John,

We have a plastic waste crisis on our hands, and it's only poised to get worse: By one estimate, the world is on pace to throw away a jaw-dropping 1 billion tons of plastic waste every year by 2060.1

It isn't going to be easy, but we need to move our country beyond plastic -- and we believe that PIRG has what it takes to get the job done.

Help turn the tide on the plastic waste crisis by making a donation today.

We have decades of experience delivering results, and we're already making a difference on the plastic waste crisis. Thanks in part to our advocacy, 1 in 3 Americans live in a state where we've passed a ban on at least one of the worst kinds of single-use plastic.2

And earlier this year, after PIRG and our national coalition delivered more than 100,000 petition signatures calling on the megaretailer to get rid of single-use plastic packaging, Amazon announced it will phase out padded plastic shipping envelopes in favor of recyclable alternatives.3

These are important first steps on the road to a plastic-free future, but we still have so much more work to do. Are you with us?

As a citizen-funded organization, PIRG doesn't take a penny from corporations. Instead, we rely on the grassroots support of people like you who know that common sense solutions exist to problems that we should no longer tolerate -- problems like our plastic waste crisis.

Donate to our September Drive today to help keep our campaigns going strong.

Thank you for your support,

Faye Park
President

1. "Global plastic waste set to almost triple by 2060, says OECD," OECD, March 6, 2022.
2. "Reducing plastic waste in the states," U.S. PIRG, July 26, 2022.
3. Jenn Engstrom, "Statement: Amazon to phase out single-use plastic shipping bags," PIRG, July 19, 2023.

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From: U.S. PIRG <[email protected]>
Date: Sat, September 30, 2023
Subject: Help turn the tide on plastic waste
To: John xxxxxx <[email protected]>

John,

Americans throw away 51 million tons of plastic in one year, and only 5% of this is recycled. This plastic is destined to outlive us all, polluting our planet for hundreds of years.1

Addressing this problem requires a comprehensive effort, which is why our campaigns combine professional research with advocacy and grassroots organizing to tackle plastic waste at every level.

Will you donate today to help us move our country beyond plastic?

Here's just some of the work your donation helps support:

• Passing state bans on single-use plastics: With our national network's support, a growing number of states are passing bans on some of the worst kinds of single-use plastics, like plastic bags, plastic straws and polystyrene foam. Today, 1 in 3 Americans lives in a state with a robust ban on at least one type of single-use plastic.2
• Securing corporate commitments to reduce plastic waste: We've helped win commitments from some of the nation's largest plastic polluters -- such as Coca-Cola, McDonald's and Pepsi -- to reduce the amount of disposable plastic packaging they use. We're now calling on Amazon, Whole Foods and Costco to do the same, and lead industries away from single-use plastic.
• Holding plastics producers responsible for the waste their products become: Producer responsibility legislation makes manufacturers financially responsible for the waste they create, and for properly discarding their products at the end of their use. With our national network's support, four states -- Oregon, California, Colorado and Maine -- have passed this kind of law since 2021.

We are up against the plastics industry, and it's going to take resources to deploy the research, education and action to win these campaigns.

Your support helps us continue standing up for the public interest -- for the things that are important to you, John.

Help move our country beyond plastic: Donate before the midnight deadline and help us reach our $10,000 goal, so that we have the resources to keep moving our country beyond plastic.

Thanks for all that you do,

Faye Park
President

1. Nina Lakhani, "Only 5% of plastic waste generated by US last year was recycled, report says," The Guardian, October 24, 2022.
2. "Reducing plastic waste in the states," U.S. PIRG, July 26, 2022.

Your donation will power our dedicated staff of organizers, policy experts and attorneys who drive all of our campaigns in the public interest, from banning Roundup and moving us beyond plastic, to saving our antibiotics and being your consumer watchdog, to protecting our environment and our democracy. None of our work would be possible without the support of people just like you.

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