Friends,
Plastic pollution is harming our planet. And the problem has only gotten worse since the pandemic began earlier this year. By some estimates, single-use plastic consumption has tripled or quadrupled since lockdowns were imposed in March.
But it doesn’t have to be this way. This October accept our challenge to go Plastic Free!
We’re asking you to commit to reducing your use of single-use plastics—especially plastic bags, bottles, and straws—from October 1 to 30.
We’re asking you to reuse or recycle the plastic you do use, to educate others that reusable is doable during the pandemic, and to advocate for a #PlasticFreeDMV.
Enroll today in the 2020 Plastic Free Challenge!
Participants in the Challenge will receive twice weekly emails with expert advice, useful tips, and practical alternatives to commonly used plastic items.
We will also share a weekly free, easy action you can take to challenge the systems in place that create an overabundance of waste.
Because if we’ve learned anything during this pandemic, it’s that our individual choices are only part of the solution to the plastics crisis. We cannot carry the full burden of this problem ourselves.
Take the Plastic Free Challenge today!
Julie
P.S. Looking for tips and advice for reducing your plastic footprint before the Challenge begins? Join us on September 26 for the Plastic Free Forum, a panel discussion featuring Jackie Nuñez of The Last Plastic Straw; Jonathan Black, senior advisor to Sen. Tom Udall (NM); Krissee D’Aguair of River-Sea Chocolates; and youth activist Ellie Cowan. Learn more and register for the Plastic Free Forum here.
Plastic Free Community Partners: 350 Fairfax, 350 Loudoun, Audubon Naturalist Society, Clean Fairfax, Climate Reality Project-NOVA Chapter, EcoAction Arlington, Faith Alliance for Climate Solutions, Food & Water Watch Virginia, Friends of Little Hunting Creek, Greater Prince William Climate Action Network, Great Falls Group-Sierra Club Virginia, Green Muslims, Mount Vernon Unitarian Church, Sunrise Fairfax County
