FPA Submits a Memo in Opposition to New York’s Senate Bill 1464A

The Flexible Packaging Association (FPA) appreciates the opportunity to submit this Memo in Opposition to Senate Bill 1464A (Harckham) – the Packaging Reduction and Recycling Infrastructure Act – that would establish a broad extended producer responsibility program for packaging in New York. While some incremental positive changes have been made to the bill through recent amendments, fundamental elements of the bill remain impractical and do not support an improved recycling system or new recycling technologies in New York. Furthermore, the amendments have added or expanded several mandates in the bill not previously seen. FPA believes this will ultimately make essential goods less affordable and less useful for New Yorkers.