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Join us in Albany on May 14 to Help NY Cut Single-Use Plastic Packaging In HALF!
We need your voice to help pass the NYS Packaging Reduction & Recycling Infrastructure Act that would reduce single-use packaging by 50% over 12 years, make polluters responsible for their packaging waste, get 15 of the most toxic chemicals OUT of packaging, reduce climate emissions, and more. Join us on May 14 in Albany for a Rally and Advocacy Day to help end plastic pollution! 🚌 Need a ride? We’re offering free round trip bus transportation from NYC. Learn more and RSVP now. >>
Ban Vinyl Chloride!
Learn more about the hazards of toxic vinyl chloride and of polyvinyl chloride (PVC) plastic and how you can help encourage the U.S. EPA to ban this carcinogenic petrochemical ASAP - visit BanVinylChloride.org now. >>
CHEMICAL RECYCLING: A DANGEROUS DECEPTION
Along with IPEN (International Pollutants Elimination Network) we’ve released an eye-opening new report that sheds light on the industry’s deceptive claims about chemical recycling, a polluting false solution to the plastic pollution crisis it created.
Learn how chemical recycling speeds climate change, creates toxic pollution, and threatens public health, pollutes our environment, and endangers environmental justice communities.
📄Get the report here (free download). >>
✍🏽Take action: urge Congress to reject chemical recycling. >>
East Palestine Disaster Is A Symptom Of The Plastic Pollution Crisis
Five of the train cars that derailed in East Palestine this winter were carrying vinyl chloride, a very toxic chemical used to make polyvinyl chloride (PVC) plastic. This disaster was not a one-off accident but, rather, a symptom of our larger plastic pollution crisis. Click here to learn more about this tragedy and how it connects to our work and watch the short video below.