REPORT: Follow the Money: The David vs. Goliath Battle to Pass the New York Packaging Reduction & Recycling Infrastructure Act (A1749, S1464)
Reducing plastic waste in New York has turned into a David vs. Goliath fight in Albany.
On one side: communities, environmental advocates, local governments, and public health organizations fighting to reduce toxic plastic packaging, save taxpayer dollars, and hold corporations accountable.
On the other: some of the world’s biggest corporations — Amazon, ExxonMobil, McDonald’s, Shell, Coca-Cola, and their allies — pouring millions into lobbying campaigns to protect the status quo of more waste, more pollution, and more taxpayer costs.
REPORT: Projected Economic Benefits of the New York Packaging Reduction and Recycling Infrastructure Act
The Packaging Reduction and Recycling Infrastructure Act (AB 1749/SB 1464) would not only help solve New York State’s growing solid waste crisis by reducing packaging waste by 30% over 12 years, protect public health by banning the use of 17 toxic chemicals in packaging, and improve recycling rates across the state, but also save New Yorkers a significant amount of money—an estimated $1.3 billion over the next 10 years.