John,

Plastic waste: We didn't ask for it. We can't avoid it. But PIRG has a plan to deal with it.

It's almost 2024, and we've got big ideas for the year to come. Americans generate 35 million tons of plastic pollution each year, but by taking action at the local, state, and national levels we can stop the waste and make a more sustainable future possible.1

We've already made some big progress, and the next win could be just around the corner with your support. Will you donate to our End of Year Drive before the deadline on 12/31 to help us meet our $100,000 and move our country beyond plastic?

Just 20 companies are responsible for producing more than half of all single-use plastic in the world.2 That's why it's vital that we convince the producers and retailers who make and sell so much plastic "stuff" to cut back on their waste.

Companies like Amazon have taken some good first steps, but there's more work to do. We need your support to keep building a future where products are sustainable and consumers aren't left cleaning up after producers' mess. Donate today >>

Most of us recycle, take our reusable bags with us when we shop, and look for ways to stop using so much disposable plastic "stuff." These individual actions are necessary, but they won't be enough to tackle the country's plastic waste problems alone.

The good news is that because of collective actions, more and more states are deciding to get rid of single-use plastic we can easily live without. Donate today >>

PIRG has a 50-year track record of organizing everyday people around commonsense ways that we can move our society beyond plastic, waste and litter -- including promoting federal action that can transform the way all Americans live.

PIRG advocates worked closely with federal lawmakers to first introduce the Break Free From Plastic Pollution Act in 2020. Together, we've sent thousands of messages to lawmakers in support of this important legislation.

Now, we need your help to get it -- and other bills that will help us build a more sustainable future -- across the finish line. Donate today >>

John, you can help us keep all this important work going by making your year-end gift to our End of Year Drive before midnight on Dec. 31.

Thank you,

Faye Park
President

1. "Break Free from Plastic Pollution Act reintroduced in Congress," PIRG, October 25, 2023.
2. Sandra Laville, "Twenty firms produce 55% of world's plastic waste, report reveals," The Guardian, May 17, 2021.

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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