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John,

Our neighborhoods aren't trash cans. Our cities and towns aren't dumpsters. Our environment isn't one big landfill.

Yet our society keeps making, consuming and throwing away more plastic every year. And most of what's thrown away will stay in our parks, playgrounds and beaches for generations, if not for centuries.[1]

PIRG has a three-step game plan to tackle plastic pollution-- and we need your support to carry it out in the year ahead.

We've set a goal to raise $100,000 by midnight on Dec 31. Will you donate today to tackle plastic waste?
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Step 1: Secure corporate commitments

We're petitioning the world's biggest retailers to phase out unnecessary plastic packaging.

If that sounds like a tall order, you're right. But it's not impossible. After we helped deliver more than 82,400 petitions urging Costco to cut back on wasteful packaging, the company made new commitments to reduce plastic use.[2]

And Amazon, the largest online retailer in the world, committed to phasing out plastic padded shipping bags and phased out plastic air pillows after we helped organize customer pushback.[3]

But there's much more to be done.

We're working to convince popular grocery chains, including Whole Foods and Trader Joe's, to lead the charge against single-use plastics by phasing out unnecessary plastic packaging on store shelves, and we need your help.

Donate today to help fund our advocacy.
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Step 2: Make waste reduction the law of the land

If we want litter-free streets and beaches, we also need to make plastic reduction the law.

We've helped pass state-level policies that curb plastic waste, including restrictions on some of the worst single-use plastics in 14 states and counting. With your help, we'll keep replicating these successes again and again, here and across the country.

Step 3: Challenge false claims of recyclability

The recycling symbol shouldn't be on products that aren't being recycled.

Chasing arrow symbols are confusing at best and misleading at worst. That's why we're also asking our members to urge the Federal Trade Commission to set and enforce accurate recycling labels.

To accomplish all this, we've set a goal to raise $100,000 by midnight on Dec 31. Will you help tackle plastic pollution by donating to End of Year Drive today?
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Thank you,

Faye Park
President

1. Kate Whiting, "This is how long everyday plastic items last in the ocean," World Economic Forum, November 2, 2018.
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2. Janet Domenitz and Celeste Meiffren-Swango, "Costco makes new commitments to reduce plastic use," PIRG, October 12, 2023.
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3. Celeste Meiffren-Swango, "Amazon announces the end of its plastic padded shipping bags," PIRG, July 19, 2023.
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