S 8600 NY
Requires certain manufacturers to sell and distribute plastic beverage containers with tethered plastic beverage caps
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Summary
This bill would require plastic beverage container manufacturers with gross annual beverage sale revenues of $10 million or more to sell and distribute containers with tethered plastic caps beginning January 1, 2030. The tethered caps must remain attached to the container or allow beverages to be consumed while the cap remains screwed or affixed. Manufacturers with gross annual revenues of $1 million or more would be required to comply by January 1, 2033. The measure would require beverage container caps to remain connected to their bottles to prevent litter.
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Official abstract
Requires manufacturers with gross annual beverage sale revenues of ten million dollars or more, beginning January 1, 2030, to sell and distribute plastic beverage containers with tethered plastic beverage caps or openings from which the beverage can be consumed while the plastic beverage cap remains screwed onto or otherwise affixed to the plastic beverage container; requires manufacturers with gross annual beverage sale revenues of one million dollars or more to comply by January 1, 2033.
Sponsor (1)
- Sam Sutton Democratic · primary
3 coauthors / cosponsors
- Leroy Comrie Democratic · cosponsor
- Pete Harckham Democratic · cosponsor
- Zellnor Myrie Democratic · cosponsor
Action history (4)
- Dec 5, 2025 REFERRED TO RULES · upper
- Jan 7, 2026 REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION · upper
- Jun 1, 2026 AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION · upper
- Jun 1, 2026 PRINT NUMBER 8600A · upper
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