Our Coalition members are honoring Earth Day, Thursday April 22, with events and activations around the world. Read on for the latest news and ways to get involved wherever you live on our blue planet.
TAKE ACTION
Take Action: Reopen with Reuse
Join Plastic Pollution Coalition members and allies in calling on restaurants, festivals, and national parks to reopen with nontoxic reuse! We know that foodservice businesses already require strict food safety standards to make sure reusables are sanitized and safe, so let’s make our voices heard. Add your name.
Support the U.S. Break Free From Plastic Pollution Act
Tell your U.S. Members of Congress to support the Break Free From Plastic Pollution Act of 2021. Send a letter.
Organizations: Sign Our Letter to Amazon
Join 100 organizations in signing this letter to Amazon telling the e-commerce giant to go plastic-free. Sign now.
COALITION NEWS
GLOBAL
Watch The Story of Plastic: An Animated Short
Unwoven: Phasing Plastic Out of Fashion
Break Down: Explaining the U.S. Break Free From Plastic Pollution Act of 2021
Sex, Gender, and Endocrine Disruption
2021 Conrad Virtual Innovation Summit April 28-30
Sign Up
Fashion Revolution Week April 19-25
Earth Day Live 2021 with Earth Day Network
P&P Live! Hannah Testa ‘Taking On The Plastics Crisis’ with Xiye Bastida
Read
The Zero Waste Chef Cookbook By Anne-Marie Bonneau
Imagine It! A Handbook For A Happier Planet By Laurie David and Heather Reisman
From Data to Change: A Guide to Impactful Brand Audit Campaigning
Fossil Fuel Racism: How Phasing Out Oil, Gas, and Coal Can Protect Communities
AFRICA
Stop Corporate Plastic Pollution in South Africa
ASIA
Read: Plastic Atlas Asia Edition
CHINA
Read ‘Buried in Plastic’ Report
MALAYSIA
Read: Malaysia Sends Back Over 300 Containers of Illicit Plastic Waste
VIETNAM
Learn: Vietnam’s Plastic-Free Island
INDONESIA
Watch the Video Trailer for Pulau Plastik by Visinema Pictures
Watch the New Ecoton Webinar with River Warrior and Break Free From Plastic
EUROPE
Join Fashion Revolution Week 19-25 April
Read: Plastic Waste Trade Manifesto in Europe
UNITED STATES
Read
Can I Recycle This? A Guide to Better Recycling and Reducing Single-Use Plastics By Jennie Romer
New Seasons and New Leaf Aim for Single-Use Water Bottle Elimination by Earth Day
The Surfrider Foundation Releases Interactive Map of U.S. Plastic Reduction Policies
Take Action
Enter the Earth Day Plastic Pollution Meme Contest
California: Tell Governor Gavin Newsom to Make Foodware Accessories Upon Request
Join or Support the Less Cancer ‘Bike Ride America’ June 5 – July 5
Sign Up: Right to Repair and the Road to Zero Waste on April 20
Register: The American Climate Leadership Summit (ACLS 2021), Celebrating its 10th Year April 27-29
Sign Up: Texas Plastics Summit May 4
Take the Plastic Bag Pledge on Earth Day with Inland Ocean Coalition
Join Power Shift 2021, A Massive Youth Convergence Taking Place Virtually April 16-25
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