a)  "mercury-containing  floor"  shall  mean   a   floor   containing
phenyl-mercuric-acetate catalyst.
(b)  "time weighted average" shall mean an employee's average airborne
exposure in an eight-hour work shift of a forty-hour work week or for  a
person  under  the  age of eighteen shall mean sixteen hours or less per
week averaged over the school year.
2023 New York Laws › ENV - Environmental Conservation › Article 27 - Collection, Treatment and Disposal of Refuse and Other Solid Waste › Title 22 - Food Donation and Food Scraps Recycling › 27-2205 - Waste Transporter Responsibilities.

§ 27-2205. Waste transporter responsibilities.
1.  Any waste transporter that collects food scraps for recycling from
a designated food scraps generator shall:
(a) deliver food scraps to a transfer facility that will deliver  such
food scraps to an organics recycler unless such generator has received a
temporary  waiver  under  subdivision  three  of section 27-2203 of this
title; or
(b) deliver such food scraps directly to an organics recycler.
2. Any waste transporter that collects food scraps from  a  designated
food  scraps  generator  shall  take  all  reasonable precautions to not
deliver those food scraps to an incinerator or a landfill nor  commingle
the material with any other solid waste unless such commingled waste can
be  processed  by  an  organics  recycler  or  unless such generator has
received a temporary waiver under subdivision three of  section  27-2203
of this title.
2023 New York Laws › ENV - Environmental Conservation › Article 27 - Collection, Treatment and Disposal of Refuse and Other Solid Waste › Title 22 - Food Donation and Food Scraps Recycling › 27-2207 - Transfer Facility.

§ 27-2207. Transfer facility.
Any transfer facility that receives food scraps from a designated food
  scraps  generator  must  ensure  that  the  food  scraps are taken to an
  organics recycler unless such generator has received a temporary  waiver
  under  subdivision  three  of  section 27-2203 of this title. A transfer
  facility shall take all reasonable  precautions  to  not  commingle  the
  material  with any other solid waste unless such commingled waste can be
  processed by an organics recycler.
2023 New York Laws › ENV - Environmental Conservation › Article 27 - Collection, Treatment and Disposal of Refuse and Other Solid Waste › Title 22 - Food Donation and Food Scraps Recycling › 27-2209 - Food Scraps Disposal Prohibition.

§ 27-2209. Food scraps disposal prohibition.
Incinerators  and  landfills  shall take all reasonable precautions to
  not accept food scraps from designated food scraps  generators  required
  to  send  their  food  scraps  to an organics recycler as outlined under
  section 27-2203  of  this  title,  after  January  first,  two  thousand
  twenty-two,  unless  the designated food scraps generator has received a
  temporary waiver under subdivision three  of  section  27-2203  of  this
  title.
2023 New York Laws › ENV - Environmental Conservation › Article 27 - Collection, Treatment and Disposal of Refuse and Other Solid Waste › Title 22 - Food Donation and Food Scraps Recycling › 27-2211 - Department Responsibilities.

§ 27-2211. Department responsibilities.
1.  The  department  shall publish on its website: (a) the methodology
  the department will use to determine who  is  a  designated  food  scrap
  generator;  (b) the waiver process; (c) procedures to minimize odors and
  vectors; and (d) a  list  of  all  designated  food  scraps  generators,
  organics   recyclers,   and   all   waste   transporters   that   manage
  source-separated organics.
2. No later than June first,  two  thousand  twenty-one  and  annually
  thereafter,  the  department  shall  assess the capacity of each organic
  recycler and notify  designated  food  scraps  generators  if  they  are
  required  to  comply with the provisions of paragraph (b) of subdivision
  one of section 27-2203 of this title.
3.  The  department  shall  develop  and  make  available  educational
  materials  to  assist  designated food scraps generators with compliance
  with this title. The department shall also develop  education  materials
  on  food  waste minimization and encourage municipalities to disseminate
  these materials both on their municipal websites and in any such  future
  mailings to their residents as they may distribute.
4.  The  department  shall  regulate organics recyclers to ensure that
  their activities do not impair water quality  or  otherwise  harm  human
  health and the environment.
2023 New York Laws › ENV - Environmental Conservation › Article 27 - Collection, Treatment and Disposal of Refuse and Other Solid Waste › Title 22 - Food Donation and Food Scraps Recycling › 27-2213 - Regulations.

§ 27-2213. Regulations.
The  department  shall,  after one or more public hearings, promulgate
  rules and regulations necessary to  implement  the  provisions  of  this
  title  including:  (a)  the  methodology  the  department  will  use  to
  determine who is a designated food  scraps  generator;  (b)  the  waiver
  process; (c) procedures to minimize odors and vectors; (d) a list of all
  designated  food  scraps  generators,  organics recyclers, and all waste
  transporters  that  manage  source-separated  organics;  and   (e)   how
  designated  food  scraps  generators shall comply with the provisions of
  paragraph (a) and subparagraph (i) of paragraph (b) of  subdivision  one
  of section 27-2203 of this title.
2023 New York Laws › ENV - Environmental Conservation › Article 27 - Collection, Treatment and Disposal of Refuse and Other Solid Waste › Title 22 - Food Donation and Food Scraps Recycling › 27-2215 - Exclusions.

§ 27-2215. Exclusions.
1. This title shall not apply to any designated food scraps generators
  located  in  a city with a population of one million or more which has a
  local law, ordinance or regulation in place which requires the diversion
  of edible food and food scraps from disposal.
2. This title does not apply to hospitals, nursing homes,  adult  care
  facilities, and elementary and secondary schools.
2023 New York Laws › ENV - Environmental Conservation › Article 27 - Collection, Treatment and Disposal of Refuse and Other Solid Waste › Title 22 - Food Donation and Food Scraps Recycling › 27-2217 - Annual Report.

§ 27-2217. Annual report.
No  later  than  January  first,  two thousand twenty-three, and on an
  annual basis thereafter, the department shall submit an annual report to
  the governor and  legislature  describing  the  operation  of  the  food
  donation  and  food  scraps recycling program including amount of edible
  food  donated,  amount  of  food  scraps  recycled,  sample  educational
  materials, and number of waivers provided.
2023 New York Laws › ENV - Environmental Conservation › Article 27 - Collection, Treatment and Disposal of Refuse and Other Solid Waste › Title 22 - Food Donation and Food Scraps Recycling › 27-2218 - Supermarket Excess Edible Food.

* § 27-2218. Supermarket excess edible food.
1.  For  the  purpose  of this section, "supermarket" means a physical
  retail store which has at the subject location more  than  ten  thousand
  square  feet  devoted to offering food for human consumption for sale to
  the general public and generates an annual average of less than two tons
  per week of food scraps pursuant to subdivision one of  section  27-2201
  of this title.
2.  Every  supermarket shall from time to time make excess edible food
  available to food relief organizations. No supermarket shall be required
  to make available a particular quantity or level of excess  edible  food
  or to transport or distribute any excess edible food.
3. A supermarket shall be deemed in compliance with this section if it
  in  good  faith  arranges  with  a  food  relief  organization  that has
  requested in writing to collect excess edible food from the  supermarket
  for  the  collection of such excess edible food. The rights, liabilities
  or immunity of any party under this section shall be  governed  pursuant
  to  the  Bill Emerson Good Samaritan Food Donation Act (42 U.S.C. § 1791
  et seq.), as of January seventh, two thousand eleven.
4. A supermarket may impose reasonable restrictions as to the time and
  manner of collection  by  a  food  relief  organization  so  as  not  to
  interfere with its business operations.
5.  A supermarket may, in accordance with any applicable laws, dispose
  of any excess edible food which is  not  picked  up  by  a  food  relief
  organization within a reasonable time.
6.  Nothing  in this section shall be construed to supersede any state
  or federal health laws or regulations regarding the handling  of  excess
  edible food.
7.  A  supermarket that does not meet the requirements of this section
  shall not be subject to the penalties specified in title twenty-seven of
  article seventy-one of this chapter.
* NB Repealed December 31, 2026
2023 New York Laws › ENV - Environmental Conservation › Article 27 - Collection, Treatment and Disposal of Refuse and Other Solid Waste › Title 22 - Food Donation and Food Scraps Recycling › 27-2219 - Severability.

§ 27-2219. Severability.
The  provisions  of  this  title shall be severable and if any portion
  thereof or the applicability thereof to any person  or  circumstance  is
  held  invalid,  the  remainder of this title and the application thereof
  shall not be affected thereby.
2023 New York Laws › ENV - Environmental Conservation › Article 27 - Collection, Treatment and Disposal of Refuse and Other Solid Waste › Title 23 - Vehicle Dismantling Facilities › 27-2301 - Definitions.

* § 27-2301. Definitions.
As used in this title:
1.  "Container"  shall mean any portable device in which a material is
  stored, transported, treated, disposed of or otherwise handled.
2. "Contingency plan" means a document describing  organized,  planned
  and  technically  coordinated and financially feasible courses of action
  to be followed in case of emergency or other special conditions.
3. "Discharge" shall mean  the  accidental  or  intentional  spilling,
  leaking,  pumping,  pouring,  emitting, emptying or dumping of any solid
  waste, or solid waste constituent, including leachate, into  or  on  any
  air, land or water.
4.  "End of life vehicle" shall mean any motor vehicle sold, given, or
  otherwise disposed of as junk or salvage.
5. "Good condition" shall mean no severe rusting, apparent  structural
  defects or deteriorations and not leaking.
6.  "Groundwater"  shall  mean  water  below  the  land  surface  in a
  saturated zone of soil or rock. This includes  perched  water  separated
  from the main body of groundwater by an unsaturated zone.
7. "Leak-resistant" or "leak-proof" shall mean designed and maintained
  to  prevent  the  escape  of  contained  liquids or other materials when
  appropriately closed regardless of container orientation (i.e., upright,
  tipped over).
8. "Mercury containing devices" shall mean any device or material into
  which elemental mercury or mercury  compounds  are  intentionally  added
  during  the manufacture of such devices and which the continued presence
  of mercury is required to provide a specific characteristic,  appearance
  or quality or to perform a specific function. Such items include but are
  not limited to convenience lighting switches, antilock brake assemblies,
  and high intensity discharge head lamps.
9.  "Surface  water" shall mean lakes, bays, sounds, ponds, impounding
  reservoirs, perennial streams and springs,  rivers,  creeks,  estuaries,
  marshes,  inlets,  canals,  the  Atlantic  ocean  within the territorial
  limits of New York state, and all  other  perennial  bodies  of  surface
  water,  natural  or artificial, inland or coastal, fresh or salt, public
  or private, pursuant to article 15 of this chapter.
10. "Vector" shall mean a carrier that is capable  of  transmitting  a
  pathogen  from  one  organism  to another including, but not limited to,
  flies and other insects, rodents, birds and vermin.
11. "Vehicle dismantler" shall mean any person or  entity  engaged  in
  the  business of acquiring motor vehicles or trailers for the purpose of
  dismantling the same for parts or reselling such vehicles as scrap,  but
  shall not include a person that receives no more than twenty-five end of
  life  vehicles  per year and stores less than fifty end of life vehicles
  on site at any one time.
* NB There are 2 § 27-2301's
2023 New York Laws › ENV - Environmental Conservation › Article 27 - Collection, Treatment and Disposal of Refuse and Other Solid Waste › Title 23*2 - Wireless Telephone Recycling › 27-2301*2 - Definitions.

* § 27-2301. Definitions.
For the purposes of this section:
1.  "Wireless  telephone  service  supplier"  means a person or entity
  which provides wireless telephone service, as defined in  paragraph  (b)
  of  subdivision  one  of  section  twelve  hundred  twenty-five-c of the
  vehicle and traffic law.
2. "Wireless  telephone"  shall  have  the  same  meaning  as  "mobile
  telephone"  as  defined  in  paragraph (a) of subdivision one of section
  twelve hundred twenty-five-c of the vehicle and traffic law.
* NB There are 2 § 27-2301's
2023 New York Laws › ENV - Environmental Conservation › Article 27 - Collection, Treatment and Disposal of Refuse and Other Solid Waste › Title 23*2 - Wireless Telephone Recycling › 27-2303*2 - Wireless Telephone Collection.

* § 27-2303. Wireless telephone collection.
1. (a) Every wireless telephone service supplier engaged in the retail
sale of wireless telephones shall:
(i)  accept, at no charge, up to ten used wireless telephones from any
person during the normal business hours of such business; or
(ii) offer to any person at no charge, the shipping of  used  wireless
telephones   to   a   recycling  program  conducted  by  such  business.
Information about such a program shall  be  readily  available  at  such
business locations and on its website.
(b)  Every wireless telephone service supplier required to accept used
wireless telephones or provide shipping at no charge for  used  wireless
telephones   pursuant   to  paragraph  (a)  of  this  subdivision  shall
conspicuously post a sign open to public view, clearly  indicating  that
used  wireless  telephones  are  accepted  or shipping is provided at no
charge. Such signs may also state that used  wireless  telephones  shall
only be accepted during normal business hours, and may state such hours.
2. Every wireless telephone service supplier required to accept or pay
for the shipment of used wireless telephones shall take reasonable steps
to  ensure  each used wireless telephone accepted or shipped pursuant to
this section shall either be recycled,  reused  or  disposed  of  in  an
environmentally sound manner.
* NB There are 2 § 27-2303's
2023 New York Laws › ENV - Environmental Conservation › Article 27 - Collection, Treatment and Disposal of Refuse and Other Solid Waste › Title 23*2 - Wireless Telephone Recycling › 27-2305 - Preemption and Severability.

§ 27-2305. Preemption and severability.
1.  Any  provision  of  any  local  law  or  ordinance, or any rule or
  regulation promulgated thereto,  governing  the  collection,  return  or
  recycling  of  wireless telephones shall upon the effective date of this
  title be preempted.
2. The provisions of this title shall be severable and if any  portion
  thereof  or  the  applicability  thereof  to any person or circumstances
  shall be held invalid, the remainder of this title and  the  application
  thereof shall not be affected thereby.
2023 New York Laws › ENV - Environmental Conservation › Article 27 - Collection, Treatment and Disposal of Refuse and Other Solid Waste › Title 24 - Environmental Tests Reporting Requirements › 27-2401 - Definitions.

§ 27-2401. Definitions.
As used in this title:
1.  "Owner"  shall mean any person or persons who owns a dwelling unit
  or commercial space located on real property.
2. "Real property" shall mean lands, tenements and hereditaments.
2023 New York Laws › ENV - Environmental Conservation › Article 27 - Collection, Treatment and Disposal of Refuse and Other Solid Waste › Title 24 - Environmental Tests Reporting Requirements › 27-2403 - Notification Requirements.

§ 27-2403. Notification requirements.
1.  A  person  identified  as  a  responsible  party pursuant to title
  thirteen of this article or a participant as defined in paragraph (a) of
  subdivision one of section 27-1405 of this article shall provide  within
  thirty  days  of  validation  of  any  test  undertaken pursuant to this
  article or article twelve of the navigation law the results of any  such
  test to any identifiable owner of real property that has been tested. In
  the  event  that  such  a  test  is  undertaken  by  the department, the
  department shall provide, within thirty days of validation of such test,
  the results of such test to any identifiable owner of real property that
  has been tested.
2. Such person identified as a responsible  party  pursuant  to  title
  thirteen of this article or a participant as defined in paragraph (a) of
  subdivision  one of section 27-1405 of this article knowingly failing to
  provide test results as required in  subdivision  one  of  this  section
  shall  be  considered a violation of any order on consent or a breach of
  any agreement entered into with the department.
2023 New York Laws › ENV - Environmental Conservation › Article 27 - Collection, Treatment and Disposal of Refuse and Other Solid Waste › Title 25 - Phase-Out of Creosote › 27-2501 - Definitions.

§ 27-2501. Definitions.
1.  As  used  in  this  title,  the  term "creosote" means a substance
  obtained from the high temperature treatment of coal and  coal  tar  and
  that is used primarily as a wood preservative.
2.  As  used  in  this  title,  the  term "marina" shall have the same
  meaning as defined in section thirty-three-c of the navigation law.
2023 New York Laws › ENV - Environmental Conservation › Article 27 - Collection, Treatment and Disposal of Refuse and Other Solid Waste › Title 25 - Phase-Out of Creosote › 27-2503 - Prohibition of Manufacture, Sale, and Use of Creosote.

§ 27-2503. Prohibition of manufacture, sale, and use of creosote.
1.  Except as set forth in subdivision two of this section and section
  27-2513 of this title, on and after January first, two  thousand  eight,
  creosote  or  products  containing  creosote  shall not be manufactured,
  sold, or used in this state.
2. Wood treated with creosote that is in use in this state as of  such
  date may continue to be used in such use.
2023 New York Laws › ENV - Environmental Conservation › Article 27 - Collection, Treatment and Disposal of Refuse and Other Solid Waste › Title 25 - Phase-Out of Creosote › 27-2505 - Disposal of Creosote Prohibited.

§ 27-2505. Disposal of creosote prohibited.
On  and  after January first, two thousand eight, neither creosote nor
  any wood or other product treated with or containing creosote  shall  be
  disposed  of  in  this state, except in a permitted facility pursuant to
  this section, in a landfill permitted by the department and approved  by
  the  department  to  accept  this material and properly lined to prevent
  groundwater contamination, or by any method approved by the department.
2023 New York Laws › ENV - Environmental Conservation › Article 27 - Collection, Treatment and Disposal of Refuse and Other Solid Waste › Title 25 - Phase-Out of Creosote › 27-2507 - Combustion of Creosote.

§ 27-2507. Combustion of creosote.
On  and  after  January first, two thousand eight, neither creosote or
  any wood or other product treated with or containing creosote  shall  be
  burned  in any manner in this state, including in fireplaces and stoves,
  except in a facility permitted pursuant  to  this  article  and  article
  nineteen of this chapter to burn the specific type of creosote waste.
2023 New York Laws › ENV - Environmental Conservation › Article 27 - Collection, Treatment and Disposal of Refuse and Other Solid Waste › Title 25 - Phase-Out of Creosote › 27-2509 - Powers and Duties of the Commissioner.

§ 27-2509. Powers and duties of the commissioner.
1.  The  commissioner  shall have the power and the duty to adopt such
  rules  and  regulations  as  he  or  she   deems   necessary   for   the
  implementation of this title.
2.  The commissioner may, at his or her discretion, grant an emergency
  waiver to the provisions of section 27-2503 of this title on a  case  by
  case  basis  to  persons or entities involving acts of God, war, strike,
  riot or  other  catastrophe  as  to  which  the  negligence  or  willful
  misconduct  on  the  part of such person or entity was not the proximate
  cause. The commissioner  may  adopt  guidelines  for  applying  for  and
  granting  such waivers but in no case shall a waiver be deemed in effect
  for any person or entity for more than one year without proper renewal.
3. The commissioner shall also have the authority to temporarily waive
  the provisions of section 27-2503 of this title if he or she  determines
  such  waiver  to be necessary to meet the construction or reconstruction
  needs as a result of a declared state of emergency.
2023 New York Laws › ENV - Environmental Conservation › Article 27 - Collection, Treatment and Disposal of Refuse and Other Solid Waste › Title 25 - Phase-Out of Creosote › 27-2511 - Powers and Duties of the Department.

§ 27-2511. Powers and duties of the department.
The  department  or  the  commissioner, as appropriate, shall have the
  authority to:
1. Administer and enforce this title and  any  rules  and  regulations
  adopted pursuant to this title.
2. Issue such orders and initiate such proceedings as may be necessary
  for  the enforcement of this title and any rules and regulations adopted
  pursuant to this title.
3. Assist affected industries  in  identifying  reliable  supplies  of
  alternative   construction   materials  that  are  both  economical  and
  effective.
2023 New York Laws › ENV - Environmental Conservation › Article 27 - Collection, Treatment and Disposal of Refuse and Other Solid Waste › Title 25 - Phase-Out of Creosote › 27-2513 - Exemptions.

§ 27-2513. Exemptions.
Notwithstanding  any  inconsistent  provision of law, this title shall
  not apply to:
1. railroads, as defined in subdivisions twenty-four  and  twenty-nine
  of  section  two of the transportation law or within the scope of titles
  nine and eleven of article five of the public authorities law;
2. the operation and/or maintenance of railroad and railroad  shipping
  facilities, including but not limited to the right of way, tracks, track
  sidings, team tracks and bridges;
3.  any  electric  corporation,  as defined by subdivision thirteen of
  section two of the public  service  law,  nor  shall  it  apply  to  the
  operation,  use,  or  maintenance of any new or existing utility pole or
  facilities  owned  or  used,  in  whole  or  in  part,  by  a  telephone
  corporation, utility company, or cable television company, as defined by
  subdivisions  seventeen  and twenty-three of section two and subdivision
  one  of  section  two  hundred  twelve  of  the  public   service   law,
  respectively;
4.  the  use  of one or more utility poles by any person in connection
  with the suspension or support of power, communications, utility  wires,
  lines  or  cables  and  related  equipment, antennae, lighting, signals,
  electric or electronic devices or similar equipment or apparatus;
5. any public authority that owns and operates  electric  transmission
  or  distribution  lines, a municipally owned electric utility or a rural
  electric cooperative, nor shall it  apply  to  the  operation,  use,  or
  maintenance  of  any new or existing utility pole or facilities owned or
  used, in whole or in part, by any  such  public  authority,  municipally
  owned electric utility, or rural electric cooperative; and
6. until January first, two thousand ten, any existing marina or other
  facility  for  berthing  and  mooring  of  pleasure  vessels,  including
  rowboats and canoes, and the storage thereof, and any existing  facility
  that  services  pleasure  vessels other than an existing marina or other
  facility for berthing and mooring of pleasure vessels, or facility  that
  services  pleasure  vessels owned and/or operated by a municipal entity.
  For the purpose of this section, pleasure vessel  shall  have  the  same
  meaning  as  in  paragraph  (c) of subdivision six of section two of the
  navigation law.
2023 New York Laws › ENV - Environmental Conservation › Article 27 - Collection, Treatment and Disposal of Refuse and Other Solid Waste › Title 26 - Electronic Equipment Recycling and Reuse › 27-2607 - Retailer Requirements.

§ 27-2607. Retailer requirements.
1. At the location of sale of covered electronic equipment, a retailer
  shall   provide   purchasers   of   covered  electronic  equipment  with
  information, if any, about opportunities for the  return  of  electronic
  waste that has been provided to the retailer by a manufacturer.
2.  Beginning April first, two thousand eleven, no retailer shall sell
  or offer for sale in the state any covered electronic  equipment  unless
  the  manufacturer  and the manufacturer's brands are registered with the
  department pursuant to section 27-2605 of this title.  If  the  retailer
  purchased  covered electronic equipment from a manufacturer who fails to
  register by January first, two thousand eleven, or prior to the date the
  manufacturer withdrew its registration or the registration  was  revoked
  by  the  department,  the  retailer  may  continue  to  sell the covered
  electronic equipment for one hundred eighty days after April first,  two
  thousand eleven, or the date the registration was withdrawn or revoked.
2023 New York Laws › ENV - Environmental Conservation › Article 27 - Collection, Treatment and Disposal of Refuse and Other Solid Waste › Title 26 - Electronic Equipment Recycling and Reuse › 27-2609 - Labeling.

§ 27-2609. Labeling.
Beginning  April  first,  two  thousand eleven, a manufacturer may not
  offer for sale in the state or deliver to retailers for subsequent  sale
  covered  electronic  equipment  unless it has a visible, permanent label
  clearly identifying the manufacturer of that equipment.
2023 New York Laws › ENV - Environmental Conservation › Article 27 - Collection, Treatment and Disposal of Refuse and Other Solid Waste › Title 26 - Electronic Equipment Recycling and Reuse › 27-2611 - Disposal Ban.

§ 27-2611. Disposal ban.
1.  Beginning  April  first,  two  thousand  eleven,  no manufacturer,
retailer, or owner or operator of an electronic waste  collection  site,
electronic  waste  consolidation  facility or electronic waste recycling
facility in the state shall dispose of electronic waste at a solid waste
management facility or hazardous waste  management  facility,  or  place
electronic  waste  for  collection  which  is intended for disposal at a
solid waste management facility or hazardous waste management facility.
2. Beginning January first, two thousand twelve, no person except  for
an  individual  or  household  shall  place or dispose of any electronic
waste in any solid waste management facility, or place electronic  waste
for  collection  which  is  intended  for  disposal  at  a  solid  waste
management facility or  hazardous  waste  management  facility  in  this
state.  Persons engaged in the collection of solid waste for delivery to
a solid waste management facility shall provide written  information  to
users  of  such  facility  on  the  proper  methods for the recycling of
electronic waste.
3. Beginning January first, two thousand  fifteen,  no  individual  or
household  shall  place  or dispose of any electronic waste in any solid
waste management facility, or  place  electronic  waste  for  collection
which  is  intended for disposal at a solid waste management facility or
hazardous waste management facility in this state.
4. Beginning January first, two thousand twelve, an owner or  operator
of  a  solid  waste  management  facility  or hazardous waste management
facility shall educate users of such facility on the proper methods  for
the management of electronic waste. Such education shall include:
(a)  providing  written  information  to users of such facility on the
proper methods for recycling of electronic waste; and
(b) posting, in conspicuous locations at such facility, signs  stating
that electronic waste may not be disposed of at the facility.
2023 New York Laws › ENV - Environmental Conservation › Article 27 - Collection, Treatment and Disposal of Refuse and Other Solid Waste › Title 26 - Electronic Equipment Recycling and Reuse › 27-2615 - Department Responsibilities.

§ 27-2615. Department responsibilities.
1.  The  department  is authorized to promulgate rules and regulations
  necessary to implement and administer this  title.  At  a  minimum,  the
  department  shall  promulgate  rules  and  regulations on: standards for
  reuse; electronic waste acceptance credits;  waivers  of  the  recycling
  surcharge;  and  acceptable alternative methods for the determination of
  state sales data.
2. The department shall (a) maintain a list of manufacturers  who  are
  registered  pursuant  to  section  27-2605 of this title, (b) maintain a
  list of each such manufacturer's brands, and (c) post such lists on  the
  department's website.
3.  The  department  may  waive  the  recycling surcharge payable by a
  manufacturer under this title when the manufacturer demonstrates  in  an
  application  to  the  department  it  was unable to accept the weight of
  electronic waste required by section 27-2603 of this title  despite  the
  manufacturer's  best  efforts.  The  application  shall be made with the
  annual report required by section 27-2617 of this title. The application
  shall include such information as  the  department  requires.  A  waiver
  provided  pursuant  to this subdivision shall not relieve a manufacturer
  from the obligation to comply with the  provisions  of  this  title  not
  specifically addressed in such waiver.
2023 New York Laws › ENV - Environmental Conservation › Article 27 - Collection, Treatment and Disposal of Refuse and Other Solid Waste › Title 26 - Electronic Equipment Recycling and Reuse › 27-2619 - Preemption.

§ 27-2619. Preemption.
Jurisdiction  in all matters pertaining to electronic waste recycling,
  including  but  not  limited  to  the  obligations   of   manufacturers,
  retailers,   electronic   waste   collection   sites,  electronic  waste
  consolidation facilities and electronic waste recycling facilities  with
  respect  to  electronic  waste  recycling,  is,  by  this  title, vested
  exclusively in the state. Any provision of any local law  or  ordinance,
  or  any  rule  or  regulation  promulgated  thereto,  governing  covered
  electronic  equipment  and  the  collection,  reuse,  or  recycling   of
  electronic  waste  shall  upon  the  effective  date  of  this  title be
  preempted.
2023 New York Laws › ENV - Environmental Conservation › Article 27 - Collection, Treatment and Disposal of Refuse and Other Solid Waste › Title 26 - Electronic Equipment Recycling and Reuse › 27-2621 - Disposition of Fees.

§ 27-2621. Disposition of fees.
All  fees  and  charges  collected  pursuant  to  this  title shall be
  deposited into the environmental protection fund established pursuant to
  section ninety-two-s of the state finance law.
2023 New York Laws › ENV - Environmental Conservation › Article 27 - Collection, Treatment and Disposal of Refuse and Other Solid Waste › Title 27 - Plastic Bag Reduction, Reuse and Recycling › 27-2701 - Definitions.

* § 27-2701. Definitions.
As used in this title:
1.  "Compostable  plastic  bag"  means a plastic bag that at a minimum
meets the American Society for Testing and Materials standard D6400  for
compostable plastic, as amended.
2. "Manufacturer" means the producer of a plastic carryout bag or film
plastic  sold  to a store or the manufacturer's agent or broker who sold
the plastic carryout bag or film plastic to the store.
3.  "Operator"  means  a  person  in  control  of,  or  having   daily
responsibility  for,  the daily operation of a store, which may include,
but is not limited to, the owner of the store.
4. "Plastic carryout bag" means a plastic carryout bag provided  by  a
store to a customer at the point of sale.
5. "Reusable bag" means:
(a)  a  bag  made  of  cloth or other machine washable fabric that has
handles; or
(b) a durable plastic bag with handles that is  specifically  designed
and manufactured for multiple reuse.
6. "Store" means a retail establishment that provides plastic carryout
bags  to  its customers as a result of the sale of a product and (a) has
over ten thousand square feet  of  retail  space,  or  (b)  such  retail
establishment  is  part  of a chain engaged in the same general field of
business which operates five or more units of over five thousand  square
feet   of  retail  space  in  this  state  under  common  ownership  and
management.
7.  "Film  plastic"  means  uncontaminated  non-rigid   film   plastic
packaging  products  composed  of plastic resins, which include, but are
not limited to, newspaper bags, dry cleaning bags and shrink-wrap.
* NB There are 2 § 27-2701's
2023 New York Laws › ENV - Environmental Conservation › Article 27 - Collection, Treatment and Disposal of Refuse and Other Solid Waste › Title 27 - Plastic Bag Reduction, Reuse and Recycling › 27-2703 - Store Operator Responsibilities.

* § 27-2703. Store operator responsibilities.
1.  The  operator  of  a  store  shall establish an at-store recycling
  program pursuant to the  provisions  of  this  title  that  provides  an
  opportunity  for  a  customer  of the store to return to the store clean
  plastic carryout bags and film plastic.
2. A retail establishment that does not meet the definition of a store
  and that provides plastic carryout bags to customers  at  the  point  of
  sale may also adopt an at-store recycling program.
* NB There are 2 § 27-2703's
2023 New York Laws › ENV - Environmental Conservation › Article 27 - Collection, Treatment and Disposal of Refuse and Other Solid Waste › Title 27 - Plastic Bag Reduction, Reuse and Recycling › 27-2705 - Recycling Program Requirements.

§ 27-2705. Recycling program requirements.
An  at-store  recycling  program  provided  by the operator of a store
  shall require:
1. a plastic carryout bag provided by the store  to  have  printed  or
  displayed  on  the  bag,  in  a  manner visible to a consumer, the words
  "PLEASE RETURN  TO  A  PARTICIPATING  STORE  FOR  RECYCLING".  Provided,
  however,  such  store  shall  be allowed for one year from the effective
  date of this subdivision to use its existing stock of  plastic  carryout
  bags.  A  store  may  also  apply to the commissioner for approval of an
  alternative  plastic  bag  recycling  message.  The  commissioner  shall
  approve or reject the proposed message within forty-five days;
2.  a  collection  bin  that  is  visible,  easily  accessible  to the
  consumer, and clearly marked that the collection bin  is  available  for
  the  purpose  of collecting and recycling plastic carryout bags and film
  plastic. This subdivision shall apply to stores not within  an  enclosed
  shopping  mall  and stores of at least fifty thousand square feet within
  an enclosed shopping mall. In the case of an enclosed shopping mall, the
  owner of the enclosed mall shall  place  bins  at  reasonable  intervals
  throughout the enclosed mall area;
3.  all  plastic carryout bags and film plastic collected by the store
  to be collected, transported and recycled along with any other  in-store
  plastic  recycling,  except  for  plastic bags that are not sufficiently
  free of foreign material to enter the recycling stream. Plastic carryout
  bags and film plastic collected by the store or the manufacturer,  which
  are  free  of  foreign  material,  shall not be disposed of in any solid
  waste disposal facility permitted or authorized pursuant to title  seven
  of this article;
4.  the  store or its agent to maintain, for a minimum of three years,
  records describing the collection, transport and  recycling  of  plastic
  carryout  bags  and  film  plastic collected by weight, provided however
  that stores or its agents may weigh such  bags,  film  plastic  and  any
  other  in-store  plastic recycling at a regional collection center. Such
  records shall be made available  to  the  department  upon  request,  to
  demonstrate compliance with this title; and
5.  the  operator  of the store to (a) make reusable bags available to
  customers within the store for purchase, and (b) permit a reuseable  bag
  to be used in lieu of a plastic carryout bag or paper bag.
2023 New York Laws › ENV - Environmental Conservation › Article 27 - Collection, Treatment and Disposal of Refuse and Other Solid Waste › Title 27 - Plastic Bag Reduction, Reuse and Recycling › 27-2707 - Manufacturer Responsibilities.

§ 27-2707. Manufacturer responsibilities.
1.  When  the  manufacturer  accepts  plastic  carryout  bags and film
  plastic for return, it or its agent shall maintain,  for  a  minimum  of
  three  years, records describing the collection, transport and recycling
  of plastic carryout bags and film plastic collected by weight,  provided
  that  the  manufacturer  or its agents may weigh such bags, film plastic
  and any other plastic resins  at  a  regional  collection  center.  Such
  records  shall  be  made  available  to  the department upon request, to
  demonstrate compliance with this title.
2. Manufacturers of compostable plastic bags sold  to  stores  in  the
  state  that  are  subject  to  the  provisions  of this title shall have
  printed on the bag, in a manner  visible  to  the  consumer,  the  words
  "COMPOSTABLE  BAG  --  DO NOT PLACE IN RECYCLING BIN". Provided however,
  such bags may be sold or distributed for one  year  from  the  effective
  date  of  this  section to use the store's existing stock of compostable
  bags.