Zero Waste New York Founding Statewide Conference For Advocates Working on Incineration, Landfills, PFAS, Sewage Sludge, Recycling, Reuse, Composting & Waste Prevention Wednesday, April 30, 2025 & Thursday, May 1, 2025 First Presbyterian Church, State & Willett Sts., Albany, New York Register by April 25th! More info at https://zerowasteny.org/conference/ Speakers: Ruth Abbe, Zero Waste USA Tom Padia, […]

Folks who worked on the Packaging Reduction bill last session may remember the infamous "cheese debate," wherein a certain food manufacturer claimed that PRRIA would take away  individually plastic-wrapped cheese product slices. While it seems obvious that replacing plastic cheese wrappers with parchment paper to separate slices will reduce waste, there's another aspect of the cheese debate […]

Hit the streets with us on May Day in NYC to celebrate and demonstrate the power of workers! Join us for two important actions on May 1st: SIGN UP HERE to join the Coalition to Fight for our Health and Lives at noon on May 1st at City Hall (Broadway & Murray St) in NYC, calling on City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams to […]

Arbor Day 2025! Saturday, May 3rd from 1pm to 3pm! Hartley Park is located at 144 North 5th Ave in Mount Vernon, 10550!

Please save the date for the upcoming New York State Public Banking Summit, taking place May 5-6, 2025 in Albany at the Capitol. RSVP today so we can count you in!  This exciting two-day event will bring together organizers, advocates, and allies from across the state to explore how public banking can leverage public money toward affordable housing, green […]

Free training for funding applications Do you need help securing funding for environmental projects? The WE ACT Thriving Communities Technical Assistance Centers (WE ACT TCTAC) can support your organization in planning for grants funding — from identifying grants, to organizing opportunities, to developing strategies for prospective funding opportunities. We are accepting registrations through April 29th. WE […]

Save the date! It's TCTAC time! We are holding our first training session on May 6, and the topic will be securing funding for environmental projects! The WE ACT Thriving Communities Technical Assistance Centers (WE ACT TCTAC) can support your organization in planning for grants funding — from identifying grants, to organizing opportunities, to developing […]

Hi Nada, Hope you're doing well. I'm reaching out again to ask you to help us spread the word about our advocacy day in Albany on May 7. Industry is spending hundreds of thousands on special interest lobbyists to kill the Packaging Reduction and Recycling Infrastructure Act because they know this bill is designed to […]

Please help spread the word! RSVP here to join us.  This will be a key part of our push to win passage of the Second Look Act, Earned Time Act, and Marvin Mayfield Act this year! As team leader, you'd support a team of participants in meeting with lawmakers. 

From Linda Flor Brito: We are witnessing unprecedented attacks against our immigrant communities which are escalating by the day. The Trump administration’s cruelty knows no limits—handcuffing children in Sackets Harbor, disappearing New Yorkers to CECOT in El Salvador, and detaining both citizens and non-citizens without due process.  As these abuses of power continue on the […]