Working together to “break up” with plastic pollution
We need policy and corporate actors to work together to curb our plastics problem.
Beyond plastic
To spare birds, fish and other wildlife from the harm caused by plastic pollution, we’re raising our voices for a world with less single-use plastic products.
Maybe you’ve seen the video of a sea turtle with a plastic straw stuck in its nose, or the headlines about whales washing ashore with stomachs full of plastic. With so much plastic pollution floating in the ocean, it’s too easy for wildlife to mistake it for food — and too often, they pay the price with their lives. The good news is that more people, communities, states and companies are moving away from the single-use plastics we don’t even need. Because after all, nothing we use for a few minutes should pollute our environment and threaten wildlife for hundreds of years.
The Latest on Beyond plastic
Statement: Macon-Bibb County cuts ties with Brightmark, signaling an end to the world’s largest plastic-to-fuel project
Statement: PIRG, Environment America welcome Coca-Cola’s commitment to reuse
What You Can Do
Featured Resources
Trash in America
10 steps Whole Foods can immediately take to reduce single-use plastic
Reducing plastic waste in the states
Green schools guide
Did You Know?
Scientists have found plastic fragments in 44% of all seabird species, 43% of all marine mammal species and 100% of sea turtle species.
The Latest
Plastic is ‘the new coal,’ and it’s coming to stores near you.
Plastic is in our electronics, our homes, and our food. It’s also increasingly warming our climate. We can’t let it fly under the radar.
Plastic is ‘the new coal,’ and it’s coming to stores near you.
Plastic is in our electronics, our homes, and our food. It’s also increasingly warming our climate. We can’t let it fly under the radar.
Shareholders call on Whole Foods to eliminate single-use plastic packaging
Grocery stores like Whole Foods have a major part to play in the fight against plastic pollution.
Statement: Macon-Bibb imposes serious setback to proposed plastic-to-fuel facility
“Environment Georgia applauds the decision by Mayor Miller to reject Brightmark’s proposal and to prioritize a healthy, sustainable future for Macon. This was the right decision for the health and wellbeing of Macon residents and for the planet. No community deserves to breathe polluted air and drink polluted water. And no company should be propping up an untested technology that endangers public health and perpetuates the global climate and plastic pollution crises.”
10 steps Whole Foods can immediately take to reduce single-use plastic
The national chain prides itself on being a green grocer, but is falling short. Here are 10 steps that Whole Foods should take to be more sustainable in the new year.