Climate Change
Foes of New York Packaging Bill Used Threats of Empty Grocery Shelves to Defeat Plastics Bill
Dek: The Packaging Reduction and Recycling Infrastructure Act sought to remake waste management and recycling in New York. Advocates vow to keep trying.
In the end, it may have been fears that Kraft Heinz would remove plastic tubs of Cool Whip or individually wrapped processed cheese slices from grocery store shelves that defeated an ambitious packaging reduction and recycling bill in the New York State Legislature.
Foes of New York Packaging Bill Used Threats of Empty Grocery Shelves to Defeat Plastics Bill