John,

You can find almost anything at Target -- including piles and piles of wasteful plastic bags.

Coming home from a Target run with a pile of plastic trash to deal with isn't fun for anybody. And single-use plastic bag waste isn't just inconvenient: It's also a big contributor to the plastic pollution crisis that's overflowing our landfills, polluting our environment, and threatening our health.

The solution is simple: Target should phase out single-use plastic bags at checkout.

Take action to tell Target to eliminate wasteful plastic bags.

Every individual plastic bag is so small and light that it can be difficult to picture how much they add up. But Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) data reveals that, the last time they counted it all up, the US generated more than 4 million tons of plastic bags, wraps, and sacks in a single year.1

Picture a pile of flimsy plastic more than 11 times heavier than the Empire State Building.2 Since only a small fraction are ever recycled, that's a lot of plastic bags clogging landfills, choking the ocean, and littering our roads and parks.

Tell Target to cut plastic waste by phasing out single-use plastic bags.

As America's sixth-largest retailer, Target can make a big difference to confront plastic pollution by eliminating single-use plastic bags in its stores.3

Target has publicly committed to eliminating, reducing, and finding alternatives for plastic in its products.4 So why not start with a simple change in the checkout aisle that would make a huge impact?

Add your name to urge Target to waste less and move beyond plastic.

Thank you,

Faye Park
President

1. "Frequent Questions regarding EPA's Facts and Figures about Materials, Waste and Recycling," U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, last accessed February 15, 2024.
2. "How heavy is 4,200,000 tons?," The Measure of Things, last accessed February 15, 2024.
3. "Top 100 Retailers 2023 List," National Retail Federation, last accessed February 15, 2024.
4. "Responsible Resource Use: Plastics," Target, last accessed February 15, 2024.

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