Beyond Plastic
Join us in calling on our leaders to eliminate the single-use plastic we can live without, and to get plastic makers to take financial responsibility for their waste.

From the time you woke up this morning until the time you go to bed tonight, our country will throw away enough plastic to fill the Dallas Cowboys stadium — the country’s largest football stadium — to the brim. To make matters worse, most of that plastic probably won’t get recycled. Globally, only 9% of plastics are currently being recycled. In fact, 50% of all plastic produced is intended to be used once and then thrown away. And since most plastic takes hundreds of years to fully degrade, almost every bit of that plastic will still be out there piling up in landfills, littering our streets, and polluting our environment for generations to come.
Together we can tackle our plastic waste crisis. The first step is to get more states to ban the single-use plastics we can all live without and we can call on lawmakers to implement policies that will hold plastic producers financially responsible for their waste. And we can get major companies to get rid of the single-use plastics throughout their operations.
Updates
Oregon bill targeting wasteful plastics had its first hearing
Piles of plastic pellets found in Charleston tidal marsh
The true cost of consumerism is an absurd amount of waste
Whether you care about the planet, wearing high quality clothing, or protecting workers rights, the sustainable fashion movement can embolden so many people to create effective change in the world around them.Emma Knudson, President of Mizzou Women in Natural Resources, University of Missouri

Emma Knudson
I care about sustainable fashion because it uplifts talented makers and garment workers, protects our planet, and spotlights organizations that prioritize people and the planet over profit.Rachael Guiles, Responsible Sourcing and Sustainability Specialist, Oregon

Rachael Guiles
Team
Domenitz

Janet
Domenitz
Executive Director, MASSPIRG
Katz

Danny
Katz
Executive Director, CoPIRG
Engstrom

Jenn
Engstrom
State Director, CALPIRG
Rakov

Susan
Rakov
Managing Director, Frontier Group; Senior Vice President, The Public Interest Network