Westminster’s Session passed a motion at its November 12, 2024 meeting directing our church to sign a letter of support for the Packaging Reduction and Recycling Infrastructure Act (S4246-D/A5322-D) (NYS). New York State is close to passing the country’s most comprehensive packaging reduction legislation. The NYS Senate has passed the bill and the Assembly will act upon it before year-end.
The passage of the bill will require companies to reduce their packaging by at least 30% over 12 years, get 19 of the most toxic chemicals out of packaging, save taxpayers and municipalities money, and force polluting companies to deal with their packaging waste. Kathryn Beilke, Coordinator, Interfaith Partnerships at Beyond Plastics, delivered an impactful educational program at our first Westminster Climate Forum event on October 29. Support of this resolution allows Westminster to participate in meaningful environmental solutions. We invite you to follow this link to the Beyond Plastics website, which shows what you can do as an individual: https://www.beyondplastics.org/nys-packaging-reduction
Submitted by the WPC Earth Care Team
