2010 New York Code
ENV - Environmental Conservation
Article 27 - COLLECTION, TREATMENT AND DISPOSAL OF REFUSE AND OTHER SOLID WASTE
Title 27 - (27-2701 - 27-2713) PLASTIC BAG REDUCTION, REUSE AND RECYCLING
27-2707 - Manufacturer responsibilities.

§ 27-2707. Manufacturer responsibilities.
    1.  When the manufacturer accepts plastic carryout bags for return, it
  or its agent shall maintain, for  a  minimum  of  three  years,  records
  describing  the  collection, transport and recycling of plastic carryout
  bags collected by weight, provided that the manufacturer or  its  agents
  may  weigh  such  bags  and  any  other  plastic  resins  at  a regional
  collection  center.  Such  records  shall  be  made  available  to   the
  department upon request, to demonstrate compliance with this title.
    2.  Manufacturers  of  compostable  plastic bags sold to stores in the
  state that are subject to  the  provisions  of  this  title  shall  have
  printed  on  the  bag,  in  a  manner visible to the consumer, the words
  "COMPOSTABLE BAG -- DO NOT PLACE IN RECYCLING  BIN".  Provided  however,
  such  bags  may  be  sold or distributed for one year from the effective
  date of this section to use the store's existing  stock  of  compostable
  bags.