N.Y. Environmental Conservation Law Section 27-2703
Store operator responsibilities

1.

The operator of a store shall establish an at-store recycling program pursuant to the provisions of this title that provides an opportunity for a customer of the store to return to the store clean plastic carryout bags and film plastic.

2.

A retail establishment that does not meet the definition of a store and that provides plastic carryout bags to customers at the point of sale may also adopt an at-store recycling program. * NB There are 2 § 27-2703’s

Source: Section 27-2703 — Store operator responsibilities, https://www.­nysenate.­gov/legislation/laws/ENV/27-2703 (updated Mar. 6, 2015; accessed Jan. 31, 2026).

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