Dear friend, There’s a slight chill in the air, it must be September, and Climate Week! This week folks from all across the world come to NYC to participate in conversations around the climate and su...

This Climate Week NYC, tour a non-profit redemption center & learn about the role of canners in NYC's waste management!

Volunteer with us to support our mission and learn from Sure We Can staff and community members about the day-to-day work of bottle and can collecting and sorting. Volunteers will participate in sorti...

A community festival with music, performances, and visual artworks that all incorporate and transform found and discarded objects.

Dear friend, Join us this weekend for a really interesting and fun time at our Recycled Culture event on Sunday September 13th from 3p-7p ! We’re presenting a variety of interesting experienc...

Dear friend, I hope the summer is treating you well! August is an interesting month in NYC; while we don’t necessarily practice the much-praised habit of many Europeans in taking the entire month off...

Dear friend, Times are tough. It’s not very insightful to say it, but there it is. The last two years have strained at the bonds that hold our communities together, pushing individuals and organizati...

Sure We Can is a Brooklyn-based community organization and redemption center that serves the folks who collect and redeem bottles and cans in order to make money. Its East Williamsburg site is a nexus...

Under the proposal, the deposit would double to 10 cents per eligible container, while expanding the range of covered beverage containers.

The issue, which has been articulated over and over again, is that the governor in New York state holds much of the power in budget negotiations.

Blair Horner discusses Capital Tonight.

Dear friend, I’m writing this on the way home from Albany, which can feel like it’s on another planet. In Albany, things that seem straightforward are in fact hopelessly complex. It's a place where t...

Learn about canners & the NYC recycling landscape.

Dear friend, If you’re under a certain age, you’re probably familiar with the expression “touch grass.” It’s something people say online when someone has gone too far down the digital rabbit hole and...

Dear friend, Spring has sprung! What a relief to transition from heaps of snow and frozen wind to gentler air and budding trees. Even as it seems like the world is spinning out of control, I think it’s worth it to stop and enjoy the weather. Earth Day is coming up, and for me it’s a good time to re

Dear friend, Another year, another legislative session. While most of the state is still freezing under layers of ice, Albany is heating up! We’re in the midst of state budget negotiations–billions a...

Dear friend, I hope you are spending this holiday season warm and safe. I hope, if you can, you’re resting. After a tough year, we’ve earned it! The winter holidays make me reflect on my secular upb...

Dear friend, Since I last wrote to you, we’ve made some great strides in our effort to raise $30,000 before the end of the year to maintain our staffing and programs in 2026 . We’re less than $6...

Dear friend, We are almost halfway to meeting our goal to raise $30,000 before the end of the year in order to sustain staffing and programs in the coming year. Thank you so much to those who’ve...

Councilmember Brianne Nadeau sees a proposed bottle bill as an income opportunity for low-income residents.

Dear friend, My first job in New York City was canvassing for Planned Parenthood, between November of 2012 and April of 2013. I spent my first winter in NYC asking strangers on the street to support...