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1. The Plastic Albatross is a community-focused campaign that provides helpful information about toxins in PLASTICS and other household products, and how these substances affect our health and environment.

2. We encourage local families, businesses, and organizations to limit their exposure to and consumption of plastic and commonly used toxic chemicals to work toward a toxin-free future!

May
05
2009

Toxics Policy: A Step Forward

by The Plastic Albatross
Filed under: Chemicals, Pesticides, Policy
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The NYS Assembly announced today that it has advanced a package to “Preserve And Protect The Environment“. This package includes the following bills, which will pave the way for greater regulation of toxic chemicals in the household, workplace and community.

  • Prohibit the sale of any toy, child care product or beverage container containing bisphenol-A in products intended for children under three years of age (A.6919-B/Englebright).
  • Establish the New York State Healthy and Green Procurement Act to ensure that state agencies purchase environmentally-friendly products (A.7038/Sweeney).
  • Ban the use of the chemical flame retardant Decabromodiphenyl (DecaBDE) in electronics, textiles and mattresses (A.7573/Sweeney).
  • Provide for the phase-out of pesticides on state property. The measure would discontinue the use of pesticides by the state and adopt a pest control policy that substantially relies on non-chemical pest control policies (A.5848/Brodsky).

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