NY considers bottle bill expansion.The New York State Assembly The New York State Assembly is the lower house of the New York Legislature, the state legislature of the U.S. state of New York. The Assembly is composed of 150 members representing an equal amount of districts, with each district having an average population of 127,000. has passed bill A 2517, which seeks to expand the state's bottle bill to include bottled water, juices, sports drinks sports drink Performance drink Sports medicine A thirst-quenching beverage used in sports-related activities, which may boost energy and/or help build muscle mass; water, sugar, salt, potassium are common to all SDs. See Hydrotherapy, Water. and other beverages. The current Assembly bill would exempt liquor, wine, milk and baby formula containers and would require the bottling industry to turn over unclaimed nickel deposits to the state for use in the its Environmental Protection Fund. The Food Industry Alliance of New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of State is critical of the bill. Jim Rogers For other uses, see: James Rogers (disambiguation). James Beeland Rogers, Jr. (born 19 October 1942) is a co-founder, along with George Soros, of the Quantum Fund. , president of the organization, complained that the bill would address only 3 percent of the overall waste stream. The Food Industry Alliance has introduced an Assembly Bill and a Senate Bill that, Rogers says, would better address the recycling of beverage containers. The two bills, A 8522 and S 5500, would impose a new tax on litter-creating consumer items, with the money going toward community curbside curb·side n. 1. The side of a pavement or street that is bordered by a curb. 2. A sidewalk. adj. Located, operating, or occurring at or along the sidewalk or curb: recycling efforts. While the bill passed the Assembly 90-48, Rogers says several Senate leaders have said that it is unlikely that the Senate would pass the bill. |
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