N.Y. Environmental Conservation Law § 37-1005: Exemptions

§ 37-1005. Exemptions.

The prohibitions in section 37-1003 of this title shall not apply to

the following:

1. Electronic components of mattresses, reupholstered furniture, or

upholstered furniture, or any associated casing for such electronic

components.

2. Upholstered or reupholstered furniture components other than those

identified in subdivision thirteen of section 37-1001 of this title.

3. Thread or fiber when used for stitching mattress components

together.

4. The natural fibers wool, silk, and other animal fibers whether used

singly or in combination with other materials.

5. Textiles made using modacrylic fiber components without antimony

trioxide when used internally as a barrier material in a memory foam or

gel foam mattress or aramid fibers when used in the fabric that covers

the bottom (non-sleep surface) of a mattress that has a sleeping surface

on only one side of the mattress. This exemption shall expire on January

first, two thousand twenty-six.