Call to Ask Your Assemblymember to vote "YES" on the Packaging Reduction Act & The Bigger Better Bottle Bill!
These two important bills are moving and we need your help to ensure that your Assemblymember votes YES on two critical bills to reduce plastic pollution, packaging waste, climate emissions & toxic chemicals and give refillables and recycling a big boost. Hurry! The legislative session ends on June 6, 2024.
1. Dial the Assembly Switchboard at 518-455-4100 and ask to be connected to your Assemblymember’s office. If you’re not sure who your Assemblymember is, click here to look them up.
2. When someone answers, please use the script below:
“Hi, my name is NAME. I’m a constituent calling from YOUR TOWN/CITY. I’m calling to urge the Assemblymember to please vote YES on two important bills. The Packaging Reduction & Recycling Infrastructure Act (A5322-b) and the Bigger Better Bottle Bill (A6353-b) are the key to reducing packaging waste, cutting climate change emissions, removing toxic chemicals from packaging, increasing refillables, reducing air pollution, and protecting environmental justice communities.
I urge the Assemblymember to please vote YES on both of these much-needed bills.”
3. Thank the staffperson for taking your call and hang up.
4. Once you've hung up, please take a moment to fill out the form on the right to let us know how your calls went -- a very important step!
Thank you so much for helping to stem the tide of plastic pollution in New York State.