John,

Every single year, the United States generates a staggering 35 million tons of plastic waste. That makes us the world's single biggest plastic polluter.[1,2]

We throw out enough plastic to fill one and a half Dallas Cowboys football stadiums every single day.[3]

That's why PIRG is determined to move our country beyond plastic -- but there are just a few hours left this Giving Tuesday.

Are you with us? Donate today.
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Thank you for making our work possible,

Faye Park
President

1. "Advancing Sustainable Materials Management: Facts and Figures Report," Environmental Protection Agency, last accessed November 14, 2024.
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2. Oliver Milman, "'Deluge of plastic waste': US is world's biggest plastic polluter," The Guardian, December 1, 2021.
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3. "Break the Waste Cycle," U.S. PIRG Education Fund, October 28, 2020.
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From: U.S. PIRG <[email protected]>
Date: Tuesday, December 3, 2024
Subject: This is what we need to move beyond plastic
To: John xxxxxx <[email protected]>

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John,

Amazon sent more than 1.5 billion deliveries to doorsteps during a single holiday shopping season.[1] At this time of year, as we shop for gifts and essentials alike, wasteful plastic packaging piles up for all of us.

A problem as massive as the plastic pollution crisis -- and a company as big as Amazon -- might feel impossible to contend with alone.

But together, we can make a difference.

This Giving Tuesday, we're raising $30,000 to fuel our work to move our country beyond plastic. Will you help us meet our goal by midnight tonight?
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We have a plastic pollution problem on our hands.

Every single year, the United States generates an unbelievable 35 million tons of plastic waste. We're the world's single biggest plastic polluter.[2]

Here's the good news: We know we can convince big companies like Amazon to cut waste -- because we've done it before.

After 138,000 people like you banded together to urge Amazon to reduce single-use plastic in its shipments, the retail giant announced that it would phase out plastic shipping envelopes and plastic air pillows.[3]

Amazon still needs to deliver on these commitments, and get rid of the rest of their plastic packaging.

This win was a huge first step -- but there's still more work to do.

Will you help make it possible, John? Make your Giving Tuesday gift now.
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At PIRG, we have decades of experience combining professional research with advocacy and grassroots organizing to tackle big problems. And we do it all thanks to the combined efforts of supporters like you; we don't take a penny from corporations.

Convincing corporations to cut back on wasteful packaging is just one part of our overall plan to build a world beyond plastic. We're also working to:

* Restrict the worst kinds of single-use plastic;
* Hold plastic polluters accountable for the waste their products become;
* Win regulations on plastic pellet pollution.



To keep these campaigns going strong, we need everyone who believes in a zero-waste future to come together.

Give the gift of a plastic-free world to future generations by making your Giving Tuesday donation today.
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Thank you,

Faye Park
President

1. "Thank you to Amazon customers, employees, and selling partners for a record-breaking holiday season," Amazon, December 28, 2020.
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2. "Advancing Sustainable Materials Management: Facts and Figures Report," Environmental Protection Agency, last accessed November 14, 2024.
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3. "Building a Better Future Together: Amazon Sustainability Report," Amazon, last accessed November 13, 2024.
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