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NY S05684
Bill
Status
2/27/2025
Primary Sponsor
Rachel May
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AI Summary
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Expands New York's bottle deposit law to cover noncarbonated soft drinks, coffee and tea beverages, carbonated fruit beverages, cider, and wine products starting April 1, 2027, with further expansion to nearly all drinkable liquids (excluding drugs, infant formula, meal replacements, dairy, and 100% juices) by April 1, 2030
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Increases the bottle deposit refund value from 5 cents to 10 cents beginning April 1, 2027
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Raises the handling fee paid to dealers and redemption centers from 3.5 cents to 5 cents immediately, then to 6 cents on April 1, 2027, and 6.5 cents on April 1, 2032
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Establishes recycling rate requirements for distributors: 70% of redeemed containers must be recycled by April 2027, 80% by April 2029, and 90% (including caps and lids) by April 2031
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Creates a beverage container assistance program funded by 5% of unclaimed deposit revenue to help municipalities, small businesses, and nonprofits purchase and install reverse vending machines, with priority given to areas lacking redemption centers within one mile
Legislative Description
Relates to returnable bottles; adds noncarbonated soft drinks, certain noncarbonated fruit or vegetable juices, coffee and tea beverages, carbonated fruit beverages and cider to the definition of "beverage"; provides that beginning April 1, 2027, the handling fee will be six cents for each beverage container accepted by a deposit initiator from a dealer or operator of a redemption center; directs the multi-agency bottle bill fraud investigation team to submit a report on findings of pervasive bottle redemption fraud in New York state.
Last Action
REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION
1/7/2026