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.

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Join us for the International Plastic Pellet Count on May 3rd
Hand holding a jar of plastic pellets. Marsh reeds are in the background.

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Join us for the International Plastic Pellet Count on May 3rd

Hundreds of volunteers in 47 states and over 20 countries have signed up to search for plastic pellets at their local waterway as part of the International Plastic Pellet Count on Saturday, May 3rd. And it's not too late to sign up.

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Scientists have found plastic fragments in 44% of all seabird species, 43% of all marine mammal species and 100% of sea turtle species.

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NEW REPORT: Innovative companies show how to eliminate single-use plastic packaging

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NEW REPORT: Innovative companies show how to eliminate single-use plastic packaging

Leading up to Earth Day, U.S. PIRG Education Fund, Environment America Research & Policy Center and Frontier Group are releasing a new report, Refill, Return, Reimagine: Innovative Solutions to Reduce Wasteful Packaging, that explains no-waste and low-waste business models, shares case studies and demonstrates ways to reimagine our relationship with plastic.

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