Dear John,

September has been an exciting month at Plastic Pollution Coalition as we rally support for our Coalition members and Youth Ambassadors across the world demanding a livable climate and healthy environment free of plastic pollution. We hope you were able to join one of the many climate marches last week or a cleanup and brand audit in your community.

Stay tuned for the results of the global brand audit, where the top corporate polluters will be revealed, and read on for all the latest Coalition news, upcoming events, and ways you can take action to stop plastic pollution.

Yours in solidarity,

Julia Cohen
Managing Director
Plastic Pollution Coalition

MAKE YOUR VOICE HEARD! Sign these petitions and TAKE ACTION to stop plastic pollution. EMAIL us to share links for relevant action alerts.

• Join over 335,000 Target customers asking Target to ditch plastic bags
  
  
• Demand U.S. Congress regulate chemicals in our household cleaners and drinking water
  
  
• Signatures needed: Reduce bottled water waste in our National Parks

Here's a roundup of the latest news and updates from Coalition Members. We want to hear from you! Please send us your updates.

Climate change: 7 young climate activists from around the world
Read more on PPC Youth Ambassador Lilly Platt and the youth rising up all over the world.

Rockport, MA bans plastic water bottles, foodware starting in 2021
Seaside Sustainability and local partners led efforts to pass one of the most comprehensive single-use plastics ban in the U.S.

LUSH shut down all stores and operations for climate action
5000+ employees were asked to march for climate crisis.

The Next Paper Straw
Ranpak CEO Omar Asali writes on the role of paper as a packaging material.

Apply Now for the 2019 Schmidt Marine Coastal Pollution Challenge
$1M is available for relevant projects.

Grocer Ahold Delhaize to restrict toxic chemicals in food packaging and beauty products
Safer Chemicals, Healthy Families has announced grocery chain Ahold Delhaize will ban PFAS, phthalates, and BPA.

Read the latest news from our blog. 

• Break Free From Plastic conducts massive global 'brand audit' actions
  
  
• Study Shows Alarming Level of Plastic in Children's Bodies
  
  
• Youth Speak Up to Stop Climate Change and Plastic Pollution

Check out our Press Room and contact Emily DiFrisco, Director of Communications, with press and media requests.

We’re building a database of Media Experts from our Coalition. If you would like to be listed please, send us an email.

• Ending Single-Use Plastics with Plastic Pollution Coalition
  The Boxer Podcast with Barbara and Nicole Boxer
  
  
• Exposing The Myth Of Plastic Recycling: Why A Majority Is Burned Or Thrown In A Landfill
  WBUR Here & Now
  
  
• Three-quarters of plastic products are toxic
  Fast Company
  
  
• Bay Area Environmentalists Hope SFO Plastic Water Bottle Ban Is Only The Beginning
  The Bay City Beacon
  

Pack it in, pack it out! Bringing resuable items with you will help you REFUSE single-use plastic on the go. Looking for plastic-free gear? Shop the Plastic Pollution Coalition Life Without Plastic Store.

The Plastic Pollution Coalition staff is on the move! Connect with us at these events.

• Sept. 28: eXXpedition Summit in London, England
  Jackie Nuñez, Founder of The Last Plastic Straw & Program Manager
  
  
• Oct. 2: Think Beyond Plastic - Cohort of Innovators, Barcelona, Spain
  Roshani Kothari, Technology & Digital Operations Director
  
  
• Oct. 3-5: ShiftCon in Atlanta, GA
  Eli Wilkins-Malloy, Coalition Program Director
  Emily DiFrisco, Director of Communications
  Julianne Waite, Marketing & Digital Strategist
  
  
• Oct. 4-10: CiviCRM Global Summit in Barcelona, Spain
  Roshani Kothari, Technology & Digital Operations Director
  
  
• Oct. 8: Health Care Without Harm Asia Conference in Singapore
  Sandra Curtis, Director of Innovative Projects
  
  
• Oct. 11-13: Students for Zero Waste conference sponsored by the Post Landfill Action Network (PLAN) in Philadelphia, PA
  Sandra Curtis, Director of Innovative Projects
  Eli Wilkins-Malloy, Coalition Program Director
  
  
• Oct. 20-23: Break Free From Plastic U.S. National Meeting in Pittsburgh, PA
  Eli Wilkins-Malloy, Coalition Program Director
  
  
• Oct. 24: Raise the Green Bar 2019 in Manhattan, NY
  Dianna Cohen, Co-Founder and CEO
  Julia Cohen, Co-Founder and Managing Director 
  Emily DiFrisco, Director of Communications
  
  
• Oct. 28: DC Coalition Speaker Lunch in Washington, DC
  Julia Cohen, Co-Founder and Managing Director 
  Roshani Kothari, Technology & Digital Operations Director