State Specific Policy Resources: New York

Auxiliary Containers

• N.Y. ENV Law Art. 27, Title 27 Plastic bag reduction, reuse, and recycling; § 27-2701 to § 27-2713
• 2017 New York SB 4158 established a moratorium on New York City's bag fee
• N.Y. ENV Law Article 27, Title 28. Bag Waste Reduction; § 27-2801 to § 27-2809 (as created by 2019 New York AB 2008, effective March 1, 2020)

Electronics Recycling

• Electronics Recycling Law - N.Y. ENV Law Art. 27, Title 26; § 27-2601 to § 27-2621
• NY Dept. of Environmental Conservation
  • Used Electronic Equipment homepage
  • Guidance for Collectors, Dismantlers, and Recyclers
• New York City Department of Sanitation - Electronics

Materials Theft

• Metal Scrap Law
  • N.Y. GBS Law Article 6-C. Scrap Processors; § 69-e to § 69-h
  • N.Y. GBS Law Article 6. Junk Dealers; § 60 to § 64
  • Catalytic Converters: N.Y. VAT Law Title 4, Article 16, § 415-A. Vehicle dismantlers and other persons engaged in the transfer or disposal of junk and salvage vehicles
• ReMA Summary of New York Metal Scrap Statute (Oct 24, 2022)

Scrap Yard / Junk Yard Zoning

• N.Y. HAY Law Art. 4, § 89. Control of Junkyards and Scrap Metal Processing Facilities
• N.Y. ENV Law Art. 43, § 43-0119. Land use restrictions within Lake George park.

State Superfund (no SREA equivalent)

• N.Y. ENV Law Art. 27, Title 13. Inactive Hazardous Waste Disposal Sites; § 27-1301 to § 27-1323
• N.Y. PBH Law Art. 13, Title 12-A. Inactive Hazardous Waste Disposal Sites; § 1389-A to 1389-E

Tire / Rubber

• N.Y. STF Law Art. 6, § 92-BB. Waste management and cleanup fund.
• N.Y. VAT Law § 375. Equipment. (ReMA Note: subsect. 35. Tires)
• N.Y. ENV Law Article 27. Collection, Treatment and Disposal of Refuse and Other Solid Waste
• Title 7, § 27-0703. Powers and duties of the department; solid waste management facilities. (ReMA Note: subsect. 6)
• Title 19. Waste Tire Management and Recycling; § 27-1901 to § 27-1915
• N.Y. ENV Law Art. 37, Title 1, § 37-0113. Lead wheel weight; prohibited.
• N.Y. GBS Law Art. 26, § 391. Marking retreaded, recapped or recut tires.

Vehicle Detitling / Dismantling

• N.Y. VAT Law Title 3, Art. 12-A, § 398-D. Motor vehicle repair shop requirements. (ReMA note: includes salvaged inflatable restraint system)
• N.Y. VAT. Law Title 4 Art 16. Registration of Dealers and Transporters
• § 415-a. Vehicle dismantlers and other persons engaged in the transfer or disposal of junk and salvage vehicles.
• § 415-b. Local regulation of vehicle dismantlers in cities having a population in excess of one million.
• § 415-c. Sale of salvaged inflatable restraint systems; restrictions.
• N.Y. VAT Law Title 4, Art. 17. Other Provisions Relating To Registration and Possession
• § 420. Transfer of registration. (ReMA note: includes destruction)
• § 421. Sale of motor vehicle, trailer or part thereof with changed identification number.
• § 423-A. Enforcement procedures for insuring the retention of vehicle identification numbers on vehicles.
• § 429. Junk and salvage vehicles.
• § 430. Retail sale of junk and salvage vehicles.
• N.Y. ENV Law Article 27, Title 17, § 27-1701. Lead-acid battery recycling.
• N.Y. ENV Law Article 27, Title 23. Vehicle Dismantling Facilities
• N.Y. GMU Law Article 6, § 136. Regulation of automobile junk yards.
• N.Y. LIE Law Article 9, § 202. Sale to be advertised; exception. (ReMA note: includes motor vehicle with value under $500 to a registered dismantler to cover lien for towing and storage)

Abandoned Vehicles

• N.Y. VAT Law Title 7, Article 33, § 1224. Abandoned vehicles.