Join the New York is Not Disposable coalition in Albany and urge state legislators to pass the Packaging Reduction and Recycling Infrastructure Act, the strongest state bill in the nation to address planet-warming single-use plastics by reducing them at the source.

Please join us in Albany on Tuesday, May 14 to let your state legislators know you want them to pass packaging reduction this year!

The negative impacts of plastic on human health are increasingly visible and increasingly costly. This March, the New England Journal of Medicine released the results of a study detecting micro- and nanoplastics in the carotid artery plaque of 58% of patients, and found that it measurably increased the risk of heart attack, stroke, and all-cause mortality in those patients. What does this mean for us? Join Beyond Plastics for a conversation with Philip J. Landrigan, M.D. on Plastics and Your Health.

Please join us in Albany on Tuesday, February 27 to let your state legislators know you want them to pass packaging reduction ASAP this year!

On November 15, 2023 New York Attorney General Letitia James sued PepsiCo for misleading the public about its goals to eliminate single-use plastic, and for endangering the environment. Please join us from 7-8pm ET on Tuesday, February 20 for a conversation with Lemuel Srlovic, Chief of the Environmental Bureau of the New York Attorney General’s Office, about the details and significance of the suit.

The New York Waste Reduction Coalition is hosting a virtual advocacy days online to advance the Bigger Better Bottle Bill and the Packaging Reduction and Recycling Act on Thursday, January 18.