As Vice President Vance Tours Michigan Plastics Plant, Beyond Plastics Offers Additional Destinations to Add to His Visit
Today, U.S. Vice President JD Vance and U.S. Small Business Administration administrator Kelly Loeffler are touring plastics manufacturer Vantage Plastics in Bangor Township, Michigan. The White House announced that, following the tour, Vance and Loeffler will deliver remarks “highlighting America’s industrial resurgence.” In response to the announcement, Beyond Plastics released the following statement from president and former EPA regional administrator Judith Enck.
Legislation to Curb Plastic Pollution and Save Taxpayers Money Passes Senate Environmental Conservation Committee
Today, the New York State Senate’s Environmental Conservation Committee passed the Packaging Reduction and Recycling Infrastructure Act (S1464 Harckham / A1749 Glick) after the Assembly Environmental Conservation Committee passed the bill last week. Judith Enck, president of Beyond Plastics and former U.S. Environmental Protection Agency regional administrator, issued the following statement in response.
New Version of a 1990 Packaging Waste Report Shows the Problem Has Only Persisted 35 Years Later
Beyond Plastics, NYPIRG Show Side-by-Side Comparisons of Findings of 1990 ‘Plagued By Packaging’ Report and 2025 in Call for New York State to Pass Packaging Reduction Bill
Legislation to Curb Plastic Pollution and Save Taxpayers Money Passes Assembly Environmental Conservation Committee
The Packaging Reduction and Recycling Infrastructure Act (A5322B Glick / S4246B Harckham) passed through the Assembly Environmental Conservation Committee today by a vote of 22-8.
New Jersey Environmental Groups Call for Passage of State Plastics Reduction Bill
Leading environmental groups held a news conference at the New Jersey State Capital in Trenton, New Jersey, urging the state legislature to pass the Packaging Product Stewardship Act (S3398/ A5009), introduced by Senator Bob Smith and Assemblywoman Alixon Collazos-Gill. The news conference immediately followed a New Jersey Senate Environment and Energy Committee meeting.
As Vice President Vance Visits East Palestine, Ohio, for Second Anniversary of Toxic Train Derailment, Beyond Plastics Calls for More Than Just a Photo-Op
Today, U.S. Vice President JD Vance and EPA administrator Lee Zeldin plan to visit East Palestine, Ohio, on the second anniversary of the train derailment that has left residents requesting an emergency declaration even today, two years later. In response, Beyond Plastics released the following statements.
Beyond Plastics Announces New Director to Tackle Plastic Pollution in Southern California
Beyond Plastics, a nationwide nonprofit fighting plastic pollution, announced that Susan Keefe joined the organization as its first-ever Southern California director. Keefe will be using her 30-plus years of leadership experience and dedication to activism to grow Beyond Plastics’ presence in Southern California, particularly Los Angeles County, Orange County, and San Diego County.
As Plastics Industry Boasts About Their Political Access in Albany, Taxpayers Get to Foot the Bill for Their Plastic Pollution
Yesterday, after 250 New Yorkers traveled to Albany and rallied at the Capitol against plastic pollution, Plastics Industry Association president and CEO Matt Seaholm shared a picture with New York Governor Kathy Hochul from a ritzy reception
Beyond Plastics Praises California Attorney General for ‘Single Most Consequential Lawsuit Filed Against the Plastics Industry’
ExxonMobil Sued for Its Lies About Plastics Recycling and Chemical Recycling, and for Pollution in California
Experts Discuss Policy Action Next U.S. President Should Take to Combat Plastic Pollution Crisis
Free Webinar Hosted by Beyond Plastics and Features Five Expert Panelists on Plastic Pollution, Environmental Justice, and Environmental Policy
Beyond Plastics Makes 27 Policy Recommendations for the Next U.S. President to Address Plastic’s Growing Environmental, Health, and Climate Impacts
Group Calls for National Packaging Reduction Bill, Environmental Justice Protections, Ban on Vinyl Chloride and Plastic Exports, Global Treaty Leadership, Moratorium on Plastics and Chemical Recycling Facilities, and More
Environmental Groups Urge Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm Not to Use Inflation Reduction Act Money to Promote Plastic Burning
106 environmental and community groups submitted a letter to U.S. Department of Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm, urging her to withdraw the federal agency’s $182.6 million loan guarantee for the International Recycling Group’s (IRG) proposed plastic waste facility in Erie, PA, and a steel mill in northwest IN. The IRG plant, according to the company’s permit applications, will take plastic waste from a 750-mile radius and send what it doesn’t mechanically recycle to northwest Indiana to be burned.
Beyond Plastics Announces New Staff Person to Work With Faith Communities in Fighting Plastic Pollution
Reverend Kathryn Beilke transitions from pulpit to advocacy in unique new role
EPA Proposes Designating Vinyl Chloride as a High-Priority Chemical 40 Years After It Was Declared Cancerous
New report calls on EPA to conduct comprehensive chemical review
New Report Reveals Challenges of ‘Biodegradable’ and ‘Compostable’ Plastic, Provides Guide to Choosing Best Products
Corresponding Checklist Offers Consumers and Businesses Easy Way to Determine if Bioplastic Products Are Worthy Plastic Alternatives
New Siena Poll: 58% of Voters Wanted Legislature to Pass Packaging Reduction and Recycling Infrastructure Act
After Governor Hochul abruptly canceled congestion pricing, which impacted the final days of the New York State legislative session, the New York State Assembly went home without passing the Packaging Reduction and Recycling Infrastructure Act, despite the bill passing in the senate on June 7th, and reports that the bill was set to pass in the assembly. Now, a new Siena Poll shows that 58% to 31% of New York voters think the legislature should have passed the bill.
Fight Continues for Packaging Reduction and Recycling Infrastructure Act in Albany
Senate Passed Legislation, But Assembly Ran Out of Time to Bring It to the Floor
Senate Passes Packaging Reduction and Recycling Infrastructure Act, Advocates Call on Assembly for Floor Vote TODAY
The Packaging Reduction and Recycling Infrastructure Act Reduces Single-Use Plastic Packaging by 30%, Bans 17 of the Most Toxic Chemicals in Packaging, Saves Taxpayers Millions, and Knocks Out Polluting Chemical Recycling
23 Westchester Elected Officials Urge Senator Stewart-Cousins to Reduce Plastic Packaging by 50%
Westchester elected officials and organizations emphasize positive local financial, environmental, and health impacts of reducing single-use plastic packaging by 50%
100 Environmental Justice Communities Across USA Write to Speaker Heastie and Senator Stewart Cousins to Reduce Plastic Packaging by 50% and Protect Their Health
From Appalachia to Louisiana to Texas, leaders of frontline environmental justice communities harmed by plastic pollution sent a letter to Speaker Heastie and Leader Stewart-Cousins urging them to pass the strongest Packaging Reduction and Recycling Infrastructure Act possible, with national impact