Call Your NY Assemblymember & urge them to put people over plastic!

This is our last chance for this legislative session to take action to help tackle the overuse of single-use packaging and fight plastic pollution in NYS. The Packaging Reduction and Recycling Infrastructure Act (S1749a/A1646a) reduces plastic packaging, bans some of the worst toxic chemicals used in packaging including banning PFAS, does not allow chemical recycling aka advanced recycling to count as real recycling and makes big corporations pay for waste management.

This bill would reduce plastic pollution, and because plastics are made from fossil fuels, it will also reduce climate emissions. It will save millions of tax dollars and protect public health. But an army of industry lobbyists like Coca Cola and the super powerful plastics lobby are in Albany fighting hard against this bill. We need your voice!  We need people power to outrun the Albany fat cats.

Call your state assemblymember today!

1. Dial the Assembly Switchboard at 518-455-4100 and ask to be connected to your Assemblymember’s office. If you’re not sure who your Assemblymember is, click here to look them up.

When someone picks up, you can use this short script (the bold text below is the critical part if you want to keep it short and sweet):

“Hi, my name is ____ and I’m a constituent calling from _____. I’m calling to urge the Assemblymember to please vote YES on the Packaging Reduction & Recycling Infrastructure Act (Assembly Bill 1749a). This bill passed through the Senate two years in a row but has never come up for a floor vote in the Assembly. Also, please inform the Speaker you'll vote YES on A1749a. (only say the last sentence if you think they are a yes vote)

2. Take a moment to report your call to Beyond Plastics using THIS LINK.  

Together, we can counteract corporate lobbying and make a real difference.