Bill > A04981

This bill modifies New York's environmental conservation law to establish and define "advanced recycling" as a manufacturing process for converting post-use polymers and recovered feedstocks into raw materials, chemicals, and other products through specific technologies like pyrolysis, gasification, and depolymerization. The bill provides detailed definitions for terms such as "advanced recycling facility," "post-use polymer," and various recycling processes, and crucially, explicitly states that advanced recycling will be considered "recycling" and will not be classified as solid waste management, incineration, or waste-to-energy. The legislation exempts advanced recycling facilities from permitting and regulatory requirements typically applied to solid waste management facilities, effectively creating a new regulatory category that encourages plastic recycling technologies. By introducing these definitions and exemptions, the bill aims to promote innovative recycling methods and remove regulatory barriers that might impede the development of advanced recycling technologies, with the goal of more effectively managing and reusing plastic waste.

Agriculture and Natural Resources

https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/A4981