Despite repeated promises to the contrary, “chemical recycling” is doing virtually nothing to address the enormous — and rapidly growing — plastics crisis.
Instead, it’s setting communities up to deal with job losses, major environmental burdens, and wasted public subsidies.
Thank you to the incredible advocates who fought tenaciously for the Packaging Reduction and Recycling Infrastructure Act in Albany.
While we are disappointed that it did not come up for a floor vote in the Legislature, we loved working with so many of you, and “We’ll be back.”
Beyond Plastics President Judith Enck in the studios of Democracy Now!
After this past legislative session in New York, she's reflecting on how we really need more democracy now!
Freepoint Eco-Systems’ “chemical recycling” facility in Hebron, Ohio promised a “cleaner tomorrow” — but delivered malfunctions and toxic emissions for a dirtier today.
Despite all this, Big Plastic continues to push “chemical recycling” as the solution to our plastic crisis. #plastic
🚨EVENT NEXT WEEK🚨 Beantown area peeps, please join our president Judith Enck at the Brookline Booksmith in MA on Weds, June 17 for a free talk about our new book “The Problem with Plastic: How We Can Save Ourselves and Our Planet Before It’s Too Late.” We hope to see you there and then.
Assemblymember Linda Rosenthal plays Plastectomy!, correctly identifying microplastics in the brain, carotid arteries, lungs, liver, kidneys, bloodstream, testicles, and bone marrow
Thank you for supporting The Packaging Reduction & Recycling Infrastructure Act (A1749-a)
Let's get this passed ASAP
"[W]e call on our lawmakers in Albany to take action before this session ends and pass a bill that will slash pollution by significantly reducing the 24 million pounds of material New York City’s sanitation workers collect daily."
-Gregory Anderson, commissioner of DSNY, for City & State
"Chemical recycling is merely a talking point for plastic lobbyists who want to say, 'No need to reduce plastics. We can do chemical recycling.'" - Beyond Plastics President Judith Enck on The Brian Lehrer Show
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"There was an avalanche of special interest opposition, and we were outgunned and outmaneuvered.
All we had were the facts on our side and hundreds of advocates all over the state contacting lawmakers.”
-Judith Enck on Spectrum News
This event is free and open to all but please RSVP in advance: www.beyondplastics.org/events/brook...
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Join Judith Enck. president of Beyond Plastics at the Brookline Booksmith in Brookline, MA on Wednesday, June 17, 2026 at 7:00 PM to learn more about the new book, “The Problem with Plastic”
