Yonkers, NY: FREE in-person special screening of award-winning documentary "Plastic People"
Join leading activist organizations Beyond Plastics, NYCD16/15 Indivisible, and many others for a free screening of the award-winning documentary Plastic People: The Hidden Crisis of Microplastics, followed by a call to action to pass the New York State Packaging Reduction and Recycling Infrastructure Act.
Free Webinar: Ultra-Processed Food & Plastics: A Toxic Relationship
Ultra-processed foods and plastics threaten human health and the environment in numerous ways – alone and in synergy- as outlined in the recently published paper “A toxic relationship: Ultra-processed foods & plastics.”
Join the Interfaith Public Health Network and Beyond Plastics as we bring together some of that paper’s authors, other experts in science and public policy, and faith leaders to discuss the nature of the problem and offer concrete actions we can take to protect people and planet.
Spring Grassroots Organizing Training (Free & Virtual)
Join Beyond Plastics for a free, virtual, 2-part grassroots organizing training to learn practical and powerful ways to end plastic pollution and engage your larger community.
New Yorkers: People Over Plastic Rally & Advocacy Day
Join us on Weds, May 7 at the NY State Capitol in Albany to urge your state legislators to put people over plastic by passing the Packaging Reduction & Recycling Infrastructure Act and the Bigger Better Bottle Bill. Together, these critical bills will address the crisis of planet-warming, ocean-polluting, landfill-clogging, human health-harming single-use plastics by reducing them at the source while saving taxpayers money and providing support for recycling and reuse efforts.
Free Online Webinar: Microplastics’ Impact on the Brain & Heart
Recent studies have found small fragments of plastics known as microplastics in the human brain and heart arteries. These studies have also shown a link between the presence of microplastics and adverse health outcomes. How do these tiny bits of plastic enter our bodies and make their way into our brains and our hearts? And what happens when they lodge there?
Join Beyond Plastics, Physicians for Social Responsibility - NYS, and Environmental Advocates of New York for a free educational webinar on these questions with Dr. Sanjay Rajagopalan, a physician scientist whose work has helped transform global perceptions and understanding of the impact of environmental risk factors on cardiovascular disease and Marcus Garcia, PharmD, RPh, University of New Mexico Medical School, co-authors of two ground-breaking recent studies on the presence of microplastics in the human heart and brain.
Movies on Mainstreet - Plastic People: The Hidden Crisis of Microplastics (Hudson, NY - Free)
Free screening and panel discussion of Plastic People co-hosted by Beyond Plastics and Columbia County Reduces Waste—Bring Your Own
Annual Virtual Fundraising Gala With Special Guest, Natalie Merchant
Please join Beyond Plastics on Tuesday, March 4, 2025 for an inspiring virtual fundraising gala to support our work to end plastic pollution with special guest, the amazing singer-songwriter, and environmental advocate, Natalie Merchant!
Beyond Plastic Pollution Virtual Class | Winter-Spring 2025
Judith Enck will teach an online class on plastic pollution through Bennington College that is open to the public from February through the beginning of April, 2025.
New York is Not Disposable In-Person Rally & Advocacy Day
Join the New York is Not Disposable coalition in Albany and urge state legislators to pass the Packaging Reduction and Recycling Infrastructure Act, the strongest state bill in the nation to address planet-warming single-use plastics by reducing them at the source.
Gamechanger: California Sues ExxonMobil Over Plastic Recycling Lies
In Sept 2024, California Attorney General Rob Bonta launched a game changing lawsuit against ExxonMobil, the largest producer of single-use plastic polymers, for its role in deceiving the public about plastic recycling. Join us and AG Bonta for a free educational webinar to learn more about this groundbreaking lawsuit.
Grassroots Organizing Training (Free & Virtual)
Join Beyond Plastics for a free, virtual, 2-part grassroots organizing training to learn practical and powerful ways to end plastic pollution and engage your larger community.
Beyond Plastic Pollution Class Alumni Appreciation Webinar
We are excited to announce our inaugural Alumni Appreciation Day for graduates of Judith Enck's Beyond Plastic Pollution Class offered through Bennington College.
PPC Webinar | Plastic-Free President: The Future of U.S. Policy on Plastics
Join Plastic Pollution Coalition and Beyond Plastics for a discussion with key allies and policy experts about recommendations and priorities for the next U.S. Administration, to protect people and the planet. These actions will be critical not only for the U.S. but for the world—since the U.S. is the world’s top plastic polluting country.
Earth's Cry, Humanity's Call: A Symposium on Integral Ecology
Join Beyond Plastics’ Interfaith Communities Coordinator, Rev. Kathryn Beilke in person at Siena College or via livestream for a symposium on sustainability and integral ecology October 10-11.
Proposed Priorities for the Next U.S. President to Reduce Plastic Pollution
Join Beyond Plastics and expert speakers from Just Zero, Gannon University, and the Descendants Project for a free webinar on proposed policies for the next U.S. president to reduce plastic pollution.
Earth Gives Day
Support Beyond Plastics this Earth Gives Day, Tuesday, October 1, 2024.
Plastic Perils: Understanding the Impact on Your Health, the Environment, and What You Can Do About It
Plastics are ubiquitous in our lives, but their consequences are far-reaching including disrupting hormones to polluting our oceans and the food we eat from it. To protect ourselves and our families, we need to grab onto a few key ways we can reduce plastic in our lives.
Megan J. Wolff, PhD, MPH, Health Policy Director at Beyond Plastics, will delve into the science behind plastic pollution, the health implications, and the environmental impacts.
Free Screening of Plastic People at Upstate Films
Join us for a free screening of the eye-opening and inspiring documentary film Plastic People at Upstate Films in Rhinebeck on September 17
Virtual Grassroots Organizing Training
Join Beyond Plastics for a free, virtual, 2-part grassroots organizing training to learn practical and powerful ways to end plastic pollution and engage your larger community.
Beyond Plastic Pollution Virtual Class | Fall
Judith Enck will teach an online class on plastic pollution through Bennington College that is open to the public in September and October 2024.
3M’S Decades-Long Attempt to Cover-Up the “Forever Chemicals” in All Our Blood
Join Beyond Plastics, Journalist Sharon Lerner, and former 3M scientist Kris Hansen for a free webinar on “Forever Chemicals” in all our blood and how it relates to plastics.
Plastics Revealed: Health Risks, Environmental Impacts, and the Path to Solutions
Join PEER, Beyond Plastics, and Oceana to uncover the global threats posed by plastic pollution and its health hazards.
Climate Action Party: End Plastic Pollution
Join Climate Action Now, Beyond Plastics, Mothers Out Front, Sure We Can, and our co-sponsors to learn about this critical legislation and TAKE ACTION to pass strong packaging reduction. Register here for a hour-long action on Wednesday, May 22 at 12pm ET.
Climate Action Party: End Plastic Pollution
Join Climate Action Now, Beyond Plastics, Mothers Out Front, Sure We Can, and our co-sponsors to learn about this critical legislation and TAKE ACTION to pass strong packaging reduction. Register here for a hour-long action on Wednesday, May 22 at 12pm ET.
Join the News Conference to Urge Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins to Put People Over Plastic
Please join us at Van der Donck Park for a news conference in Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins' district, urging her to support, not weaken, and pass the Packaging Reduction and Recycling Infrastructure Act.
Virtual Grassroots Organizing Training
Join Beyond Plastics for a free, virtual, 2-part grassroots organizing training to learn practical and powerful ways to end plastic pollution and engage your larger community.
New York is Not Disposable In-Person Rally & Advocacy Day
Please join us in Albany on Tuesday, May 14 to let your state legislators know you want them to pass packaging reduction this year!
Climate Action Party: End Plastic Pollution
Join Climate Action Now, the leaders of Beyond Plastics, our co-sponsors, concerned citizens plus special guests from across the state to learn about this critical legislation and TAKE ACTION to pass strong packaging reduction..
Webinar: Plastics and Your Health
The negative impacts of plastic on human health are increasingly visible and increasingly costly. This March, the New England Journal of Medicine released the results of a study detecting micro- and nanoplastics in the carotid artery plaque of 58% of patients, and found that it measurably increased the risk of heart attack, stroke, and all-cause mortality in those patients. What does this mean for us? Join Beyond Plastics for a conversation with Philip J. Landrigan, M.D. on Plastics and Your Health.
The True Costs of Artificial Turf: Experts Discuss Cornell University’s New “PFAS-Free” Project
Join Beyond Plastics affiliate Zero Waste Ithaca for a free webinar on the true costs of artificial turf featuring a panel of six experts on this topic.
Beyond Plastic Pollution Virtual Class | Spring 2024
Judith Enck will teach an online class on plastic pollution through Bennington College that is open to the public in April and May 2024.
Beyond Plastics & Jane Fonda Virtual Gala
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.
New York is Not Disposable In-Person Advocacy Day
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!
Webinar: How NY is Holding Pepsi Accountable for Its Plastic Pollution - & Your State Can, Too
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.
Virtual Grassroots Organizing Training
Join Beyond Plastics for a free, virtual, 2-part grassroots organizing training to learn practical and powerful ways to end plastic pollution and engage your larger community.