People Over Plastic Rally & Advocacy Day in Albany: Join us Wednesday, May 7, to urge lawmakers to pass the Packaging Reduction & Recycling Infrastructure Act and the Bigger Better Bottle Bill—cutting plastic pollution, saving taxpayer money, and strengthening recycling efforts. The day includes a morning briefing, a noon rally, and meetings with legislators. No experience needed—RSVP now and join our April 30 virtual briefing to prepare. Free bus from Manhattan/Westchester— Sign up here

*Carpooling may be available. Click here to view carpool options, start, or join a pool.

Bus information for the free bus, please select your pickup location on the form. Pickup and drop off locations:

• Two buses will pick up passengers at the Tick Tock Diner at W 34th Street and 8th Avenue in Manhattan at 7am.
• The bus will depart from Albany at 4:30 pm, stopping in Westchester and arriving back at the Tick Tock Diner at approximately 7pm.

Seats are limited fill out the form on the right to RSVP:https://actionnetwork.org/events/5-7-25?clear_id=true

Why are these two bills important?

• Plastic packaging is made from fossil fuels and chemicals.
• The U.S. is the world's largest plastic polluter.
• Plastic is responsible for double the emissions as the global aviation industry.
• Just 5-6% of plastic is recycled in the U.S.
• Plastic never biodegrades; it just breaks down into smaller microplastics. Microplastics have been found in human blood, hearts, lungs, livers, placentas, brains, testes, and breastmilk.
• The Packaging Reduction & Recycling Infrastructure Act reduces plastic at the source and makes packaging truly recyclable and less toxic.
• The Bigger Better Bottle Bill modernizes the current state law, and would recover billions of valuable recyclable containers from the waste stream.
• Massive grassroots advocacy is the firewall against Big Plastic's influence. The American Chemistry Council, fossil fuel companies, and consumer brands are in Albany opposing this bill and talking to legislators - we need YOU to add your voice to pass these two major climate and environmental justice bills!