It’s Easy Being Green: How It Started and How Its Going
In July 2026, Beyond Plastics achieved a significant milestone: We engaged our 200th Local Group & Affiliate (LGA). To celebrate this achievement, we invited our very first LGA, It’s Easy Being Green (IEBG), to share their story – how it started and how it’s going.
IEBG’s Sharon Waskow spoke with us about the beginning of the affiliate’s journey and why they continue to join us in the fight against plastic pollution. We are truly honored to collaborate with IEBG, and all of our grassroots partners across the country, who spread the word about the harms of plastic to human health and our planet. Many thanks to Sharon and her fellow IEBG volunteer advocates.
🍴 “Skipping the Stuff” in 24 Towns and Counties Across NJ! 🚫
New Jersey is proving that Skip the Stuff is a win-win-win for businesses, customers and the planet, providing cost savings to restaurants, giving customers more control, and reducing wasteful single-use plastic.
🌱 Gathering the Grassroots in NYC🗽
On April 25, 2025 the Beyond Plastics Local Groups & Affiliates network gathered in NYC for our first regional conference.
💌A Love Letter To Our Local Groups & Affiliates🙏
As we look ahead to 2025, we want to share our sincere appreciation for you and all you do. It’s critical to build and strengthen our community of people working to put planet and people over plastic.
🛑Stopping Synturf in Maryland🌿
Grassroots advocates in Maryland succeeded in convincing Howard County to scrap plans to convert natural turn fields to synthetic turf! Learn more and get resources.
🚫Overturning Montana’s “Ban on Bans”⚖️
Working with the Cottonwood Environmental Law Center, Beyond Plastics volunteers successfully overturned the first portion of Montana’s statewide ban on single-use plastic bans.
👏Grassroots Advocates Flex Their Muscles to Help BAN Vinyl Chloride 💪🏽
Members of Beyond Plastics Local Groups & Affiliates have turned out in force to push the EPA to ban toxic vinyl chloride. Learn more and find out how you can get in on the action.
⏸️Pressing Pause on a Polluting Proposed Pyrolysis Plant in Youngstown, Ohio☠️
After years of advocating in opposition to the proposed SOBE Energy Solutions plant, the community of Youngstown, Ohio recently succeeded in convincing the City Council to pass a 12-month moratorium on pyrolysis of tires, tire derived chips, plastic, and electronic waste.
🥳Ain’t No Party like a POSTCARD Party!📫
Members and friends of Beyond Plastics Greater Boston gleefully gathered at First Parish in Watertown, Massachusetts on January 15 for a legislative postcard party in support of plastic pollution reduction legislation!
💧Preventing 6 Acres of Toxic Plastic Grass from Poisoning the Rahway River Watershed & Schoolyard in New Jersey ☣️
Citizen advocates succeeded in blocking a multi-billion dollar installation of six acres of toxic artificial turf in New Jersey.
🧵Swapping Plastic Produce Bags For Mesh Cotton Bags At Stores In New Hampshire🛍️
The Mesh Bag Mamas are giving shoppers in New Hampshire a choice between single-use plastic produce bags and reusable handmade organic cotton mesh bags.
✊Fighting to Stop Toxic, Polluting Artificial Turf in Ithaca, NY☠️
Zero Waste Ithaca is working hard to prevent Ithaca College from installing dangerous, polluting artificial turf including circulating a student-led petition, holding a rapid response rally, and hosting a call relay.
✌️Peace, Love & Less Single-Use Plastic🚰
✌️Beyond Plastics New Paltz scored a major victory for the environment and music-lovers by working hard to convince Bethel Woods to change its policy to allow patrons to bring and use refillable water bottles.
🌎A Bounty Of Earth Day 2023 Events💚
🌎Beyond Plastics Local Groups and Affiliates started off the tabling season strong with Earth Day showings across the country.💚Check out their awesome events.