AF&PA Opposes Amendments To New York Packaging Legislation The American Forest & Paper Association (AF&PA) has re- leased a statement opposing new amendments to New York’s Packaging Reduction and Recycling Infrastructure Act (PRRIA), legislation AF&PA has opposed since its intro- duction. PRRIA, which introduces an extended producer responsibility (EPR) program, will drive up costs for busi- nesses and manufacturers and increase the price of ev- eryday essential products for New York families. The full statement by AF&PA President and CEO, Heidi Brock is below: “AF&PA has opposed New York’s Packaging Reduction and Recycling Infrastructure Act (PRRIA) from the outset. The proposed amendments only deepen the bill’s funda- mental flaws rather than fixing them and do not meaning- fully improve the legislation. The bill continues to pose serious affordability concerns for hard-working New York families and businesses without delivering meaningful re- cycling benefits for paper. “A study found PRRIA could increase the cost of ev- eryday essentials up to $732 a year for a family of four. New Yorkers are already wary of the state’s EPR program’s impact on their budgets: 56 percent believe EPR would drive up costs, and 63 percent worry EPR could increase grocery prices. “Beyond affordability, the amendments expand the pro- gram to include commercial packaging, but this change will not meaningfully improve paper recycling rates. In- stead, it will make paper recycling more difficult and ex- pensive. That’s because commercial recycling for pa- per-based packaging is already widely available through industrial, commercial, and institutional (ICI) collection streams across New York. In fact, AF&PA estimates that over 80 percent of all cardboard collected for recycling nationwide comes from ICI streams, and more than 90 percent of these materials are recycled. “By advancing amendments developed without mean- ingful stakeholder engagement, the sponsors continue to overlook practical concerns that will result in added costs and complexity without improving paper recycling out- comes. New York policymakers must focus on solutions that target hard-to-recycle materials and protect the af- fordability of everyday essentials for New York families.”
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