Bill > S06371

This bill amends the New York State Environmental Conservation Law to establish a new regulatory framework for advanced recycling, defining and legitimizing advanced recycling as a manufacturing process distinct from traditional waste management. The bill introduces detailed definitions for advanced recycling, advanced recycling facilities, and related terms like post-use polymers and recovered feedstocks, clarifying that these processes are not considered waste management, incineration, or waste-to-energy. Specifically, advanced recycling is defined as a manufacturing process that converts plastic waste into raw materials, chemicals, and other products through methods like pyrolysis, gasification, and depolymerization. The legislation exempts advanced recycling facilities from existing solid waste management permitting and regulatory requirements, effectively treating them as manufacturing facilities rather than waste disposal sites. Key technological processes like solvolysis and gasification are explicitly defined, and the bill establishes guidelines for tracking recycled materials through mass balance attribution. By creating this new legal category, the bill aims to promote innovative recycling technologies and provide a clearer regulatory path for facilities that transform plastic waste into reusable materials and products.

Agriculture and Natural Resources

https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/S6371