Dear Anonymous,

A beached whale was found on the shores of a Scottish island with more than 220 pounds of waste in its stomach -- including plastic bottles, bags, rope and fishing net.1

Unfortunately, this whale's death in December is just the latest example of marine wildlife washing ashore dead, having ingested mind-boggling amounts of plastic. It's also a grim reminder of the impacts of plastic pollution.

Nothing we use for a few minutes should be allowed to pollute our oceans and rivers and threaten wildlife for centuries.

Anonymous, the good news is that U.S. Sen. Tom Udall (N.M.) and U.S. Rep. Alan Lowenthal (Calif.) have now introduced sweeping legislation to reduce our reliance on plastic.

Join our campaign to put wildlife over waste. Tell your federal legislators that it's time for bold action to curb plastic pollution.

Plastic pollution threatens marine wildlife, who often die from becoming entangled in or ingesting plastic. For a bird or fish or turtle, it's easy to mistake a small piece of plastic for food -- especially when there are millions of plastic pieces floating in our waterways.

The plastic waste crisis is escalating.2 Given current trends, it's estimated that 99 percent of seabirds will have ingested plastic pollution by 2050.3

The solution to protecting wildlife from waste is simple: It's time to curb our country's reliance on plastic.

More than 16,000 of you raised your voices asking Congress to introduce national legislation to curb plastic pollution. Now, Sen. Udall and Rep. Lowenthal have introduced a bill, which would ban many of the worst single-use plastics, including plastic carryout bags and polystyrene foam take-out containers, and place a moratorium on new plastic-producing facilities.4

Anonymous, it's because of supporters like you that this bill was introduced in Congress. Now, will you take action to see it passed?

Send a message urging your U.S. senators and representative to support federal plastics legislation.

Thanks for making it all possible,

Hannah Collazo
State Director

1. Lateshia Beachum, "Dead sperm whale had 220 pounds of garbage in its stomach, including rope, plastic and gloves," The Washington Post, December 2, 2019.
2. Laura Parker, "The world's plastic pollution crisis explained," National Geographic, June 7, 2019.
3. Helen Briggs, "Plastic pollution: 'Hidden' chemicals build up in seabirds," BBC News, January 31, 2020.
4. "Udall, Lowenthal Seek Input on Landmark Legislation to Address the Global Plastic Waste Crisis," Sen. Tom Udall press releases, October 31, 2019.