S 2285: Requires the establishment of a composting program at the state university of New York, the city university of New York and institutions subject to the jurisdiction of SUNY or CUNY.

  
  STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 2285 2025-2026 Regular Sessions  IN SENATE January 16, 2025 ___________ Introduced by Sens. WEBB, HOYLMAN-SIGAL -- read twice and ordered print- ed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Higher Educa- tion AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to establishing compost- ing programs at state university of New York and city university of New York campuses The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Section 355 of the education law is amended by adding a new 2 subdivision 22 to read as follows: 3 22. The state university trustees shall adopt a policy requiring that 4 each institution of the state university of New York collaborate with 5 students, faculty and staff to encourage campuses to establish compost- 6 ing programs. Compostable waste may include, but shall not be limited 7 to, food scraps, plant trimmings, food soiled paper, and certified 8 compostable products. In establishing such a policy, the trustees shall 9 consider the following: 10 a. providing information and signage related to the proper methods for 11 separating compostable waste; 12 b. the availability of services for collecting and transporting 13 compostable waste; 14 c. an evaluation of the effectiveness of campuses' composting 15 programs; and 16 d. benchmarks for assessing progress. 17 § 2. Section 6206 of the education law is amended by adding a new 18 subdivision 24 to read as follows: 19 24. The board of trustees shall adopt a policy requiring that each 20 institution of the city university of New York collaborate with 21 students, faculty and staff to encourage campuses to establish compost- 22 ing programs. Compostable waste may include, but shall not be limited 23 to, food scraps, plant trimmings, food soiled paper, and certified EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD01870-01-5 
 S. 2285 2 1 compostable products. In establishing such a policy, the trustees shall 2 consider the following: 3 a. providing information and signage related to the proper methods 4 for separating compostable waste; 5 b. the availability of services for collecting and transporting 6 compostable waste; 7 c. an evaluation of the effectiveness of campuses' composting 8 programs; and 9 d. benchmarks for assessing progress. 10 § 3. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall 11 have become a law.