John,
Garbage cans overstuffed with packaging following a trip to the grocery store.
Polystyrene cups buried in the sand.
Headline after headline detailing the health risks of the microplastics that hide in our food, our water, even the air we breathe.
We've become ensnared in the very material that once promised convenience -- but there's a way out.
We refuse to pass our plastic pollution problems on to the next generation and are addressing the overproduction of single-use plastics head on.
But we're going to need help.
That's why we're extending our End of Year Drive for one more day. Until midnight tonight, your gift will be matched dollar-for-dollar, up to $50,000 nationwide. Are you in? Give today.
Nearly half of all plastic produced is made to be used only once. This is not sustainable. And with Americans throwing out enough plastic waste to fill the Dallas Cowboys stadium every 16 hours, we have to act fast.1
When you give to PIRG, you're helping support campaigns calling on companies like Trader Joe's to commit to using less single-use plastic packaging, and mobilizing public support for policies that will phase out the worst forms of single-use plastic and move toward a more sustainable future.
We're already seeing a shift. Companies like Amazon have cut back their plastic usage, and 1 in 3 Americans now live in a state that has committed to phase out some types of single-use plastics.2,3
There's more work to do, but we're confident that, together, we can move beyond single-use plastics and forge a safer, healthier, less polluted world for future generations.
Thank you for helping move our country beyond plastic,
Faye Park
President
1. Celeste Meiffren-Swango, "Working to stop plastic waste: From store shelves to state capitols," PIRG, June 6, 2025.
2. Celeste Meiffren-Swango, "Working to stop plastic waste: From store shelves to state capitols," PIRG, June 6, 2025.
3. "Reducing plastic waste in the states," PIRG, July 26, 2022.
Your donation will power our dedicated staff of organizers, policy experts and attorneys who drive all of our campaigns in the public interest, from banning toxic pesticides and moving us beyond plastic, to saving our antibiotics and being your consumer watchdog, to protecting our environment and our democracy. None of our work would be possible without the support of people just like you.
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