Flip the Script on Plastics
Changing Culture Around Single-Use Plastics in Film,
TV & Media…Because Life Imitates Art
Changing Culture Around Single-Use Plastics in Film, TV & Media…
Because Life Imitates Art
Flip the Script on Plastics is an initiative to help the entertainment industry model real solutions to the plastic pollution crisis, both on set and in storylines. We know that life imitates art, and by showing package-free and reusable and refillable systems in popular television shows and movies, we influence culture and change the perception of toxic throwaway plastic as being normal—because it’s not.
Join the Growing Coalition
We are building a coalition of actors, writers, directors, producers, content creators, and more in the entertainment industry committed to modeling the systemic change needed to solve the plastic pollution crisis, both on- and off-screen.
If you are an active, working member of the entertainment industry show your commitment to Flip the Script on Plastics by signing our pledge.
Latest News
Plastic and the Apocalypse: How the Last of Us Presents Waste & Reuse
PPC | Blog March 14, 2023
Plastic-Free Oscars: 9 Award-Winning Films That Pass the Begley-Cohen Test
PPC | Blog March 13, 2023
Green Council: SAG-AFTRA and MPA Team Up to Eliminate Single-Use Plastic in the Entertainment Industry
PPC | Blog March 1, 2023
The Indisposable Podcast EP 11: Flipping the Script on Single-Use
Upstream | Podcast January 26, 2023
Five Holiday Favorites That Pass The Begley-Cohen Test
PPC | Blog December 19, 2022
How the Begley-Cohen Test Aims to Curb Single-Use Plastic In Film and Television
Ethos | Article October 17, 2022
Crafting Hollywood Storylines That Flip the Script on Plastics
PPC | Webinar September 14, 2022
Plastic “Tox” EP 3: Flip the Script on Plastics: Zero Waste Production with Fishtown Films
PPC | Audio Interview September 8, 2022
TV and Film Companies are Working Toward a More Sustainable Industry
Newsy | In the Loop August 16, 2022
Hollywood Reporter: The Sustainability Issue
Hollywood Reporter | Digital Magazine June 2, 2022
Hollywood is Ready to “Flip the Script on Plastics”
PPC | Blog March 17, 2022
Flip the Script on Plastics in Hollywood: Rethinking Single-use Plastics in Film and TV
PPC | Webinar January 19, 2022
Hollywood Stars Commit to “Flip the Script on Plastics” on Set and in Storylines
PPC | Blog January 14, 2022
Resource Hub
Our resource hub offers a growing collection of tips and tools from Plastic Pollution Coalition and our partners to aid the entertainment industry in their efforts to Flip the Script on Plastics.
Green Spark Group Sustainability Consulting
Green Production Guide Toolkit
Habits of Waste ‘Lights, Camera, Plastic?’
Hollywood Health & Society: The Begley-Cohen Test
TV is Awash with Plastic
Researchers at the USC Annenberg Norman Lear Center examined 32 popular television shows from the 2019-2020 season in the first-ever analysis of the portrayal and prevalence of single-use plastics and reusable alternatives in popular scripted television shows. They found them awash with plastic pollution.
The report Flip The Script: Can Hollywood Help Us Imagine a Future Without Plastic? suggests that instead of portraying the unfortunate reality of excessive plastic use, films and TV shows could help change our society’s throwaway culture by modeling life with less single-use plastic and portraying a healthier, more just future.
Special thanks to Break Free From Plastic and Plastic Solutions Fund for supporting this report, which Plastic Pollution Coalition commissioned from the USC Annenberg Norman Lear Center.
Get Involved
If you or your organization would like to learn more about Flip the Script on Plastics, access tools to remove single-use plastics from your production, or get involved with our growing coalition, reach out to our team.
