Help Put People Over Plastic In New York!
The NYS Legislature is back in session and we need all hands on deck to pass the Packaging Reduction & Recycling Infrastructure Act (A1749-a/S1464-a) introduced by Senator Pete Harckham and Assemblymember Deborah Glick. Join the fight to pass this critical bill which we call PRRIA for short:
Join us in Albany on Monday, May 11 for the People Over Plastic Rally + Advocacy Day. Learn more and register now.
Call Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie to urge him to bring PRRIA to a vote ASAP this session. Click here for his number and a short, simple script.
Email your state legislators to urge them to co-sponsor and pass PRRIA this session. Click here to contact them both now.
Call your state legislators to urge them to co-sponsor and pass PRRIA this session. Click here to call them now.
Write a letter to the editor of your local or regional paper. Click here for guidance, a list of NYS newspapers and sample letter.
Sign up to become a District Captain and organize in your area to build the movement of supporters and let your elected officials know passing PRRIA is a top priority for your district members. Register here. >>
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FACT SHEETS: How the Packaging Reduction and Recycling Infrastructure Act Will Save Tax Dollars for These NY Municipalities:
New York City | Hempstead | Smithtown | Syracuse | Oyster Bay | North Hempstead | Buffalo | Islip | Yonkers | January 2026ONE-PAGE HANDOUT: Ten Requirements for Effective Packaging Reduction Legislation | January 2026
MEMO OF SUPPORT: Local Governments Support A1749, the Packaging Reduction Act | June 2025
MEMO OF SUPPORT: NYCOM, NYSAC & NYAOT Support The Packaging Reduction & Recycling Infrastructure Act | June 2025
LETTER OF SUPPORT: The Sierra Club Supports The Packaging Reduction & Recycling Infrastructure Act | June 2025
MEMO: List of significant amendments made to the Packaging Reduction & Recycling Infrastructure Act | May 2025
VOTE COUNT: NYS Senate Floor Vote on the Packaging Reduction & Recycling Infrastructure Act (S1464) | May 28, 2025
ONE-PAGE HANDOUT: Comparisons of Key Provisions Between the Industry’s Packaging Reduction Bill & A1749/S1464 | May 2025
FACT SHEET: Antimony In Packaging | May 2025
FACT SHEET: Bisphenols in Aluminum Beverage Can Liners | May 2025
REPORT: Projected Economic Benefits of the New York Packaging Reduction and Recycling Infrastructure Act | April 2025
POLL: New Yorkers of All Parties Overwhelmingly Support Requiring Companies to Reduce Packaging | April 2025
ONE-PAGE HANDOUT: Job Creation in the Recycling, Reuse, Refill, and Remanufacturing Sectors | April 2025
FACT SHEET | Alternatives to Plastic for Fertilizer Bags | April 2025
MEMO OF SUPPORT: New York City Environmental Justice Alliance | April 2025
MEMO OF SUPPORT: Consumer Reports Supports the Packaging Reduction & Recycling Infrastructure Act | March 2025
ONE-PAGE HANDOUT: The Packaging Reduction & Recycling Infrastructure Act (click here to download as a printer-friendly black & white PDF) | March 2025
FACT SHEET: Why the Affordable Waste Reduction Act Falls Short | March 2025
FACT SHEET: What Plastics Reduction Looks Like | March 2025
FACT SHEET: How Microplastics Enter the Human Body | March 2025
MEMO OF OPPOSITION: Beyond Plastics opposes the Affordable Waste Reduction Act (A6191/S5062) | March 2025
MEMO: Importance of Banning Toxic Chemicals in S1464/A1749 | February 2025
TESTIMONY: Judith Enck, President, Beyond Plastics and Former EPA Regional Administrator before the NYS Joint Budget Hearing | January 28, 2025
FACT SHEET: Why Colorado’s EPR Law Should Not Be Replicated | August 2024
Packaging Reduction & Recycling Infrastructure Act - Main Provisions | July 2024
MEMO OF SUPPORT: 301 Groups Support the NYS Packaging Reduction and Recycling Infrastructure Act | May 2024
32 Municipalities Support the Packaging Reduction & Recycling Infrastructure Act | May 2024
Ripped From the Headlines: Plastic Harms Human Health | May 2024
Polluter Pays: New York Taxpayers Save When Companies Pay to Deal With Packaging Waste | April 26, 2024
Memo of Support for the Packaging Reduction & Recycling Infrastructure Act | May 2024
MEMO: Rebuttal of the York University Study cited by industry opponents to PRRIA | March 2024
Fact Sheet: The Worst of the Worst: High-Priority Plastic Materials, Chemical Additives, and Products to Phase Out | NRDC | October 2023
NEWS
Syracuse.com | Cut Waste, Cut Costs: Why NY Lawmakers Should Pass Packaging Law | 5/4/26
NY State Senate | Harckham, Glick Introduce Amendments to Packaging Reduction Bill | 4/28/26
Plastic News | ‘Major concessions’ in New York EPR plan, industry remains opposed | 4/28/26
Beyond Plastics | Dozens of Amendments Made to Packaging Reduction & Recycling Infrastructure Act | 4/28/26
Hoodline | Albany Plastic Showdown as Assembly Gears Up for High-Stakes Packaging Brawl | 2/14/26
State of Politics | Plastics reduction bill will once again face a climb in the state Assembly | 2/13/26
Capitol Confidential | Packaging bill proponents plot new path toward passage in 2026 | 2/13/26
Syracuse public Media WAER | A Black History Month connection to a measure to reduce plastic waste and pollution | 2/9/26
Albany Times Union | Packaging bill faced massive lobbying effort, report shows | 10/8/2025
Finger Lakes 1 | New York packaging bill buried under corporate opposition | 10/8/2025
Hell Gate | Big Box Companies Are Killing NY’s Environmental Efforts With Cash | 10/8/2025
Packaging Gateway | New York packaging bill faces 4-to-1 opposition | 10/8/2025
WNYC | A New Report Details David Vs. Goliath Battle | 10/7/2025
Rochester First | Enck talks corporate lobbying against Packaging Reduction and Recycling Infrastructure Act | 10/7/2025
Capitol Confidential | Supporters of the packaging reduction bill that failed on the last day of session were outnumbered 4-to-1, a new report shows | 10/7/2025
Spectrum News | Advocates say their report on EPR lobbying shows classic Albany dysfunction, while business group says opposition is stiff for a reason | 10/7/2025
Politico - New York Playbook | PACK IT UP | 10/7/2025
News 10 ABC (WTEN) | Report: Corporations outspent environmentalists lobbying for New York anti-plastics law | 10/7/2025
City & State NY | Opinion: New York is ready for single-use plastic waste reduction | 9/25/2025
WAER 88.3 | Advocates push bill to shift packaging waste costs to producers to reduce plastics & trash | 9/22/2025
FingerLakes1 | Packaging bill heads for third-round fight | 9/17/2025
Spectrum News One | As advocates gear up for another packaging bill fight, Glick says she's open to 'reasonable' conversations about changes | 9/16/2025
WAMC | Activists urge NYS Assembly pass the Packaging Reduction & Recycling Infrastructure Act | 9/15/2025
NY Focus | How the Clock Ran Out on One of Albany’s Biggest Environmental Bills | 6/19/2025
Packaging Insights | New York State Assembly Fails to Pass Packaging Reduction and Recycling Infrastructure Act | 6/19/2025
Packaging Gateway | Industry Blocks New York Packaging Law in Final Hours | 6/19/2025
Waste 360 | New York Packaging EPR Stalls Again in the Assembly | 6/19/2025
WXXI | NY Lawmakers Put Brakes on Plastic Packaging and Other Environmental Bills | 6/18/2025
Albany News 10 | Single-Use Plastic Packaging Bill Not Voted on In NYS Assembly | 6/18/2025
Spectrum | Enck and Speaker Heastie Trade Blows Over EPR Packaging Bill | 6/18/2025
Politico Playbook NY | Packaging Fallout | 6/18/2025
Buffalo News | Plastics Reduction Bill Hits Snags as Assembly Concludes Session | 6/18/2025
Packaging Dive | New York Legislative Session Ends Without Assembly Vote on Packaging EPR | 6/18/2025
Plastics Recycling Update | NY Legislative Session Ends, Again Without EPR | 6/18/2025
Spectrum | State Assembly Adjourns, Will Not Pass EPR Packaging Bill | 6/17/2025
Beyond Plastics | Assembly Fails to Pass Widely Popular Packaging Reduction and Recycling Infrastructure Act | 6/17/2025
Inside Climate News | New York City Has a Trash Problem. A Packaging Reduction Bill Could Help | 6/14/2025
Beyond Plastics | Mayors, Counties, and Towns Urge Assembly to Pass Packaging Reduction and Recycling Infrastructure Act | 6/11/2025
Times Union Editorial Board | Trash the Plastic, New York: The Benefits of the Packaging Reduction & Recycling Infrastructure Act Outweigh the Costs | 6/11/2025
Beyond Plastics | Beyond Plastics Raises Concerns Over Inaccurate Packaging Cost Study | 6/11/2025
Beyond Plastics | National Sierra Club Head Ben Jealous Urges New York Assembly Leadership to Pass Packaging Reduction and Recycling Infrastructure Act | 6/10/2025
NY Daily News Editorial Board | Reduce wrapping, reduce waste: Speaker Carl Heastie and the Assembly must approve plastics bill | 6/8/2025
Times Union Opinion | LeBrun: The world is choking on plastic | 6/8/2025
Times Union Opinion | Producers Should be Responsible for Packaging | 6/8/2025
Beyond Plastics | Award-Winning Environmental Justice Advocate Stands With Legislators Against Plastic Pollution | 6/4/2025
Syracuse.com Op-Ed | Chemical industry sinks to new low to thwart NY packaging reduction bill | 6/3/2025
Beyond Plastics | ICYMI: As Chemical and Plastic Industry Spend Dirty Money, Packaging Reduction and Recycling Infrastructure Act Gains Momentum| 6/2/2025
Packaging Gateway | New York passes bill to shift packaging waste costs to producers | 6/2/2025
Buffalo News Editorial Board | Bill that has the teeth to address New York's plastic problem should pass | 6/1/2025
CBS News 6 | Environmental advocates push for packaging reduction bill at State Capitol | 5/30/2025
Albany Times Union | Packaging reduction bill passes Senate; Assembly fate unclear | 5/30/2025
City & State NY | Faith leaders urge Assembly to pass packaging reduction bill | 5/29/2025
Spectrum News | Bill aimed at reducing plastic packaging waste passes N.Y. state Senate | 5/29/2025
Beyond Plastics | BREAKING: New York State Legislature Passes Packaging Reduction and Recycling Infrastructure Act! | 5/28/2025
NY Focus | As Albany Debates Plastics Crackdown, Industry Pushes Softer Alternative | 5/28/2025
Mott Haven Herald | Bronx Reps Side with Chemical Giants Over Environmentalists on Waste Bill, After Industry Lobbying | 5/27/2025
The Yonkers Ledger | Call to Cut Plastic Packaging in NYS and Boost Recycling | 5/27/2025
The Daily Voice | Chemistry Council Lobbyists Skirt Campaign Finance Laws: Rivertowns Activists Fight Back | 5/20/2025
The Daily Voice | NY’s Mounting Garbage Crisis Nears Breaking Point As Seneca Meadows Landfill Faces Shutdown | 5/20/2025
Newsday | Prisons, plastics, end of life among issues as NYS legislative session winds down | 5/17/2025
NY Focus | Reporters’ Notebook: Ad Campaign Funded by Chemical Industry Skirted Campaign Finance Rules | 5/15/2025
Spectrum News | Lawmakers to advocates: 'Be vocal' in last month of session | 5/14/2025
Beyond Plastics | Packaging Reduction and Recycling Infrastructure Act Continues to Gain Momentum as Top Environmental Priority This Session | 5/13/2025
The Hudson Independent | Rivertowns Activists Take Their Ambitious Plastics Recycling Campaign to Albany | 5/13/2025
NY Focus | Chemical Industry Redoubles Campaign Against New York Waste Bill | 5/6/2025
Hudson Valley One | A few highlights of the Packaging Reduction & Recycling Infrastructure Act | 5/1/2025
Buffalo News Opinion | New Yorkers could be healthier with less plastic packaging |4/27/2025
Finger Lakes Daily News | NY Counties Call for Action on Waste Reduction | 4/23/2025
Beyond Plastics | New Poll: Majority of New Yorkers Want Less Plastic Packaging | 4/23/2025
Beyond Plastics | Report Projects New York Packaging Reduction Bill Will Save State Taxpayers $1.3 Billion in Just 10 Years | 4/16/2025
Spectrum News | Packaging reduction bill gains momentum in N.Y. as opponents push alternative | 3/20/2025
NYS Senate | Environmental, Civic and Faith-Based Groups, Legislators Call for Packaging Reduction | 3/20/2025
Beyond Plastics | Legislation to Curb Plastic Pollution and Save Taxpayers Money Passes Senate Environmental Conservation Committee | 3/11/2025
Albany Times Union | The truth about plastics is that much of it can't be recycled | 3/9/2025
Beyond Plastics | New Version of a 1990 Packaging Waste Report Shows the Problem Has Only Persisted 35 Years Later | 3/7/2025
Beyond Plastics | Legislation to Curb Plastic Pollution and Save Taxpayers Money Passes Assembly Environmental Conservation Committee | 3/4/2025
Beyond Plastics | As Plastics Industry Boasts About Their Political Access in Albany, Taxpayers Get to Foot the Bill for Their Plastic Pollution | 1/29/2025
City & State NY | Environmental advocates recycle campaign against plastic packaging for new session | 1/28/2025
New York Times | New York Has a Week to Pass Laws on Social Media and Plastics. Will It? | 6/3/2024
Albany Times Union | We're choking on plastics. Here's a chance to do something about it. | 6/3/2024
Newsday | NYS legislative session's final week: Top issues are social media, climate change | 6/3/2024
Gothamist | NY social media regulation, bottle refunds on deck as NY legislative session ends | 6/3/2024
Yonkers Ledger | 23 Westchester Elected Officials Urge Senator Stewart-Cousins to Reduce Plastic Packaging by 50% | 5/31/2024
Beyond Plastics | 23 Westchester Elected Officials Urge Senator Stewart-Cousins to Reduce Plastic Packaging by 50% | 5/31/2024
Buffalo News | Key bills percolating in Albany as Legislature's session nears end | 5/31/2024
Buffalo News | The Editorial Board: These bills will help advance New York's sustainability mission | 5/29/2024
Spectrum News | Supporters of New York plastics reduction bill make final push in the face of 'formidable' opposition | 5/28/2024
LoHud | Advocates Tell Majority Leader Stewart-Cousins 'People over Plastic' as Session Winds Down | 5/28/2024
New York Times | The Push to Control Plastic Waste in New York: What to Know | 5/27/2024
WAER | Environmental Bills Dominate End of Session Priorities for Two CNY state lawmakers | 5/27/2024
Black Westchester | Westchester Residents Urge Senator Andrea Stewart-Cousins: Put People Over Plastics! | 5/23/2024
Beyond Plastics | New Poll: 82% of NY Voters Say Single-Use Plastic Packaging Is a Problem | 5/22/2024
NY Daily News | Reduce wrapping, reduce waste: Cut plastic to save money and the environment | 5/20/2024
Albany Times Union | Uncap This Bottle Bill | 5/15/2024
Beyond Plastics | New York City Leaders Unite For Packaging Reduction and Recycling Infrastructure Act | 5/9/2024
Beyond Plastics | Judith Enck Challenges America’s Plastic Makers to a ‘Cheese Debate’ | 5/8/2024
Bloomberg Law | New York Lawmakers Renew Effort to Reduce Single-Use Plastics | 4/10/2024
Beyond Plastics | Hidden Cost of Plastics: New Study Shows Single-Use Plastics Worse for Health Than Previously Known | 3/25/2024
City Limits | Chemical Industry Amps Up Lobbying to Block New York’s Waste Reduction Bill | 3/7/2024
ExxonKnews | Why the oil and chemical lobby is taking aim at New York’s plastic waste bill | 3/4/2024
Gothamist | New York Lawmakers Push Bill to Crack Down on Plastic Packaging | 2/28/24
ABC7 Eyewitness News | New Bill Aims To Tackle Plastic Packaging and Recycling | 2/28/24
WNYC FM Radio | NYS Lawmakers Want To Charge Businesses Fees Based on How Much Plastic Packaging They Produce | 2/27/24
Beyond Plastics | New York Is Not Disposable: 300+ Advocates, Environmental Leaders, and Lawmakers Rally at New York State Capitol to Fight Plastic Pollution | 2/27/24
Inside Climate News | Environmental Groups Eye a Potential Win with New York Packaging Bill | 2/20/24
Beyond Plastics | Legislation to Curb Plastic Pollution Gains Momentum; Passes Environmental Conservation Committee and Secures Majority of Assembly and Senate Support | 2/13/24
WXXI | Environmentalists Say Cutting the Amount of Plastic Packaging In Products by Half Is a Goal | 1/18/24
Channel 13 | The Push To Reduce Plastic Packaging Across New York State | 1/18/24
Packaging Dive | Environmental Advocates Renew Push for New York EPR Bill | 1/18/24
City & State NY | Quite a few lawmakers are on board to reduce NY plastic packaging by half | 1/18/24
Politico NY | Five environmental issues to watch this session | 1-8-24
WXXI News | Supporters of reducing plastic packaging say a hearing on the bill signals progress | 10-27-23