Beyond Plastics

Beyond Plastics Founded by former U.S.
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EPA Regional Administrator, Judith Enck at Bennington College's Center for the Advancement of Public Action, Beyond Plastics is building a nation-wide grassroots movement to end plastic pollution.

"We need the state Assembly and Angelo Santabarbara to support the Packaging Reduction and Recycling Infrastructure Act ...
05/29/2026

"We need the state Assembly and Angelo Santabarbara to support the Packaging Reduction and Recycling Infrastructure Act (A1749A) this year. This bill is essential in reducing single-use plastic packaging, an excessive amount of plastic waste that is created every day.

"Passing the Packaging Reduction and Recycling Infrastructure Act would reduce waste, increase recycling efforts, lower toxicity in food products, cut greenhouse gas emissions and save local governments and taxpayers millions of dollars."

What a great letter from Cheryl Nechamen of Schenectady, NY, in The Daily Gazette of Schenectady!

https://www.dailygazette.com/opinion/letters-for-friday-may-29-2026/article_59fb9275-0bd3-4710-89b6-31f3a9c05e3d.html

🏷️ Honorable Speaker of the New York State Assembly Carl E. Heastie, Andrea Stewart-Cousins

"The best part is [The Packaging Reduction & Recycling Infrastructure Act] is projected to save NYS 1.3 BILLION dollars ...
05/29/2026

"The best part is [The Packaging Reduction & Recycling Infrastructure Act] is projected to save NYS 1.3 BILLION dollars in the first ten years, 103 million of which will be here in the Hudson Valley! We must all thank Andrea Stewart-Cousins for passing PRRIA the past two years in a row, and urge her and Honorable Speaker of the New York State Assembly Carl E. Heastie to bring PRRIA to the floor for a vote this session."

Loving the enthusiasm from Jennifer Horowitz of Beyond Plastics Lower Westchester in this letter to The Yonkers Ledger!

https://www.theyonkersledger.com/opinion/plastic-reduction-and-recycling-infrastructure-act-prria-is-what-we-need-now-from-albany/58943/

🏷️ Senator Pete Harckham, Nader Sayegh, New York State Assemblyman, Yonkers

"The recycling center in the town of New Lebanon recently closed due to cuts in the county budget. This will almost cert...
05/29/2026

"The recycling center in the town of New Lebanon recently closed due to cuts in the county budget. This will almost certainly sharply decrease the recycling that residents will do, since the alternative county transfer stations are all at some distance from our town.

"There is a solution. Produce less single use plastic and make the producers pay for its disposal. If Honorable Speaker of the New York State Assembly Carl E. Heastie would call for a vote on the Plastics Reduction and Recycling Infrastructure Act, the state would save tax dollars while protecting our health and our environment."

Shoutout to Adelia Moore of New Lebanon, NY, for getting this LTE published in The Columbia Paper!

https://www.thecolumbiapaper.com/sections/opinion/articles/to-the-editor-she-asked-for-heastie-to-call-for-a-vote-on-plastics-reduction-act

🏷️ Andrea Stewart-Cousins, Didi Barrett, Michelle Hinchey

Thank you to New York State Senators Harckam and Bottcher, and Assemblymembers Lee, Simon, and Gallagher for your commit...
05/29/2026

Thank you to New York State Senators Harckam and Bottcher, and Assemblymembers Lee, Simon, and Gallagher for your commitment to reducing single-use packaging and banning toxic chemicals.

Let's get this over the finish line! Call (844) 311-4414 right now to be connected directly to your Assemblymember's office, and urge them to vote yes on The Packaging Reduction & Recycling Infrastructure Act (A1749-a)

"On behalf of the Surfrider Foundation, Eastern Long Island Chapter and our 200-plus members on the East End of Long Isl...
05/29/2026

"On behalf of the Surfrider Foundation, Eastern Long Island Chapter and our 200-plus members on the East End of Long Island, we thank Assemblymember Tommy John Schiavoni for putting constituents’ health — and pocketbooks — above chemical industry profits by co-sponsoring this bill. But we urge Assemblyman Schiavoni to speak up about PRRIA in conference and urge Honorable Speaker of the New York State Assembly Carl E. Heastie to put PRRIA to a vote and finally put people over plastic."

Thank you to Brody Eggert of Springs, Long Island, for this compelling letter to 27east!

https://www.27east.com/east-hampton-press/opinion/letters/article_aa911e22-fa46-4def-9827-c80c6f0798d4.html

🏷️ Andrea Stewart-Cousins, Anthony Palumbo

"From a health perspective, with everything we're learning about microplastics in the human body, from an ecological per...
05/29/2026

"From a health perspective, with everything we're learning about microplastics in the human body, from an ecological perspective, and from a taxpayer perspective, I would say plastic is anything but cheap." - Beyond Plastics President Judith Enck

Your calls today are critical. Please call (844) 311-4414 right now to be connected directly to your Assemblymember's office (and tag them below) and let them know that our bodies and our planet are not disposable. We need them to vote YES on the Packaging Reduction & Recycling Infrastructure Act, bill A1749-A

As we get closer to passing the Packaging Reduction and Recycling Infrastructure Act (PRRIA), lobbyists are pushing myth...
05/29/2026

As we get closer to passing the Packaging Reduction and Recycling Infrastructure Act (PRRIA), lobbyists are pushing myths, like PRRIA will hurt businesses. Let's get the facts straight.

* The packaging reduction is gradual, over the course of 12 years, providing plenty of time for corporations to comply

* The bill only applies to large companies

* Legislators have incorporated 68 concessions to bill opponents

* Businesses often oppose public-interest regulation (see: seat belts, smoking in restaurants, leaded gasoline)

* The status quo of using toxic chemicals in food and beverage containers is physically hurting us. That should be unacceptable

Tag an elected official who needs to hear this below

Did you catch Beyond Plastics President Judith Enck on Brian Lehrer this week, talking about the Packaging Reduction and...
05/28/2026

Did you catch Beyond Plastics President Judith Enck on Brian Lehrer this week, talking about the Packaging Reduction and Recycling Infrastructure Act?

We need to stop giving corporations a free ride for the trash that they make, and shift the cost from taxpayers back to the big companies that make the trash to begin with.

These are the final days to pass packaging reduction. Please call 844-311-4414 to be connected directly to your Assemblymember's office and urge them to vote YES on the Packaging Reduction & Recycling Infrastructure Act, bill A1749-A

The momentum against plastic pollution is building up! 🌍 We’re excited to announce a new group joining our network. Toge...
05/28/2026

The momentum against plastic pollution is building up! 🌍 We’re excited to announce a new group joining our network. Together, we’re moving closer to a

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