Beyond Plastics Praises NY State Attorney General Letitia James For Launching Major Plastic Pollution Lawsuit Against PepsiCo
Statement by Judith Enck, President of Beyond Plastics and former US EPA Regional Administrator on New York Attorney General James’ unprecedented and much needed lawsuit that will hold PepsiCo accountable for its plastic pollution.
New Report Debunks Chemical Recycling’s False Promises to Manage Plastic Waste, Investigates All 11 U.S. Facilities
Today, Beyond Plastics and IPEN (the International Pollutants Elimination Network) — two leading organizations committed to addressing plastic pollution — released “Chemical Recycling: A Dangerous Deception,” a critical examination of the technology’s long history of failure and the threats it poses to the environment, human health, and environmental justice.
Leading Businesses Join Environmentalists in Support of Passing the Packaging Reduction and Recycling Infrastructure Act at Albany Legislative Hearing
While in Albany to attend a major legislative hearing on packaging reduction legislation, 12 companies, representing industry leaders in innovative solutions to end the scourge of single-use plastic packaging, are joining forces with environmentalists calling on the New York State legislature to pass the Packaging Reduction and Recycling Infrastructure Act.
New Documentary Recounts Devastating Impacts of Vinyl Chloride in East Palestine, Ohio
Environmentalists Call on the U.S. EPA to Begin the Process of Banning Vinyl Chloride, a Known Human Carcinogen
Plastics Industry Association Attempts Another PR Campaign to Spin Failed Recycling System
Beyond Plastics Calls for Reduction in Plastic Production, Urges Public Not to Fall for More Misinformation From Plastics Producers
48 Organizations Urge the Lockport, NY, Industrial Development Agency to Reject Using Public Subsidies to Produce Single-Use Plastics
The Company Is Seeking $600K to Produce Single-Use Plastic Packaging and Utensils
Beyond Plastics Announces Two Key New Hires
East Palestine Community Advocate Jess Conard Named First Appalachia Director, Nyah Estevez Joins as Community Organizer.
Roundup of Plastic-Free July Events Organized by Local Beyond Plastics Groups Across the Nation
Local Community Leaders Strengthen Grassroots Movement to Reduce Production, Use, and Disposal of Plastic to Help Stop the Health and Environmental Damages Caused by Plastic Production Facilities in Environmental Justice Communities.
Environmental Leaders Deliver 27,570 Petition Signatures to EPA Calling for Ban on Vinyl Chloride
Leaders from Beyond Plastics, Beyond Petrochemicals, River Valley Organizing, Hip Hop Caucus, Moms Clean Air Force, Plastic Free Future, Greenpeace USA, and others, delivered 27,570 petition signatures to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in Washington, D.C., calling for a ban on vinyl chloride. The groups then met with Michal Freedhoff, assistant administrator in the EPA Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention.
Over 400 New Yorkers Call on State Officials to Better Enforce the State’s Plastic Bag Ban and Bottle Bill
New York City residents and environmental groups rallied at the office of the New York Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Region 2 offices in Queens asking for better enforcement of two key state waste reduction laws: the Bag Waste Reduction Law and the Bottle Bill.
62 Organizations Urge the Lockport, NY, Industrial Development Authority to Reject Public Subsidies for New Polyvinyl Chloride Plastics Facility
62 Organizations Urge the Lockport, NY, Industrial Development Authority to Reject Public Subsidies for New Polyvinyl Chloride Plastics Facility
As NYers Struggle to Breathe, Enviro Groups Call on NYS Leg to Pass Key Climate Bills Now!
While climate-driven wildfires burn Canada and make air quality across NYS "very unhealthy," will lawmakers stand with the dirty fossil fuel companies at fault, or New Yorkers?
Environmental Leaders Deliver More Than 18,000 Signatures To Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins’ District Office
Call For Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins to Pass The Packaging Reduction and Recycling Act and Bigger Better Bottle Bill
Environmental Leaders Deliver More Than 13,000 Signatures To Legislative Leaders At the State Capitol
Call on Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie and Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart Cousins to Pass Strong Packaging Reduction Bill and Reject Toxic “Chemical Recycling” Ploy Pushed by Chemical Companies
Rally in Albany Calls on the New York Legislature to Pass Packaging Reduction Bill and Bigger Better Bottle Bill This Year
New York state legislators and 58 environmental organizations joined Beyond Plastics and NYPIRG for a jam-packed Rally and Advocacy Day to say, “New York Is Not Disposable.” The events included a rally in Albany, where notables — including Emmy- and Tony-award-winning actress Blythe Danner and National Poetry Slam champion Melissa Lozada-Oliva — joined state legislators to call for the passage of two bills that would greatly reduce plastic pollution statewide: the Packaging Reduction and Recycling Infrastructure Act and the Bigger Better Bottle Bill.
New Report Raises Questions About Safety of Using PVC Plastic Pipes for Drinking Water
In a report released today, Beyond Plastics warns of the human health risks of polyvinyl chloride plastic, recommending state and local officials avoid using the material for their communities’ water pipes. The Biden administration and Congress is providing $15 billion to municipalities that need to replace toxic lead service lines, yet the EPA has not offered guidance around what piping materials should be used to prevent homes from swapping one problematic material for another.
Beyond Plastics Names New Senior Advisor and Communications Director
Organization Continues to Expand, Add Leadership as Two New Seasoned Professionals Join Judith Enck’s Team to Combat Plastic
The National Advertising Review Board Slams the American Beverage Association for Its Deceptive ‘Every Bottle Back’ Campaign
Beyond Plastics Released a Video Highlighting These False Claims Last Year
Beyond Plastics and Hip Hop Caucus Call on EPA to Ban Vinyl Chloride
Today, on the same day that the U.S. Senate is holding a hearing on the toxic train disaster in Ohio, Beyond Plastics and the Hip Hop Caucus launched a petition urging the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to ban vinyl chloride, a known human carcinogen used almost exclusively to make polyvinyl chloride plastic, also known as PVC plastic or vinyl.
Beyond Plastics Launches New Policy Resource Center to Advance Solutions to Plastic Pollution
Beyond Plastics issues new Model Packaging Reduction and Recycling policy.