Coast & Ocean Legislation
These bills are critical in protecting our ocean and beaches — Surfrider Mid Atlantic strongly supports their passage and ratification.
NEW YORK
Bigger Better Bottle Bill NY
We are asking Governor Hochul and our NY State elected officials to pass NY Senate Bill 237 and Assembly Bill 6353. These bills would expand the current NY Bottle Bill to: (1) Include wine, spirits, hard cider, and most non-carbonated beverages; (2) Increase the deposit from 5-cents to 10-cents; and (3) Require the use of specific amounts of recycled materials in plastic, aluminum, and glass beverage containers.
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EPR New York
We are asking Governor Hochul and the New York Legislature to pass the Package Reduction and Recycling Act (Assembly Bill 5322 and Senate Bill 4246),which are strong EPR for packaging bills. EPR for packaging bills attempt to comprehensively address many plastic items that have not been targeted yet, like yogurt cups, chip bags, bread bags, shipping packaging, and much more.
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Say NO: Chemical Recycling in NY
Bills S3583 and A4744 seek to exempt “chemical” or “advanced” recycling facilities from New York waste management regulations, effectively reducing environmental safeguards for the burning of plastic waste in our state. Most of these facilities are actually plastic-to-fuel operations that heat plastic waste to create low-quality diesel fuels or synthetic gas (“syngas”), which is then burned.
Live in New York? Send a message to your elected officials TO SAY NO to this bill!
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NEW JERSEY
EPR New Jersey
We are asking Governor Murphy and the New Jersey Legislature to pass New Jersey bill A1444 and S426, which are strong EPR for packaging bills. Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) for packaging bills have become the new battleground in the fight to rid our bodies and the environment from the onslaught of plastic pollution.
EPR for packaging bills attempt to comprehensively address many plastic items that have not been targeted yet, like yogurt cups, chip bags, bread bags, shipping packaging, and much more. A well crafted EPR bill can reduce the amount of toxic chemicals and packaging used, waste created—and increase recycling and reuse rates.
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Bottle Bill New Jersey
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Say NO: Chemical Recycling in NJ
Help Surfrider Foundation's New Jersey Chapters stop Assembly bill 1759, which would promote the burning of used consumer plastic products in New Jersey. Bill A1759 seeks to exempt a particular kind of plastics burning from New Jersey waste management regulations, effectively reducing environmental safeguards for the burning of plastics in our state.
These facilities are often located in underserved and BIPOC communities, placing additional health and safety risks on those residents.
Live in New Jersey? Send a message to your elected officials TO SAY NO to this bill!
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DELAWARE
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MARYLAND
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WASHINGTON DC
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