Dear John,

Many American families will soon have their water lines replaced, and we’re calling for proactively distributing filters to protect them from lead while this is happening. Through our Filtered Not Bottled campaign, we’re urging the government to protect families from lead in their water, and prevent the use of hundreds of billions of single-use plastic bottles.

We launched the campaign in September 2023, when we submitted a letter to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) with 22 allied organizations calling on the agency to ensure toxic lead pipes are not replaced with plastic pollution during U.S. Lead Service Line Replacement (LSLR). 

Since then, we’ve done a lot. We:

• Launched the campaign resource hub, including an extensive advocacy packet to support local communities.
• Circulated a letter calling on the EPA to require filters, not bottles, currently supported by over 70 organizations.
• Conducted meetings with key legislators and officials in the U.S. Senate, White House, and EPA.
• Produced resources to build public awareness and support, including videos, webinars, blogs, and more.

In November 2023, after nearly two years of advocacy from PPC and other leading experts, the EPA proposed a rule that would require filters be made available by water systems with continually high levels of lead. This is a huge win! But our work is not done.

Looking forward, we will continue to advocate for the EPA to include stronger measures on filters that are necessary to ensure families have access to drinking water without toxic lead and plastic. In the immediate future, we hope you’ll join us on March 28 for our webinar Filtered Water: Preventing Billions of Plastic Bottles from Flooding U.S. Communities to learn more.

If you haven’t already, please sign the petition and join the thousands of individuals who are advocating with us to ensure families have access to clean water without toxic lead and plastic pollution. Thank you!

Onward,

Madison Dennis
Project Manager
Plastic Pollution Coalition

P.S. Please consider making a donation to support our work and this crucial ongoing campaign.