PTH CANNERS CAMPAIGN WRAP-UP

2004 Increased our capacity to document injustice and create solutions to the problems canners were dealing with on a daily basis.

2006 Moved the Office of the Attorney General to prosecute supermarkets violating the bottle law. This made life easier for thousands of very-low-income people who make a living and keep our city clean by picking up cans and bottles from NYC streets.

2006 Hosted the first ever Special Expert from the UN on Extreme Poverty in the U.S. in conjunction with the National Social and Economic Rights Initiative. Members of PTH’s Canner’s Campaign presented testimony about the existence of extreme poverty in the United States.

2007 Laid the groundwork for the launching of Sure We Can

2009 Contributed to the passage of the Bigger Better Bottle Bill, putting more nickels in canners’ pockets.