Cigarette butts and vape waste, regularly tossed on the ground, contribute significantly to health and environmental hazards. 4.5 trillion cigarette butts, saturated with potent toxins, are annually discarded world-wide.
Join a cigarette butt and vape walk with the MSWAB
Part 2: Waste, Environment & Race - A Community Conversation event series
NYC Solid Waste Advisory Boards' Public Hearing Regarding EPR
Extended Producer Responsibility Hearing (EPR) February 2
Announcing the Manhattan, Brooklyn, Bronx and Queens Solid Waste Advisory Boards’ (SWABs) Public Hearing on Title 33 , Extended Producer Responsibility included in Governor Hochul’s proposed Fiscal Year 2023 Executive Budget.
The Cigarette Butt Tour
NYCHA and the NYC Solid Waste Advisory Boards (SWAB) Convene Panel
Organic Waste Diversion and Sustainability: NRDC Testimony on NYC's FY 2022 Budget
Facing the Plastic Pollution Crisis: A Jan. 19 Talk with Judith Enck
Join the Brooklyn and Manhattan Solid Waste Advisory Boards and the Bronx and Queens SWAB Organizing Committees (via Zoom) on Tuesday, January 19 from 6:30 until 7:30 pm for a talk with Judith Enck of Beyond Plastics.
Moderated by Dior St. Hillaire from the Bronx SWAB Organizing Committee, the session will discuss how single-use plastic is harming our environment and what we can do about it.
The event is FREE, but requires advance registration.
Sign up VIA EVENTBRITE