America's plastic problem has gotten way out of hand.
Most of us diligently recycle, take reusable bags with us when we shop, and look for new ways to stop using so much single use plastic “stuff”. Our individual actions are necessary, but won’t be enough. The good news is that the momentum to move beyond plastic is growing. More states, communities and businesses are getting rid of plastic bags, foam containers and other plastic “stuff” we can live without.
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.
Volunteers across America and beyond will be hosting plastic pellet counts and clean up events at their local waterways to help identify where plastic pellet pollution is happening and make the case for action.
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Organize your own pellet count
Increasing compost can quickly and efficiently decrease methane emissions in landfills and restore soil health.
Thousands of plastic fragments and 8 plastic pellets that threaten wildlife, were removed from a popular beach in Miami during a World Water Day celebration.
Many fish eat microplastics. Here’s why and what we can do about it.
You can help build support for reducing plastic pellet pollution by hosting a nurdle clean-up or count. Here's everything you need to know.
A wave of new retail businesses are eliminating single-use plastic packaging entirely, showing us what a future with dramatically less plastic could look like.
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.
President, PIRG Education Fund; Executive Vice President, The Public Interest Network
Executive Director, CoPIRG
Executive Director, MASSPIRG
Director of Media Relations, The Public Interest Network
