New York’s Packaging Reduction and Recycling Infrastructure Act (PRRIA) has not reached the finish line. The state legislature adjourned without voting on SB 1464A / A1749A, sponsored by Sen. Pete Harckham and Assemblymember Deborah Glick. The outcome marks the third session in which the bill cleared the Senate only to stall in the Assembly. Previous versions of the legislation passed the Senate in both 2024 and 2025 but met the same fate. …The bill would require producers to cover the cost of managing post-consumer packaging waste, a cost currently absorbed by local governments and taxpayers, establishing a statewide EPR program for producers with more than $5 million in annual net revenue responsible for more than 2 tons of annual packaging waste. …The American Forest and Paper Association cited a study estimating that PRRIA could increase the cost of everyday essentials by up to $732 per year for a family of four…