Anonymous,

Humankind has lived through the stone age, the bronze age and the iron age. Will the plastic age be next?

We're in the midst of a plastic pollution crisis, and scientists warn it could define the era we live in.1

It's a big problem, and we have a big solution: a zero-waste economy in which we reduce the use of harmful single-use plastics, reuse what we can and recycle the rest.

Be a part of our ongoing effort to move our country beyond plastic, and our other work to stand up for the public interest. Become a monthly supporter today.

We share a bold vision -- but we understand that change comes one step at a time. That's why our focus is on making a difference for the public, not just making a statement.

We're in the midst of a plastic pollution crisis. Scientists are constantly finding broken down plastic where it's not supposed to be -- from the bottom of the Mariana Trench to the highest peaks of the Pyrenees Mountains.2 A recent study even found that each of us is likely ingesting a credit card's worth of plastic particles every single week.3

The plastic items we use for just a few minutes are threatening our health and polluting our future for hundreds of years.

Together with our national network, we're running campaigns to reduce single-use plastic waste in states across the country, including:

• Banning plastic foam cups and containers, and single-use plastic bags.
• Ensuring that plastic straws and utensils are offered on request only.
• Requiring all packaging to be recyclable.
• And more.

But we face tough, well-funded opposition. We need to sweep past the plastic defenders to protect our health and our future. We need to do more research, more organizing and more advocacy. To do any of our work, we need your help.

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From combating our plastic pollution crisis to keeping our life-saving antibiotics working, from speaking up for strong consumer protections on Wall Street to protecting our families from toxic threats -- it's neither quick nor easy work.

Monthly supporters provide a stable stream of support -- meaning we have even more resources to stop our plastic waste crisis, continue protecting public health, and work for a better future.

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Thank you,

Faye Park
President

1. Damian Carrington, "After bronze and iron, welcome to the plastic age, say scientists," The Guardian, September 4, 2019
2. Sarah Gibbens, "Plastic Bag Found at the Bottom of World's Deepest Ocean Trench," National Geographic, May 11, 2018.
3. Isabelle Gerretsen, "You could be swallowing a credit card's weight in plastic every week," CNN, June 17, 2019.