John,

The world has made more than 9 billion tons of plastic, and most of it -- roughly 7 billion tons -- has ended up piled in our landfills or littering our environment.1

Do we really need to be making so much wasteful plastic stuff? At PIRG, we don't think so -- and we know a better way forward.

If you're sick of throwing away flimsy single-use plastic bags, frustrated at the piles of plastic packaging on grocery store shelves, or disgusted at the idea that burning plastic and releasing toxic fumes counts as "recycling," we need you with us, John.

We've set a goal of raising $20,000 by midnight on June 30 to fuel our work to confront the plastic crisis in the months to come. Will you make your donation to our 2023 End of Fiscal Year Drive today?

No single person can solve the plastic problem on their own. But that doesn't mean it's hopeless -- it just means that plastic producers and retailers need to be a part of the solution, too.

For decades, major plastics producers have successfully maintained a status quo that lets them off the hook for dealing with the waste their products inevitably become. We're working to win producer responsibility legislation nationwide, which will make manufacturers financially responsible for the waste they create and for properly discarding their products at the end of their life cycles.

There's a lot of plastic on store shelves, too, which makes it hard for anyone who wants to shop sustainably. Corporations like Walmart, Costco, and Amazon can make single-use plastic all but unavoidable. That's why we're also campaigning to get these and other big industry players to start doing their part to combat plastic waste.

Will you help us keep these campaigns and more going strong? Donate before the deadline on June 30 to help move our country beyond plastic.

With decades of experience, PIRG knows how to make a real difference.

Our network helped win Massachusetts' first-in-the-nation Bottle Bill in 1982 -- and we've carried that momentum for more than 30 years to make even more progress combating waste.

Thanks in part to supporters like you, one-third of Americans now live in a state with a ban on at least one kind of wasteful single-use plastic.2 Together, we've sent tens of thousands of messages to retailers urging them to take plastic off their shelves. And four states have already passed producer responsibility laws since 2021.

With your support, our next victory could be just around the corner.

You make it all possible, John. Donate today.

Thank you,

Faye Park
President

1. Robert Ferris, "The world has made more than 9 billion tons of plastic, says new study," CNBC, July 20, 2017.
2. "Trash in America," PIRG, September 28, 2021.

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