10
Jan
2024
“Today, environmental groups are again calling for an expanded and more expensive bottle deposit law in New York State. The Business Council opposes such legislation for a number of reasons, outlined in our recent memo in opposition.
From a business perspective, we see this bill running contrary to the “affordability” theme being raised by the governor and legislative leaders, as this legislation imposes additional costs on consumers, with a disproportionate impact on low-income consumers.
As the state continues to consider broad “producer responsibility” legislation for a wide range of packaging, it makes little policy sense to also expand a parallel post-consumer material management program.”