Posted on 04/21/2024 6:38:41 PM PDT by lowbridge
Individually wrapped cheese would be largely banned under a far-reaching bill getting pushed by New York environmentalists and politicians to reduce the use of plastics, The Post has learned.
The state bill — called Packaging Reduction and Recycling Infrastructure Act — would require companies with net incomes over $1 million who sell or distribute food or products to reduce plastics and other packaging that ends in landfills or waterways by 50% over the next 12 years.
It would also impose a fee on companies that use plastic packages, with money going toward recycling programs and infrastructure.
“This legislation shifts the onus of recycling from municipalities and ensures that producers of products are serving our interests by establishing solutions to sustainable packaging,” Sen. Peter Harckham (D-Peekskill) said in a memo promoting the bill.
The typical New Yorker creates nearly 5 pounds of trash every day, which means the state produces approximately 15 million tons of waste each year, according to Harckham, who introduced the measure along with Assemblywoman Deborah Glick (D-Manhattan).
“This waste primarily goes to landfills and incinerators, but can often end up in our water, natural habitats, and municipal spaces,” the memo said.
Four states have implemented similar programs — Maine, Oregon, Colorado and California.
One leading environmentalist backing the bill confirmed that the goal is to eliminate single slices of cheese packaged in non-reusable plastic, as well as other wasteful packaging.
“We have to do something about the plastic crisis,” said Judith Enck, president of the group Beyond Plastics.
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-PJ
One of my pet peeves (I know, first world problems).
The rare times I do buy such packaged cheeses, it’s a
pain in the neck to unwrap each slice. Especially in the morning before the coffee’s ready & I’m trying to make a omelette.
Shouldn’t poop chunks on the streets of SF be individually packaged in plastic?
Isn’t it amazing. Libs sit around all the time trying to think about the next stupid s*** that we then have our collective hair set fire over.
Because THAT is where the money from fines starts to pay off big.
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Ha.
Yes, they should.
But as Anthony Robbins advised: “If you make excuses for yourself saying what should happen, this and then that should have been done, then sooner or later you’ll be shoulding all over yourself all day long.”
Clean up after your dog....
Police the poop.
A whole lot if they eat Kraft Singles.
How about those individually wrapped condoms?
LOL, “bulk economy packs!”
The best and most apropos post of the day. Bravo.
Somebody needs to do a study on the pollution from all the Lottey tickets....
How about they just charge a deposit on individually-wrapped cheese slices and you get that back when you return the wrappers to the store?
So what will happen is that because they are no longer individual wrapped, mold transfered from people’s fingers, will invade the whole package which will get thrown away. Talk about waste. Stupid leftists. Ruin everything.
It’s time to face reality folks, they are never going to be satisfied. It’s time to fight back.
you forgot to say the guns were bought from undocumented gangs living in a 5 star hotel paid for by the us citizens living in NYC.
How about idiot disposable face masks? I still see these all over the place, laying on the ground, dangling from the dessicated bare branches of shrubs during the winter...
They look like perverted Leftist Christmas decorations of some kind. A Clinton Christmas tree.
No, a Clinton Christmas tree already has disposable decorations ... yuck....
OHMIGAWD! Not my wrapped Velveeta slices!
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