Packaging Reduction News Today

Another session has concluded and with it, the hope that this would be the year when those in power would finally tackle the problems New Yorkers care about most.

The governor already betrayed environmentalists once this week by blocking a landmark congestion pricing plan in NYC.

Scores of bills will meet their fates as New York state lawmakers prepare to end their annual legislative session.

New York lawmakers could walk out of Albany on Thursday and say they’ve done something that their constituents will be able to see with their own eyes, something they’ll be

New York lawmakers could walk out of Albany on Thursday and say they’ve done something that their constituents will be able to see with their own eyes, something they’ll be

ALBANY (TNS) — Climate-conscious New Yorkers may not see many victories emerging from the state Capitol this legislative session as lawmakers run out the clock on environmental measures that have

You care about climate change, right? Human health, especially children? The cost of processing trash and making recycling work? The amount of litter on the roads and beaches and in the oceans? Yes, you do. That’s why this week, not next year, the New York Senate and Assembly must pass the Packaging Reduction and Recycling […]

Single-use plastic bottles increase garbage and air pollution.Our representatives in Albany, state Sen. Michelle Hinchey and Assemblyperson Sarahana Shrestha, are fighting for a Packaging Reduction and Recycling Infrastructure Bill that would reduce this problem. Just like we reduced the use of plastic bags.Tell our governor to get on board.Make New York a greener place now.— […]

A recent Siena College poll shows strong support for it.

With waste of all kinds the fourth largest contributor to greenhouse emissions, a significant reduction in plastic waste will help the state reach its climate goals. It will also save