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Kingston committee backs state Packaging Reduction and Recycling Infrastructure Act and asks council to memorialize support
Summary
The committee reviewed an informational presentation from Climate Smart Kingston and the Conservation Advisory Council and voted to forward a memorializing resolution supporting the state Packaging Reduction and Recycling Infrastructure Act (Senate bill 1464, Assembly bill 1749).
The Laws & Rules Committee on May 21 heard from Climate Smart Kingston and the city’s conservation adviser about proposed state legislation known locally as the New York Packaging Reduction and Recycling Infrastructure Act and voted to forward a memorializing resolution urging the council to support the bills.
Julie Joy, identified in the meeting as the conservation adviser and a presenter for Climate Smart Kingston, described the legislation as an updated extended producer responsibility approach that targets…
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