Counties in the News, September 1, 2016

• By: NYSAC
• On: 09/01/2016 10:44:53
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NYSAC
New York State's Bottle Bill
The New York State “Bottle Bill” has been the state's most effective recycling and litter prevention program. The law requires a 5-cent deposit on containers holding certain kinds of beverages. After consumption, empty containers can be recycled and redeemed through their return at designated stations in retail stores or redemption centers. With an average return rate of over 70% and more than 90 billion beverage containers returned and recycled since its enactment in 1982, the Bottle Bill has kept millions of tons of plastic, metal, and glass out of the state's waste stream with no cost to local governments.
 
For more, see the NYSAC Report on the Bottle Bill.
 
STATEWIDE
New York Expands Medical Marijuana Program to Include Home Delivery
 
LONG ISLAND
Mangano Issues Consumer Alert for IRS Scam
 
HUDSON VALLEY
Hein opposes Hudson River anchorages proposal
 
Ulster County trash agency adopts five-year, $2.42 million capital plan
 
Over $313,000 in Federal Funding for Airport
 
Massive Gap Fire Leaves Around 600 Out of Work
 
CAPITAL
Smoking ban irks some Warren County workers
 
NORTH COUNTRY
Asbestos-removal plan for fish hatchery moves ahead
 
MOHAWK VALLEY
Governor Cuomo Announces Completion of $17.5 Million Mohawk Valley Gateway Overlook in Amsterdam
 
CENTRAL NEW YORK
Batman on Stagnant Cayuga County Job Numbers
 
USDA Drought Disaster Declaration Impact on Cayuga County
 
Themed weeks help farmers market at Cottage Lawn grow in Oneida
 
FINGER LAKES
Ontario County pays more for poll workers
 
Monroe County Sheriff's Office to participate in statewide DWI crackdown
 
WESTERN NEW YORK
Gov. Cuomo removes SUNY Polytechnic as overseer, transfers duties to Empire State Development (Video)
 
Latest Trico tax break will be worthwhile if it kick-starts key downtown project
 
$275,000 fire at Erie County Board of Elections not expected to affect primaries