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Sweeping NY bill aims to nix plastic wrap for these crucial everyday items

New York Post·Carl Campanile·29 days ago
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A sweeping state recycling bill calls for scores of companies to stop using plastic wrap when packaging products, which critics gripe could leave crucial everyday items such as diapers and toilet paper soggy. The proposed Packaging Reduction and Recycling Infrastructure Act would require companies with net income exceeding $5 million that sell or distribute certain materials and products to reduce and phase out toxic or non-reusable packaging, replacing it with reusable and environmentally friendly alternatives. Other states have similar green-packaging programs, including Maryland, Maine, Oregon, Colorado, California and Minnesota, and some countries employ them, too. Legislation proposed in the Big Apple could prevent companies from using plastic wrap when packing products. New Yorkers create nearly 5 pounds of trash apiece every day. Manufacturers would be required to reduce their non-green packaging by 10% within three years and 30% in 12 years.…

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