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DEADLINE EXTENDED: Help Close the Gap!
Thanks to 227 very generous supporters, we’re very close to reaching our Earth Day Matching Gift goal of raising $25,000 to help end plastic pollution everywhere. Our generous matching donor has asked us to extend the deadline through April 30 to give folks a little more time to help close this $1,070 gap.
Anything you give will be matched, dollar-for-dollar to support our work to educate, advocate, and organize to reduce plastic pollution. Donate now x2. >>
Join Us in Albany on May 7 to Put People OVER Plastic
The Packaging Reduction & Recycling Infrastructure Act has been reintroduced in the New York State Legislature, and we need all hands on deck to help pass this bill that would dramatically reduce single-use plastic pollution across the state. Join our People Over Plastic Rally in Albany, NY on May 7 to share your support for the bill! >>
ACT: Ask Home Depot to Stop Selling PVC!
Polyvinyl chloride plastic (aka PVC or vinyl) is made from vinyl chloride -- a known human carcinogen that's associated with liver, brain, blood, and lung cancers. This toxic chemical has polluted communities and sickened residents in Louisiana, Texas, and, most recently, East Palestine, Ohio after it was burned following the 2023 Norfolk Southern train derailment disaster.
Roughly 70% of all PVC is used in building materials. As the largest home improvement chain in the U.S. and world, The Home Depot should leverage its leadership and influence to ban PVC from its store shelves and sell safer building products.
Sign our petition urging The Home Depot CEO, Ted Decker to stop selling PVC products and packaging ASAP. Add your name. >>
Are you part of a faith-based community? Would you like to either start or deepen your work on reducing plastic pollution? Get involved with our growing community of faith-based organizations working to end plastic pollution and take advantage of our resources. Learn more. >>
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GET THE FACTS
REPORT: Demystifying Compostable and Biodegradable Plastics: Do Safe and Sustainable Options Exist?
Get the facts about plastic products marketed as “biobased”, “biodegradable”, and “compostable” in our new report so you can make informed decisions. Download your free copy (plus a short brochure you can hand out) here. >>
FROM THE GRASSROOTS
MAKE CHANGE IN YOUR AREA
Plastic pollution may be overwhelming but there are fun and effective ways to educate people about it like these members of Beyond Plastics Queens who marched in the Mermaid Parade on Coney Island in New York in June.
Get in on the fun and help make change by starting a Beyond Plastics Local Group in your community or, if you are part of an existing nonprofit organization, you can become a Beyond Plastics Affiliate. Learn more here.
Wondering how you can make the switch from single-use, throwaway products to reusables? Check out our these 10 simple solutions, switches, and strategies to help you embrace reuse.
This new report is a must-read as communities across the country choose which piping material to use to replace toxic lead water service lines. Get the report. >>
PUBLICATIONS
Plastics Recycling Is A Big, Fat, LIE
We created this super short claymation video in response to Coca-Cola’s outrageous animated greenwashing video using Bill Nye the Science Guy to try to convince people that plastics recycling is the answer. Reduce, reuse and refill are the only real solutions to the growing plastic pollution crisis.
Plastics and Your Health:
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Start or join a Beyond Plastics Local Group to make meaningful change in your town, city, county or state.
Beyond Plastics’ groundbreaking new report reveals that the U.S. plastics industry is a major driver of our climate crisis.
We’re working with volunteers to help meal delivery programs across the country switch from damaging, single-use disposable plastics to reusable meal delivery trays that save money and protect our environment.
