Groups Speak Out Against Plastic Waste at Market 32 in Albany

Several dozen people with Zero Waste Capital District, Beyond Plastics, Rensselaer County Women for Change, and Watervliet Huddle rallied in front of the Market 32 supermarket in Albany on July 23 to protest the excessive single-use plastic packaging. Speakers at the press conference at the event include Marc Thurston of Zero Waste Capital District, Sally Lauletta of the Watervliet Huddle and Rensselear County Women for Change, and Judith Enck of Beyond Plastics, the group which coordinated a national day of action with events in 15 communities. By Mark Dunlea of Hudson Mohawk Magazine.