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Updated July 23, 2008 Facing fare hike, riders beg city, state for funds MTA to propose 2009 farehike; riders outraged Schumer demands pollution controls So soon? Fares and tolls rise in MTA plan Subway delays rise, and No. 4 line is slowest Subway plan would have overcrowded trains skip stops LIPA's program energy project tests has mixed results Analysis: Bruno leaves legacy, lessons Click here to visit the news archive
New Report New York State oversight of doctors is weakening. NYPIRG, allies, call for support of Governor Paterson’s reforms. Clean Drinking Water Coalition Releases First Annual DEP Report Card Corporate Campaign Contributions Sticker Shock 101: Faculty Opinions about Textbook Prices, Publishers’ Tactics, and Efforts to Rein in Textbook Prices Buried in Bottles: A Survey of Beverage Containers in New York’s Litter NYPIRG Releases Letter From More Than 100 NYS Faculty in Support of Optical Scan Voting Systems Help fight skyrocketing drug prices: Click here to find out about the Rx Affordability campaign Buying Clean and Green Electricity for Your Home: A NYPIRG Guide NYPIRG is New York State’s largest research and advocacy non-profit organization primarily focused on environmental preservation, consumer protection, government reform and public health issues. |
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Over the past 25 years more than 90 billion bottles and cans have been returned and recycled through the bottle bill. More than six million tons of plastic, glass and metal have been kept out of our landfills and incinerators. There is less litter and broken glass in our streets, parks, playgrounds and beaches, making them safer, cleaner, and more attractive. NYPIRG is now spearheading a statewide campaign to update and improve New York’s bottle bill. More than 600 groups, businesses, and local governments support the “Bigger Better Bottle Bill,” which would MORE... |
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2007 marked the 25th anniversary of New York’s Returnable Container Act, better known as the Bottle Bill. Passed in 1982, the bottle bill, which
requires
a 5-cent refundable deposit on beer and soda containers sold in New York, has been New York's most successful recycling and litter prevention program.