S 6931 New York Senate · 2025 Regular Session

Directs state agencies to adopt a waste diversion plan

This bill requires New York state agencies (including SUNY, CUNY, and other entities overseen by the governor) to create waste diversion plans aimed at reducing landfill waste. Agencies must achieve a 10% annual reduction in waste disposal every five years, targeting a 75% overall decrease from 2018-2019 levels by 2033. Plans must detail strategies for diverting recyclables, compostables, and organics from landfills, eliminating single-use plastics where safe, and implementing dual-stream recycling where feasible. The GreenNY Council will oversee implementation and review plans, which must be publicly posted online.

Issues: ✓ Environment

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

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Mar 2025

Committee Review

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Governor

Introduced Mar 27, 2025 Last action May 18, 2026

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S6931 → S6931A · 5 edits

MODERATE

The bill was amended to shift its focus from a broad sustainability and decarbonization program to a specific mandate for waste diversion. The text was reorganized to amend the Environmental Conservation Law directly, adding a new section that requires state agencies to create waste diversion plans with specific reduction goals.

Scope change

The bill's scope narrowed from general sustainability and energy reduction to specifically targeting waste reduction and recycling within state agencies.

SCOPE

The bill title and purpose changed from directing agencies to adopt a 'sustainability and decarbonization program' to directing them to adopt a 'waste diversion plan'.

REQUIREMENT

A new requirement was added for all affected state entities to create a waste diversion plan outlining how they will reduce waste disposal by 10% every five years, starting from a 2018-2019 baseline.

New specific requirements were added to the waste diversion plans, including a mandate to identify and eliminate single-use plastics where safe, and consideration of transitioning to dual-stream recycling.

A new requirement was added for all waste diversion plans to be posted publicly on the department's website.

DEFINITION

Definitions for 'affected entities' and 'council' were updated to align with the new waste diversion focus, including specific references to the GreenNY Council established by executive order.

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Amendments

May 18, 2026

Committee

REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO FINANCE

upper

Jan 7, 2026

Committee

REFERRED TO PROCUREMENT AND CONTRACTS

upper

May 29, 2025

Upper · Passed

PRINT NUMBER 6931A

upper

May 29, 2025

Upper · Passed

AMEND (T) AND RECOMMIT TO PROCUREMENT AND CONTRACTS

upper

Mar 27, 2025

Committee

REFERRED TO PROCUREMENT AND CONTRACTS

upper

1 primary · 1 co-sponsor