CB2 committee backs state packaging reduction resolution, with members asking for more detail

A committee member introduced a proposed resolution urging the New York State Legislature to act on packaging‑reduction and recycling infrastructure legislation sponsored by Assemblymember Deborah Glick.

The presenter described the bill as an effort to address New York’s solid‑waste pressures and said the legislation had cosponsors and had been close to passage in the previous session before industry pushback. Committee members debated the proposal’s merits and raised questions about the lack of detailed regulatory language and how the legislation would be implemented in practice.

"This is about the solid waste crisis," the presenting committee member said, summarizing the resolution’s goals. Several members praised the bill’s intent but said more information was needed about timelines, regulatory authority and whether the bill could include ‘‘poison pills’’ that might hurt small businesses. One committee member said they lacked sufficient information and opposed moving forward without further study; another said they would support the resolution but reserved the option to ask the full board to revisit it if problematic language emerged.

On a recorded voice vote the committee advanced the resolution by a margin reported in the hearing as 4 in favor, 1 opposed. Members requested additional time to read the bill text before the full board review and asked staff to circulate detailed legislative text and an analysis ahead of the May full‑board meeting so the resolution could, if ready, be transmitted before the end of the legislative session.