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New York State Senator Pete Harkham announced that the Senate passed the Packaging Reduction and Recycling Infrastructure Act .
The bill was aimed at producers and companies with more than $5 million who were responsible for more than two tons of packaging waste per year.
It sought to require them to reduce packaging by 10% in weight within three years and 30% within 12 years .
Globally, we produce about 440 million tons of plastic waste every year .
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