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How Paid Lobbyists Defeated Packaging Reduction Legislation

How Paid Lobbyists Defeated Packaging Reduction Legislation

Update: 2025-10-09
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On October 7, Beyond Plastics released a new report, “Follow the Money: The David vs. Goliath Battle to Pass the New York Packaging Reduction and Recycling Infrastructure Act.” Reports filed with the state showed that the bill was the most lobbied on during the section, with 107 lobbyists paid to defeat it. 21 of the 50 highest-paid lobbying firms in New York were retained by industry opponents to defeat a bill that was supported by 73% of New Yorkers. We hear from Judith Enck of Beyond Plastics and Blair Horner of NYPIRG. This has been Mark Dunlea for Hudson Mohawk Magazine 

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How Paid Lobbyists Defeated Packaging Reduction Legislation

How Paid Lobbyists Defeated Packaging Reduction Legislation

Mark A Dunlea