Beyond Plastics Praises NY State Attorney General Letitia James For Launching Major Plastic Pollution Lawsuit Against PepsiCo

For Immediate Release: November 15, 2023

Contacts:    

• Melissa Valliant, Beyond Plastics — melissavalliant@bennington.edu, (410) 829-0726

• Judith Enck, Beyond Plastics — judithenck@bennington.edu, (518) 605-1770

Statement by Judith Enck, President of Beyond Plastics and former US EPA Regional Administrator:

“Earlier today, New York Attorney General James filed an unprecedented and much needed lawsuit that will hold PepsiCo accountable for its plastic pollution. PepsiCo’s single-use plastic packaging has been found in the Buffalo River - in fact, a 2022 survey conducted by the Office of the Attorney General found that PepsiCo’s single-use plastic packaging was the single most significant source of pollution in the river. The responsibility for paying for the damage caused by this pollution should be shouldered by the polluter, not by New York State’s taxpayers. Congratulations to Attorney General James for being a bold river protector. I call on other Attorneys General to consider similar lawsuits to protect scores of other rivers around the nation that are impacted by plastic pollution.” 

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