PFAS in Consumer Products
PFAS can be found in a tremendous array of household products, and regular use of these products puts everyday New Yorkers at risk. PFAS can be found in textiles, rugs, dental floss, non-stick cookware, ski waxes, paint, children’s products, cleaning products, and much more. There are already known safer, cost-effective alternatives available to PFAS in most consumer products.
PFAS IN INDUSTRIAL DISCHARGE
Many industrial sectors across New York (including chemical manufacturing, semiconductor manufacturing, textile mills, pulp and paper manufacturing, metal finishing and plating, plastics production, and tanneries) and landfills are known or suspected to discharge PFAS into the environment through wastewater effluent and air emissions.
PFAS IN SEWAGE SLUDGE
PFAS end up in wastewater and sewage treatment facilities when PFAS containing waste from residential, commercial, and industrial uses are flushed into sewers. Sewage treatment does not break down persistent chemicals like PFAS, and often, the remaining PFAS-laden sewage sludge is recycled into agricultural fertilizer. About half of the treated sewage waste generated in the United States is spread on farms and dairies.
Status: Pending
Ban on PFAS in consumer and household products
A7738 (Glick) / S187A (Sen Hoylman-Sigel)
This bill bans the sale of textiles, rugs, dental floss, cookware, ski waxes, paint, children’s products (e.g., toys, bedding, strollers), and cleaning products with intentionally added PFAS. These products do...
Status: Pending
The Beauty Justice Act
A2054 (AM Glick) / S2057 (Sen Webb)
This bill bans PFAS and the worst toxic ingredients in personal care and cosmetic products, which disproportionately impact women of color.
...Status: Passed
Ban on PFAS in menstrual products
A1502 (AM Rosenthal) / S1548 (Sen Ferndanez)
This bill bans PFAS and other toxic chemicals in menstrual products such as period underwear, pads, tampons, liners, sponges, etc.
...Status: Pending
PFAS Discharge Disclosure Act
A5832A (AM Kelles) / S4574A (Sen May)
This bill requires holders of State Pollution Discharge Elimination System permit holders (such as industries, sewage treatment facilities) to test for toxic PFAS chemicals before discharging into New York’s lakes,...
Status: Pending
Regulating PFAS in industrial air emissions
A4373 (AM Tapia)/ S1493 (Sen Fahy)
This bill requires the regulation of PFAS chemicals as toxic air pollutants. Unregulated PFAS air emissions released during manufacturing processes deposit PFAS into communities, land, and water and deposition of...
Status: Pending
Moratorium on spreading of sewage sludge on agricultural land
A6192 (Kelles) / S5759 (Harckham)
This bill would address the concerning practice of spreading contaminated sewage sludge on agricultural lands in New York. PFAS ends up in wastewater and sewage treatment facilities when PFAS containing...
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