🛑Stopping Synturf in Maryland🌿
Grassroots advocates in Maryland succeeded in convincing Howard County to scrap plans to convert natural turn fields to synthetic turf! Learn more and get resources.
🚫Overturning Montana’s “Ban on Bans”⚖️
Working with the Cottonwood Environmental Law Center, Beyond Plastics volunteers successfully overturned the first portion of Montana’s statewide ban on single-use plastic bans.
👏Grassroots Advocates Flex Their Muscles to Help BAN Vinyl Chloride 💪🏽
Members of Beyond Plastics Local Groups & Affiliates have turned out in force to push the EPA to ban toxic vinyl chloride. Learn more and find out how you can get in on the action.
⏸️Pressing Pause on a Polluting Proposed Pyrolysis Plant in Youngstown, Ohio☠️
After years of advocating in opposition to the proposed SOBE Energy Solutions plant, the community of Youngstown, Ohio recently succeeded in convincing the City Council to pass a 12-month moratorium on pyrolysis of tires, tire derived chips, plastic, and electronic waste.
🥳Ain’t No Party like a POSTCARD Party!📫
Members and friends of Beyond Plastics Greater Boston gleefully gathered at First Parish in Watertown, Massachusetts on January 15 for a legislative postcard party in support of plastic pollution reduction legislation!
💧Preventing 6 Acres of Toxic Plastic Grass from Poisoning the Rahway River Watershed & Schoolyard in New Jersey ☣️
Citizen advocates succeeded in blocking a multi-billion dollar installation of six acres of toxic artificial turf in New Jersey.
🧵Swapping Plastic Produce Bags For Mesh Cotton Bags At Stores In New Hampshire🛍️
The Mesh Bag Mamas are giving shoppers in New Hampshire a choice between single-use plastic produce bags and reusable handmade organic cotton mesh bags.
✊Fighting to Stop Toxic, Polluting Artificial Turf in Ithaca, NY☠️
Zero Waste Ithaca is working hard to prevent Ithaca College from installing dangerous, polluting artificial turf including circulating a student-led petition, holding a rapid response rally, and hosting a call relay.
✌️Peace, Love & Less Single-Use Plastic🚰
✌️Beyond Plastics New Paltz scored a major victory for the environment and music-lovers by working hard to convince Bethel Woods to change its policy to allow patrons to bring and use refillable water bottles.
🌎A Bounty Of Earth Day 2023 Events💚
🌎Beyond Plastics Local Groups and Affiliates started off the tabling season strong with Earth Day showings across the country.💚Check out their awesome events.