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Governor Kathy Hochul has signed a new law banning small toiletry bottles from hotels with 50 or more rooms starting January 1st, 2025.
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There are just seven scheduled session days for lawmakers to complete their work for 2024.
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There's optimism that an expanded bottle bill may get a vote, as well as a measure that aims to reduce plastic packaging.
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Environmental groups are hoping NYS lawmakers will act on a series of measures to combat climate change and clean up pollution.
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The bill would cut the amount of plastic packaging in consumer products in half over a period of twelve years, and step up recycling efforts. It faces fierce opposition from the plastics industry.
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The legislation would phase in reductions in plastic packaging over several years and ban a practice known as “chemical recycling.” That’s where heat or chemical reactions break down some plastic materials so they can eventually be used in new products.
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Many Onondaga County residents might think they’re doing good by throwing anything plastic with a recycle symbol in their blue bin for recycling. After…