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Beyond Plastics @beyondplastics.bsky.social · 4d

📊 Our new report exposes the 4-to-1 lobbying advantage industry giants used to block #NewYork's Packaging Reduction & Recycling Infrastructure Act. But 73% of New Yorkers support it. Who will #Albany lawmakers listen to? ➡️ bit.ly/prria-lobbying

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Bigger Better Bottle Bill NY @bottlebill.bsky.social · 22d

Come learn about the Bottle Bill next Wednesday 9/24 at @surewecannyc.bsky.social to mark #ClimateWeekNYC

Recycling Center Tour + Happy Hour | Climate Week

Sure We Can is a non-profit redemption center founded by and for canners -- people who collect and redeem botltles and cans to earn a living. If you've ever wondered about those people pushing shoppin...

www.climateweeknyc.org

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Bigger Better Bottle Bill NY @bottlebill.bsky.social · 26d

Sugar water (aka Tropicana Strawberry Lemonade) containers carry a deposit in Maine, Hawaii, Oregon and California but, sadly, not New York. Makes no sense!

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Bigger Better Bottle Bill NY @bottlebill.bsky.social · Sep 3

Redeeming cans is indeed a great hustle, as this viral video shows. Sadly its only half as good in NY as in CT(where this video was made) which increased their deposit to 10 cents a few years ago. www.thecooldown.com/green-busine...

Costco shopper cashes in after bringing bottles to reverse vending machine: 'This could be a great hustle'

One TikToker shared how they made $23 at Costco by using a reverse vending machine.

www.thecooldown.com

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Bigger Better Bottle Bill NY @bottlebill.bsky.social · Sep 2

Sure We Can is doing a tour + happy hour + Bottle Bill education session tomorrow night and space is available, please sign up here and help us spread the word.

Recycling Center Tour + Happy Hour @ Sure We Can in Brooklyn

Come tour our non-profit redemption center in Bushwick. Learn about the campaign to strengthen NY's Bottle Bill + wine, beer & lemonade :)

www.eventbrite.com

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Bigger Better Bottle Bill NY @bottlebill.bsky.social · Aug 29

No summer breaks at @surewecan Every day, recyclers are hustling for that 5 cents.

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Bigger Better Bottle Bill NY @bottlebill.bsky.social · Aug 22

Container redemption is part of the economy in NYS, and you’ll find plenty of pop-up redemption centers, like this one in Hollis, Queens

Bigger Better Bottle Bill NY @bottlebill.bsky.social · Aug 14

“We know what to do to reduce …litter, waste, and plastic in the ocean,” It’s called the bottle bill. It’s just got to be modernized.” - Janet Domenitz, MASSPIRG

The push to modernize “Bottle Bill” as redemption centers close

For decades, New York’s “Bottle Bill” has been credited with reducing litter and boosting recycling rates across the state. The law, officially known as the Returnable Container Act, requires a deposi...

wnyt.com

Bigger Better Bottle Bill NY @bottlebill.bsky.social · Aug 13

We met Inez, 78 years old, as she collected cans near the Army Terminal in Sunset Park. When we mentioned that it must be a good hustle a retired person like her, she corrected us. “I’m not retired,” she said. Indeed.

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Bigger Better Bottle Bill NY @bottlebill.bsky.social · Aug 11

“You are going to see less beverage container litter on the ground either because that person has taken it in for redemption or somebody else will find the container and take it in for redemption.” - Susan Collins, @containerrecycling.bsky.social

CT sees major increase in 2024 beverage container redemption rates after bottle bill upgrades

Numbers are moving in the right direction for beverage container redemption in Connecticut. The Container Recycling Institute, a national nonprofit recycling industry organization, released its 2024 n...

www.yahoo.com

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Bigger Better Bottle Bill NY @bottlebill.bsky.social · Jul 31

Hydration drink? Electrolyte beverage? Ice Tea? Kombucha? None of this stuff is currently covered under New York’s
bottle bill. That needs to change.

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Bigger Better Bottle Bill NY @bottlebill.bsky.social · Jul 24

Can collectors are working hard across NYC this summer, and if your eyes are open, you can’t miss them. Thank you, Xian-jong (on Upper 5th Ave, Manhattan)

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Bigger Better Bottle Bill NY @bottlebill.bsky.social · Jul 22

Billy is an independent recycler we spoke to on 5th Ave in Park Slope, Brooklyn - just one of thousands of folks doing this work across NYC.

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Bigger Better Bottle Bill NY @bottlebill.bsky.social · Jul 17

Senator @agounardes.bsky.social will you help us clean up the waterfront in your district by supporting the Bigger Better Bottle Bill?

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Prism @prismreports.org · Jun 23

For New York canners, a dime could make all the difference, @gaeacabico.bsky.social reports. While the cost of living in New York has soared, the deposit on a bottle remains just 5 cents. The “Bottle Bill” could reshape conditions for canners, many of whom are immigrants & people of color.

For New York canners, a dime could make all the difference

The deposit on a bottle remains just 5 cents. The “Bottle Bill” could change working and living conditions for canners

prismreports.org

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Bigger Better Bottle Bill NY @bottlebill.bsky.social · Jun 12

“It has been 5 cents since it was first introduced in 1982, but officials tell CBS News New York's John Dias a change is long overdue”

Push on to increase New York bottle deposit rate to 10 cents

It has been 5 cents since it was first introduced in 1982, but officials tell CBS News New York's John Dias a change is long overdue.

www.cbsnews.com

Bigger Better Bottle Bill NY @bottlebill.bsky.social · Jun 11

“Advocates say the Bigger Better Bottle Bill would not only benefit canners and struggling families but also deliver significant financial and environmental gains for New York City and state.” cc @speakercarlheastie.bsky.social @leaderasc.bsky.social

Bronx canners back push to double bottle and can deposit from 5 to 10 cents – Bronx Times

Advocates are renewing their push for a long-stalled bill that would double New York’s bottle deposit from five to 10 cents, allowing the city’s “canners” —

www.bxtimes.com

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Beyond Plastics @beyondplastics.bsky.social · Jun 10

We're drowning in plastic. #NEWYORK ASSEMBLY: Don't fall for industry misinformation. Please put people over plastic and pass the Packaging Reduction and Recycling Infrastructure Act. @nyassemblymajority.bsky.social @deborahjglick.bsky.social

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Bigger Better Bottle Bill NY @bottlebill.bsky.social · Jun 9

Connecticut increased its bottle deposit from 5 cents to 10 cents (also expanded the covered containers) four years ago. NY lawmakers need to simply look at what happened in their neighboring state!

How Connecticut modernized its deposit return system

YouTube video by TOMRA

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Bigger Better Bottle Bill NY @bottlebill.bsky.social · Jun 3

A new report by @reloop.bsky.social sheds light on the dramatic, positive impact that Deposit Return Schemes (DRS) can have on reducing beverage-related litter.

Confirmation that deposit return systems drastically reduce litter

New global analysis confirms deposit return systems drastically reduce beverage container litter.

www.reloopplatform.org

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Bigger Better Bottle Bill NY @bottlebill.bsky.social · Jun 1

Do you see the Gatorade Zero bottle in this public trash can? No deposit was paid on it, its worth nothing, no canner will pick it out. Instead, this bottle is bound for the landfill, and we taxpayers will pay to have it hauled there. This needs to change.

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Syracuse.com @syracuse.com · May 27

Cry of fraud is a smoke screen for opposition to updated NY bottle bill (Your Letters)

Letter writer responds to soda bottlers advancing a competing bill in Albany.

www.syracuse.com

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Bigger Better Bottle Bill NY @bottlebill.bsky.social · May 27

“Deborah Glick, who chairs the Assembly Environmental Conservation commitee, told Newsday the democratic majorty has been discussing its priorities and she was encouraged by the additional days, adding ‘now I’m really hopeful’”

New York lawmakers push for reduced plastic packaging

New York State lawmakers propose legislation to cut plastic packaging, boost recycling, and transition utilities from fossil fuels by June's legislative session end.

www.newsday.com

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Bigger Better Bottle Bill NY @bottlebill.bsky.social · May 26

Take a look for yourself some day. On nearly every block of NYC you’ll find public trash cans with empty beverage containers, to be landfilled by the city instead of put back into the circular economy.

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Bigger Better Bottle Bill NY @bottlebill.bsky.social · May 25

How does the Bigger Better Bottle Bill save cities money? For one, by keeping them from having to collect, haul, and landfill empty containers, like these, from public trash cans