Dear John,

As Earth Month wraps up, we’re excited to share some of the key moments from our work. Here’s what’s been happening in April:

Taking Big Plastic to Court: As you may have heard, Plastic Pollution Coalition (PPC) recently filed complaints in Washington, D.C. against PepsiCo, FIJI Water, and Danone for “false and deceptive marketing.” These companies continue to mislead the public about their true environmental impact, and we’re holding them accountable. Read our blog and our spotlight in The Cool Down.

New: Plastic-Free Goods on Our Site. We’ve added a brand-new Plastic-Free Goods section to our website, highlighting a curated selection of our plastic-free partner brands. While buying nothing is always best, we know sometimes you need to buy essentials. Make sure to check out our new collection of PPC Business Member brands on the DoneGood marketplace! Use code PPC15 to get $15 off your purchase of $100 or more.

Sharing the Facts About Plastics, Plastic Chemicals, + Our Health: In April, PPC shared the facts about plastics, plastic chemicals, and our health. We hosted an expert panel for our webinar, This Is Your Brain on Plastics: What You Need to Know About Plastics and Health. We also published a new explainer blog on endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs), which are often found in plastic consumer products and plastic-packaged food and plastic bottled water.

Faith + Climate Action: Spotlight on Climate Revival. We published a special Earth Day blog: 7 Ways You Can Take Action, plus a feature on Climate Revival, a new faith-led climate justice movement. Founded by Grammy-nominated artist Antonique Smith and Rev. Lennox Yearwood, Jr. of Hip Hop Caucus, Climate Revival is mobilizing communities often excluded from the climate conversation.

Thanks for being part of this movement and caring about our work and this planet. Until next time, keep pushing for a plastic-free future.

Onward,

Aidan Maguire
Coalition Program Manager
Plastic Pollution Coalition

P.S. Please support our work to advance real solutions and continue telling the truth about plastic pollution.

★ Plastic Pollution Coalition at DC Climate Week
PPC hosted the panel Plastics + Climate on April 29, 2025, as part of Policy & Advocacy day of the inaugural DC Climate Week. PPC’s Managing Director Julia Cohen was on the panel, along with Frankie Orona from Society of Native Nations and Rev. Lennox Yearwood, Jr. of Hip Hop Caucus. The panel was moderated by Steven Feit, Center for International Environmental Law. Plastics are fueling the climate crisis, and this was an important opportunity to call for plastic production limits, which are critical to achieving our climate goals. 

★ This Is Your Brain on Plastics: Plastics and Your Health
Our April webinar, This Is Your Brain on Plastics: What You Need to Know About Plastics and Health, featured a powerful conversation moderated by PPC’s Communications Manager, Erica Cirino. Speakers included Dr. Manasa Mantravadi (Ahimsa), Aminah Taariq-Sidibe (EarthDay.Org), and Ziya Tong (Author & Filmmaker). Watch the recording.

★ What are Endocrine-Disrupting Chemicals (EDCs)?
EDCs are often found in plastic consumer products, as well as processed and plastic-packaged food and plastic bottled water. So what are EDCs, and should we be concerned? Our blog explains, and provides information on how you can reduce your exposure. Read the blog.

★ SINGLE-USE PLANET premiered nationally on public television for Earth Month. The film features PPC’s Advocacy and Engagement Manager and Founder of The Last Plastic Straw, Jackie Nuñez, and is now available for screening anytime at PBS online.

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★ Plastic-Free Goods: DoneGood Shopping Discount 
Visit the new collection of PPC Business Member brands on the DoneGood marketplace and use the code PPC15 to get $15 off your purchase of $100 or more. If you enter the marketplace through this link, it will automatically apply the discount code to your cart.

★ EcoBags Collaboration
PPC Business Member Ecobags is trying to stop the use of single-use plastic bags by normalizing reuse and making it easier for consumers to opt for reusable bags. PPC partnered with Ecobags to spread awareness about plastic bag pollution in a recent collaboration. Check out the post.

★ PPC Business Members Present the Case for Biomaterials at SF Climate Week 
In a number of panels held during San Francisco Climate Week, material innovators in PPC’s Business Network presented their packaging solutions to multi-sectoral audiences in hopes of garnering traction and excitement for nature-based solutions to plastic pollution. Sway and Cruz Foam showcased their regenerative home compostable material solutions made from food waste and seaweed at a Solutions Expo hosted by the sustainable lifestyle app Commons, and discussed these innovations in depth at panels in design studio lofts, like this one.

★ Join Plastic Pollution Coalition
Not yet a member of PPC? Apply to join here.

★ Plastic Kills… Again! Short Film Contest 
PPC has teamed up with Earth Angel for a second round of our popular Plastic Kills short film contest. We’re challenging filmmakers to create original horror short films that highlight the terrors of plastic pollution with a grand prize of $3,000. Submissions will be open July 1–September 15, 2025. Learn more. 

★ Story of Stuff’s Reuse Changemaker Bootcamp
The Reuse Changemaker Bootcamp is a three-part training series designed to help you build a better future rooted in reuse. This online training is divided into two sessions (modules) that are each 90 minutes long. There is an optional third module for leadership training that you can register for separately. Training modules begin May 12, 2025. Sign up.

★ Rebrand Reuse Design Initiative from PR3
Rebrand Reuse is a global design initiative open to everyone 18 years of age or older. The PR3 Global Standards Panel are calling on designers, creatives, sustainability advocates, and changemakers everywhere to design the symbol for reuse: the icon of the future. Enter designs by May 31, 2025, for a chance to earn $5,000 USD at rebrandreuse.org.

★ Youth Survey for the Global Plastics Treaty
The Youth Communique to End Plastic Pollution are asking youth ages 18 to 35 to help inform policymakers of how a Global Plastics Treaty can best serve young people. By participating in this survey, you will contribute to a document that reflects youth perspectives, highlights youth-centered solutions, and informs policymakers, stakeholders, and community leaders about the unique contributions of young people towards building a sustainable, plastic-free future. Complete the survey.

★ Tell JP Morgan Chase, Citi, and Bank of America: NEVER Finance Formosa Plastics’ Petrochemical Project in St. James!
JP Morgan Chase, Citi, and Bank of America are the top three financiers of fossil fuel projects in the world. We’re joining Rise St. James to demand that these three banks NEVER fund Formosa Plastics’ Petrochemical Project in St. James, Louisiana. Sign the petition.

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