The Push to Control Plastic Waste in New York: What to Know
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As plastic continues to fill landfills and oceans, city and state leaders are backing state legislation to curb it.
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    Many more single-use plastic products could go the way of the supermarket bag should state lawmakers approve the Packaging Reduction and Recycling Infrastructure Act in early June.

    The legislation could reduce landfill waste by six million pounds a day and would also save taxpayers money, a spokeswoman for City Hall said.

    “We must go after the producers who contribute to the plastics crisis and not place the burden on individuals,” said Elijah Hutchinson, the executive director of the Mayor’s Office of Climate and Environmental Justice.

    “The bill just makes sense,” said Sean Abreu, a council member who introduced and passed legislation allowing sports fans to bring refillable beverage containers into stadiums.

    “We think it’s going way too far and will be very disruptive and expensive, and we don’t believe it’s achievable,” said Ken Pokalsky, a vice president at the New York Business Council, an association of statewide employers with 3,200 members.

    Amendments are being discussed on all sides, including comments from some State Senate members who want to lower the 50 percent reduction goal, Ms. Glick said.

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