纽约州立法机关在本次会议离开了三个星期，以消除纳税人和市政当局的经济负担，从而汇总了餐桌以达成协议并通过了扩展的生产者责任（EPR）立法。EPR是一项策略，通过使生产者对包装的责任使他们对其包装的终止负责。除了其经济利益外，EPR还将为所有纽约人带来通用路边回收利用，并使回收像扔掉一样容易，从而对气候产生积极影响，减少注定要处置的废物，并清理我们的社区。State and national leaders from Citizens Campaign for the Environment, the New York League of Conservation Voters, the New York Product Stewardship Council, and The Recycling Partnership have joined together to bring to the forefront that there is no better time in New York’s history to make as big an impact on the state’s recycling system as there is now.
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s recent report on the limited time the world has left to halt the most dire impacts of climate change has made it clear we are all in a now or never moment and under the state’s landmark climate law, the Climate Action Council has included packaging producer responsibility in its list of policy tools to address New York’s solid waste problems and reduce GHG emissions. Expanding convenient and simplified recycling opportunities for all New Yorkers will collectively contribute to a reduction in GHG emissions by reducing the use of virgin materials in new products, driving a circular economy by using post-consumer materials, and expanding access to recycling to all New Yorkers. Now is the time for New York’s legislative leaders to step up and make history by overhauling and improving the state’s recycling system.
The following statement can be attributed to the Citizens Campaign for the Environment, the New York League of Conservation Voters, the New York Product Stewardship Council, and The Recycling Partnership:
“On behalf of New York’s 20 million people, we strongly urge the New York Legislature to take advantage of the momentum that producer responsibility has in the state and across the country and pass it this year. Governor Hochul and the NYS Senate included EPR language in their respective budget proposals, although the policy was not included in the final budget agreement. Now, with Senator Kaminsky recently advancing EPR legislation (S.1185C) out of the Senate Environmental Conservation Committee, and Assemblyman Englebright’s introduction of his EPR bill (A 10185), we are urging the legislature and Governor to bring all stakeholders to the table and get a strong, well-designed EPR bill passed and signed into law this year. We have discussed these concepts for years. The time is NOW to empower all New Yorkers with adequate access to recycling.”
“We are at a tipping point with the state’s solid waste crisis, and we can’t afford to wait another year to address it. We are counting on the Senate and Assembly to come together and pass a strong EPR bill this session,” saidAdrienne Esposito, Executive Director of Citizens Campaign for the Environment (CCE)。“废物处理的成本飙升the amount of waste we generate continues to grow. Continuing with the status quo is no longer an option for local governments or our environment. Instead of putting the onus on taxpayers to foot the bill for corporations’ excessive and unrecyclable packaging, we need to hold those corporations responsible for reducing their packaging waste and making it easier to recycle.”
“The people of New York deserve the chance to live more sustainable lives, and a thoughtful, well-designed bill would deliver recycling to every New Yorker,” says国家非营利组织首席执行官Keefe Harrison回收合作伙伴关系，最近支持的显着扩展Cohoes的路边回收计划。“This is about equity and a cleaner future for our children.”
Patrick McClellan, Director of Policy for the New York League of Conservation Voters, said，“我们的州遇到了垃圾危机，我们需要减轻居民和地方政府的负担。通过扩展的生产者责任（EPR）立法将通过使生产者对环境的影响负责，减少浪费并确保每个纽约客都能将其可回收废物从垃圾填埋场转移出来，从而支持市政当局。纽约保护选民敦促议会和参议院在6月2日会议结束之前通过强大的EPR立法。”
“Taxpayers and municipalities in New York are subsidizing an inefficient recycling infrastructure. Engaging producers of packaging will provide a much needed ‘reboot’ of our existing system through expanded opportunities that provide greater access, financial support, and modernization to budge our stagnant recycling rates,” said纽约产品管理委员会主席Dawn Timm。“By shifting the financial burden to packaging producers, we eliminate the vulnerability local government programs are experiencing due to volatile recycling markets. New York’s packaging proposal will divert millions of tons of valuable recyclables out of our landfills and incorporate into new packages, support thousands of jobs, reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and positively impact the climate.”
“Poll after poll shows that Americans want to recycle more. We encourage New Yorkers to reach out to their Assemblymembers and Senators now and tell them you want packaging EPR. You want recycling to be easy. You want to recycle more, pay less to do so, and protect the environment. We urge the New York Legislature to act this year and not waste this unique opportunity to make a difference in accordance with New York’s Climate Action Plan.”
在回收合作伙伴关系中，我们正在解决循环系统。我们动员了整个价值链的人员，数据和解决方案，以释放回收和循环经济的环境和经济利益。我们与成千上万的社区在地面上合作，以改变表现不佳的回收计划；我们与公司合作，以实现包装循环，增加获得回收材料的机会并符合可持续性承诺；我们与政府合作制定政策解决方案，以满足我们住宅回收系统的系统性需求并促进循环经济。我们在回收和循环过程的每个步骤中促进公私合作伙伴关系，并推动积极的变化。自2014年以来，我们从垃圾填埋场中转移了5亿磅的新可回收物，节省了9.68亿加仑的水，避免了超过500,000公吨的温室气体，并驱动了目标污染率的大幅降低。