NYC Council Introduction 571

intro.nyc/0571-2026 2026-2029 Legislative Session
Prohibiting the selling of untethered plastic bottle caps.
Status: Committee Committee on Sanitation and Solid Waste Management
Sponsored by James F. Gennaro
Introduced: February 12, 2026

This bill would prohibit the sale of any single use beverage container which does not have a tethered cap that prevents the separation of the cap from the container when removed from the container by the consumer, or which does not have an opening from which the beverage can be consumed while the cap is affixed to the container. The prohibition would begin on January 1, 2032.