A 8160 New York Assembly · 2025 Regular Session

Directs state agencies to adopt a waste diversion plan

This bill requires all New York state agencies (including departments, public authorities, SUNY, and CUNY) to create and implement waste reduction plans. Agencies must decrease landfill waste by 10% every five years, starting from 2018-2019 baseline levels, aiming for a 75% overall reduction by 2034. Plans must detail strategies for reducing single-use plastics, diverting organics and recyclables, conducting waste audits, and transitioning to dual-stream recycling where feasible. The GreenNY Council will oversee implementation, review progress, and require updated plans every five years. All plans must be publicly posted on the environmental department's website.

Issues: ✓ Environment

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

May 2025

Committee Review

Jun 2025

Assembly Passage

Jun 2025

Senate Passage

Governor

Introduced May 2, 2025 Last action Jun 10, 2025

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What changed between versions

A8160 → A8160A · 7 edits

MODERATE

This bill was amended to shift its focus from a broad sustainability and decarbonization program to a specific requirement for state agencies to create waste diversion plans. The changes redefine the bill's purpose, update the GreenNY Council's composition and authority, and establish new waste reduction targets with specific reporting categories.

Scope change

The bill's scope changed from a general sustainability and decarbonization initiative to a targeted waste diversion and reduction program for state agencies.

SCOPE

The bill title and purpose were changed from directing agencies to adopt a sustainability and decarbonization program to amending the environmental conservation law to direct agencies to adopt a waste diversion plan.

DEFINITION

The definition of 'BuildSmart 2027' was removed, and the definition of 'Council' was updated to reference Executive Order 22 rather than a new council established under the act.

REQUIREMENT

New requirements were added mandating that all affected entities create waste diversion plans with specific goals: a 10% decrease in waste disposal every five years, starting from fiscal year 2018-2019, with a long-term goal of a 75% overall decrease.

New requirements specify that waste diversion plans must include waste audit schedules, organic waste diversion plans, single-use plastic elimination plans, and considerations for dual-stream recycling.

The council's composition was updated to include the president of the dormitory authority of the state of New York, and the list of required council members was reorganized.

New requirements mandate that all waste diversion plans be posted on the department's website for public access.

TIMELINE

The bill's effective date was changed from a future date to take effect immediately upon passage.

Floor votes · Assembly Jun 10, 2025

How they voted

144–0

Passed · 5 other

Total votes 149

Jun 10, 2025

D Democratic102

97 Yea 5

95% Yea

R Republican47

47 Yea

100% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

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Committee

Amendments

Jun 10, 2025

Committee

REFERRED TO RULES

upper

Jun 10, 2025

Lower · Passed

PASSED ASSEMBLY

lower

May 27, 2025

Committee

REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES

lower

May 23, 2025

Lower · Passed

PRINT NUMBER 8160A

lower

May 23, 2025

Lower · Passed

AMEND (T) AND RECOMMIT TO GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS

lower

May 2, 2025

Committee

REFERRED TO GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS

lower

1 primary · 8 co-sponsors