And Brian Laird on WNYc. Now we'll observe Earth Day and again happy Earth Day everybody

by inviting you to participate with us in an Earth Week experiment and talking with

former EPA official Judith Ank who has devoted her post-government

career to activism to reduce the amount of plastic we all consume and to point

out its facts. Today for, she's testifying before the state

legislature in Trenton to talk about some New Jersey initiatives. We'll get into

those. Another news hook to this last Thursday on the New York

side, the New York City Council passed a resolution calling on the

state legislature to pass the Packaging Reduction and Recycling

Infrastructure Act.

That bill aims to reduce plastic packaging by 50%

over the course of 12 years.

And after those 12 years, all plastics

and other recyclables must be made to be at least 70% recyclable and some of the

costs of that as far as the bill puts it would be offset by the companies that make plastic packaging themselves.

I also see the New York State legislature is considering a ban on individually wrapped

cheese slices.

How about that one?

Joining us now to break down these bills.

Why City Council is challenging the state legislature

to reduce the state's plastic consumption

and to help us introduce our own second Brian Lareshow

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