N.Y. Environmental Conservation Law 37-0201 – Legislative findings and intent
§ 37-0201. Legislative findings and intent.
Terms Used In N.Y. Environmental Conservation Law 37-0201
- Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
The legislature finds and declares that:
1. The management of solid waste can pose a wide range of hazards to public health and safety and to the environment; and
2. Packaging comprises a significant percentage of the overall solid waste stream; and
3. The presence of heavy metals in packaging is a part of the total concern in light of their likely presence in emissions or ash when packaging is incinerated, or in leachate when packaging is landfilled; and
4. Lead, mercury, cadmium and hexavalent chromium, on the basis of available scientific and medical evidence, are of particular concern; and
5. It is desirable as a first step in reducing the toxicity of packaging waste to eliminate the addition of these heavy metals to packaging; and
6. The intent of this title is to achieve this reduction in toxicity without impeding or discouraging the expanded use of post-consumer materials in the production of packaging and its components.