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No Federal Funds For Burning Plastic at Steel Plants!
The U.S. Department of Energy has proposed a $182.6 million federal loan guarantee from Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) funds for a project that includes replacing coking coal in steel plants with plastic waste. The funding would be for a single facility in Erie, Pennsylvania that would process 160,000 tons of plastic waste annually. Learn why this is a bad idea on every level and join us in urging Secretary Granholm to reject the loan guarantee. Learn more. >>
EPA Proposes Designating Vinyl Chloride as a High-Priority Chemical 40 Years After It Was Declared Cancerous
Only July 24, 2024, in an important step for public health and environmental safety, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency proposed designating vinyl chloride as a high-priority chemical under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA), because it may present an unreasonable risk to people and the environment. Along with our allies at Earthjustice and Toxic-Free Future, Beyond Plastics immediately released a report detailing the chemical's harms and recommendations for the EPA to consider during its evaluation. Learn more. >>
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.
UPDATE FROM NEW YORK STATE
The NYS Packaging Reduction & Recycling Infrastructure Act passed in the State Senate on June 7, 2024 (hurray!) However, the Assembly ran out of time to bring it to the floor before they adjourned. We will take a little time to recover from the end-of-session sprint and then turn our attention to building even more support for this critical bill in the Assembly. We’re deeply thankful for our allies, our legislative champions, Senator Harckham and Assemblymember Deborah Glick, and to all of the amazing grassroots activists and volunteers who’ve called, emailed, tweeted, written letters to the editor, rallied, joined us in the State Capitol, met with their legislators and more. What you’re doing is WORKING and we WILL PASS THIS BILL!
BAN TOXIC VINYL CHLORIDE!
Learn more about the hazards of toxic vinyl chloride and of polyvinyl chloride (PVC) plastic and how you can help encourage the U.S. EPA to ban this carcinogenic petrochemical ASAP - visit BanVinylChloride.org now. >>
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. >>
CHEMICAL RECYCLING: A DANGEROUS DECEPTION
Along with IPEN (International Pollutants Elimination Network) we’ve released an eye-opening new report that sheds light on the industry’s deceptive claims about chemical recycling, a polluting false solution to the plastic pollution crisis it created.
Learn how chemical recycling speeds climate change, creates toxic pollution, and threatens public health, pollutes our environment, and endangers environmental justice communities.
📄Get the report here (free download). >>
✍🏽Take action: urge Congress to reject chemical recycling. >>
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.
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.
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BECOME A VOLUNTEER LEADER
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.
