Plastic Reduction and Recycling Infrastructure Act (#PRRIA) Is What We Need Now From Albany

Plastic Reduction and Recycling Infrastructure Act (#PRRIA) is What We Need Now from Albany

Photo Courtesy of Beyond Plastics-garbage bin In a time when many people feel disheartened by what is happening in government, here in NY we have an amazing opportunity to pass groundbreaking legislation this year. The Packaging Reduction and Recycling Infrastructure Act (S1464a – Harckham / A1749a – Glick) bans 13 of the most harmful chemical groups currently used in packaging, reduces plastic packaging by 30% over the next 12 years, prohibits …

New York Plastics Law Advances Amid Debate Over ‘Chemical Recycling’

By Lauren Dalban, Inside Climate News This article originally appeared on Inside Climate News, a nonprofit, non-partisan news organization that covers climate, energy and the environment. Sign up for their newsletter here. Legislation that would reduce plastic waste in New York is advancing in the state Legislature amid a contentious debate over chemical recycling. If it passes, New York would have one of the strongest controls on plastic packag…