Judith Enck will teach an online class on plastic pollution through Bennington College that is open to the public in April and May 2024.

Join Beyond Plastics on Thursday March 7, 2024 for an inspiring virtual gala to support our work to end plastic pollution with special guest, Jane Fonda, the award-winning actor, producer, author, and environmental advocate.

Please join us in Albany on Tuesday, February 27 to let your state legislators know you want them to pass packaging reduction ASAP this year!

On November 15, 2023 New York Attorney General Letitia James sued PepsiCo for misleading the public about its goals to eliminate single-use plastic, and for endangering the environment. Please join us from 7-8pm ET on Tuesday, February 20 for a conversation with Lemuel Srlovic, Chief of the Environmental Bureau of the New York Attorney General’s Office, about the details and significance of the suit.

The New York Waste Reduction Coalition is hosting a virtual advocacy days online to advance the Bigger Better Bottle Bill and the Packaging Reduction and Recycling Act on Thursday, January 18.

Join us for a discussion on the dangers posed by the chemical vinyl chloride and its toll on the health of individuals and communities. The toxic properties of vinyl chloride are well known, and in 1974 the EPA banned the chemical as an aerosol propellant, but it has taken no regulatory action since then – until now. This fall, the agency is considering adding vinyl chloride to its list of chemicals to reassess for a ban or restriction due to toxicity.

Beyond Plastics is raffling off an amazing hand-made sea turtle quilt created by Trish Ross, a very generous and talented supporter. Please buy a ticket (or two, or ten, or twenty!) to help support our work to end plastic pollution everywhere. We will hold the drawing on Friday, December 1 and notify our winner via email.

Learn more about the findings of the eye-opening report, “Chemical Recycling: A Dangerous Deception,” and join our free webinar on Tuesday, November 28 at 7 p.m. ET with report author Lee Bell of IPEN (International Pollutants Elimination Network) and report contributors Judith Enck and Jennifer Congdon of Beyond Plastics. They'll also talk about the reality on the ground at the 11 existing chemical recycling facilities in the United States, answer questions from attendees, and more.

Join Beyond Plastics and our friends at The YEARS Project, Unity Council, and OnlyOne for a free virtual screening of the short, eye-opening new documentary film, Small Town Explosion: What Really Happened in East Palestine? followed by a Zoom Q&A on Tuesday, November 14 at 7:00 PM ET with the filmmaker, Maya Lily, our Appalachia Director, Jess Conard, and Hilary Flint of Unity Council that will be moderated by Judith Enck, Beyond Plastics president and former US EPA regional administrator.

Join Beyond Plastics and Third Act for a free, in-person event on plastic pollution and climate change with an emphasis on what you can do to be part of the solution to these intertwined problems. Speakers include Judith Enck, president of Beyond Plastics and Michael Richardson, TH!RD ACT Upstate New York's facilitator.

Join Beyond Plastics and the Bennington Garden Club for a talk by Judith Enck on The Perils of Plastic Pollution with an emphasis on what you can do to be part of the solution.

Join us on Tuesday, October 3, 2023 at 7pm ET on Zoom for a conversation about endocrine disruptors with Peter Meyers, CEO and Chief Scientist of Environmental Health Sciences, New York State Senator Pete Harckham, Chair of the New York Senate Environmental Conservation Committee, and Megan Wolff, Ph.D., MPH, Policy Director at Beyond Plastics

Join Beyond Plastics president Judith Enck at an in-person event on Sunday, October 1 at the Southern Vermont Arts Center at 2:00 PM. The event will feature Eve Schaub, the humorist author of Year of No Garbage: Recycling Lies, Plastic Problems, and One Woman's Trashy Journey to Zero Waste, climate author and advocate, Bill McKibben, and Joe Donahue, the host of WAMC / Northeast Public Radio's Round Table.

Join Island Press for a conversation with Kristina Marusic, author of A New War on Cancer: The Unlikely Heroes Revolutionizing Prevention and Matt Simon, author of A Poison Like No Other: How Microplastics Corrupted Our Planet and Our Bodies for a discussion on plastics and public health. Judith Enck, president of Beyond Plastics and Bennington College professor and former EPA regional administrator, will moderate and add her powerful perspective.

Join Beyond Plastics at the March to End Fossil Fuels on Sept. 17 in NYC . The United Nations is calling on world leaders to take real steps to lead us off fossil fuels to protect people and the planet. This September, the UN Climate Ambition Summit in New York will gather world leaders to commit to phasing out fossil fuels and thousands of people will take to the streets of New York to demand President Biden take bold action to #End Fossil Fuels.

Join us for an eye-opening conversation about plastic and the future of our planet with environmental leader and author, Bill McKibben and Pullitzer Prize-winning journalist, Elizabeth Kolbert, moderated by Beyond Plastics president Judith Enck.

Join the leaders of Beyond Plastics, co-sponsors, and concerned citizens from across the state to learn about the Packaging Reduction & Recycling Infrastructure Act and TAKE ACTION to pass this bill that will cut packaging waste in half in New York State before June 8.

Join Beyond Plastics, NYPIRG, League of Women Voters of NYS, Food & Water Watch, and dozens more at the New York State Capitol in Albany on May 2 for a Rally and Advocacy Day to say "New York is Not Disposable." Together we can pass a strong Packaging Reduction and Recycling Act and the Bigger Better Bottle Bill.

This free educational webinar will examine the findings and recommendations of Beyond Plastics’ report, The Perils of PVC Plastic Pipes.

Judith Enck will teach an online class on plastic pollution through Bennington College that is open to the public in April and May 2023.

Join Beyond Plastics and renowned pediatrician and toxicologist, Dr. Philip J. Landrigan at 7pm ET on Thursday, January 12 to learn what we know, what we don’t know, and what researchers strongly suspect about the impact of plastics on human health and future generations.

Judith Enck is one of four expert witnesses called to testify in front of the Senate EPW submcommittee about plastic waste risks and solutions.

Join Beyond Plastics on Sunday, December 11 for an inspiring virtual event to support our work to end plastic pollution. We're thrilled to announce our special guest, Mark Ruffalo, the award-winning actor, director, and environmentalist.