Reduce Plastic Toxicity and Pollution in New York
We are asking Governor Hochul and the New York Legislature to pass Assembly Bill 1749 and Senate Bill 1464, the Packaging Reduction and Recycling Infrastructure Act.
Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) for packaging bills are strong tools in the fight to protect our bodies and the environment from an onslaught of plastic pollution and toxicity. This legislation will reduce the amount of toxic chemicals used in plastic packaging and reduce packaging waste—while increasing recycling and reuse rates.
Reducing both the manufacturing of new packaging materials, and the amount of waste that needs to be disposed of, reduces harmful impacts to underserved communities, which host a disproportionate amount of these industrial facilities.
The Packaging Reduction and Recycling Infrastructure Act also switches the financial burden of dealing with the disposal, recycling, and cleanup of these products from local government waste management programs and taxpayers—back onto the manufacturers that produce them.
Take a couple of minutes and send your elected officials a message supporting these bills using our automated system!
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Reduce Plastic Toxicity and Pollution in New York
We are asking Governor Hochul and the New York Legislature to pass Assembly Bill 1749 and Senate Bill 1464, the Packaging Reduction and Recycling Infrastructure Act.
Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) for packaging bills are strong tools in the fight to protect our bodies and the environment from an onslaught of plastic pollution and toxicity. This legislation will reduce the amount of toxic chemicals used in plastic packaging and reduce packaging waste—while increasing recycling and reuse rates.
Reducing both the manufacturing of new packaging materials, and the amount of waste that needs to be disposed of, reduces harmful impacts to underserved communities, which host a disproportionate amount of these industrial facilities.
The Packaging Reduction and Recycling Infrastructure Act also switches the financial burden of dealing with the disposal, recycling, and cleanup of these products from local government waste management programs and taxpayers—back onto the manufacturers that produce them.
Take a couple of minutes and send your elected officials a message supporting these bills using our automated system!
