Teach Students About Plastic Pollution
As an educator, your time is too precious to waste it reinventing the wheel! We’ve pulled together materials from partners and friends in the movement to help you teach engaging and inspiring lessons around solutions to the plastic crisis.
Pass a Skip the Stuff Policy
Join a national effort started by Upstream Solutions to make takeout foodware accessories upon request only. You’ll find everything you need here to customize your campaign, rally support and get a Skip the Stuff policy passed.
Help Local Dry Cleaners Reduce Plastic
Share guidance, information and resources to help convince your local dry cleaning establishments move beyond single-use plastics.
Host A Supermarket Plastic Packaging Take-Back
Plastic packaging is the single largest source of plastic waste and it’s also one that we can do without. Send a message to your local chain super market that you want them to decrease packaging and increase bulk and refillables.
Help Local Restaurants, Cafés, & Bars Skip Single-Use Plastic
Restaurants produce a great deal of single-use plastic trash but reusables and better systems are not only possible, but can even offer savings. Share guidance, information and resources to help convince your local dining establishments to refuse single-use.
Host a Screening of The Story of Plastic Followed By a Panel Discussion
The Emmy Award-winning documentary The Story of Plastic is a powerful tool to educate and inspire action to reduce plastic pollution. Introduce it to your community to build awareness and spark engagement.
Swap The Plastic Bottles In Your Local Vending Machine For Aluminum Cans
Plastic bottles are clogging our oceans, rivers, streets, landfills & poisoning our air when they're burned in incinerators. Convince the management to replace the plastic bottles in your local vending machine with drinks sold in truly recyclable aluminum cans or glass bottles.
Ban The Sale Of Plastic Water Bottles & Replace With Water Filling Stations
Single-use plastic water bottles are clogging our oceans, rivers, streets, landfills & poisoning our air when they're burned in incinerators. Urge your local airport or government office to ban the sale of bottled water.
Help Your Local Meals On Wheels Program Ditch Disposables
Help your local Meals on Wheels program switch from damaging, single-use disposable plastic trays and dishes to reusable ones. Reusables save the programs money and reduce waste - a win-win for the programs and the planet.
Pass The Beyond Plastics Bill
There’s no time to waste so we recommend attempting to ban many of our most common sources of plastic pollution – plastic bags, plastic straws, stirrers, and splash guards, polystyrene, and balloon releases – in one fell swoop!