New York packaging EPR bill: 2026 status and proposed producer requirements.

What is the status of the New York EPR bill in 2026?

The New York State Senate lists S1464A as active in the 2025–2026 legislative session and currently in the Senate Rules Committee. The latest action shown on the Senate page is June 5, 2026, when the bill was committed to Rules. The Assembly companion is A1749A.

What would the New York packaging EPR bill require?

The bill would create a packaging reduction and recycling organization structure and require producers to register with the organization. The active bill text provides that, for the first ten years after the law’s effective date, there would be one packaging reduction organization and all producers would be required to register with it.

What packaging reduction targets are proposed?

S1464A includes a staged packaging-reduction schedule measured against the producer’s first registration year. The active bill text calls for reductions of 10% after three years, 15% after five years, 20% after eight years, 25% after ten years and 30% after twelve years, subject to the detailed definitions, implementation date and exceptions in the bill.

The bill text says reductions can be achieved through eliminating single-use packaging, reducing packaging components, moving to reusable or refillable systems and certain material substitutions. Because these requirements are proposed legislation, the final percentages, timing and covered materials could change before enactment.

Who would need to watch New York EPR most closely?

What should companies do before the bill becomes law?

The practical move is not to file or pay anything prematurely. Instead, identify the legal entities, brands, importers and product flows that could be affected, preserve baseline packaging data, and monitor the bill’s status and amendments. That makes later compliance faster without treating a proposal as an enacted obligation.

Official New York bill sources

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