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Can New York State Get 'Beyond Plastic?'

37 min · 26 de may de 2026
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New York State lawmakers are considering the Packaging Reduction and Recycling Infrastructure Act. Judith Enck, founder of Beyond Plastics, professor at Bennington College, former EPA Region 2 administrator and author of The Problem with Plastic: How We Can Save Ourselves and Our Planet Before It’s Too Late [https://thenewpress.org/books/the-problem-with-plastic/] (The New Press, 2025), talks about why she is advocating for its passage and what the bill would do if it becomes law. Photo: A recycling bin in New York City. (Credit: RockyJennifer/Wikimedia Commons CC BY-SA 4.0 [https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/deed.en]) Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com [https://pcm.adswizz.com] for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising. To access the official documents and the unedited interview transcript, please visit our digital archive here ➡️ https://goo.su/bCg2fNd [https://digitalmarketingtrendingtop.blogspot.com/] 📻 This conversation matters. Keep it alive. 🔥 [YOUR CLICK FUELS INDEPENDENT MEDIA — DO IT NOW] [https://digitalmarketingtrendingtop.blogspot.com/]🔥

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