Dear John,

We have some very exciting news this month! On November 2, we launched our Flip The Script on Plastics initiative with the release of a report by the USC Annenberg Norman Lear Center showing that entertainment is awash with plastic pollution. We know that life imitates art, and by working with a coalition of allies in the entertainment industry to show package-free and reusable and refillable systems in popular television shows and movies, we can influence culture and change the perception of toxic throwaway plastic as being normal—because it’s not. Stay tuned for much more to come!

We are honored to have helped support a delegation of PPC Youth Ambassadors who attended the UN Climate Change Conference (COP26) in Glasgow, Scotland, this month. Our PPC Youth Ambassadors have been calling on world leaders to take action on plastics and fossil fuels, and we are proud to amplify their voices.

TerraCycle and eight companies (Coca-Cola, Procter & Gamble, Late July Snacks, Gerber, L’Oreal, Tom’s of Maine, Clorox, and Materne) have reached a settlement on a lawsuit filed by coalition member organization The Last Beach Cleanup in March 2021 based on “unlawful and deceptive recycling claims.” The settlement represents progress in truth-in-labeling and requiring verification of recycling claims.

Finally, I’m extremely pleased to welcome Julie Hudson to the PPC team. Julie is our new Director of Development and we are so excited to have her!

Onward together,

Dianna Cohen
Co-Founder & CEO
Plastic Pollution Coalition

P.S. We are so thankful for your partnership and all that you do to help create a world free from plastic pollution. This GivingTuesday, Nov. 30, we hope you will include PPC in your giving. Now is a good time to encourage others to give too, because thanks to a generous donor, all gifts will be matched—so you can DOUBLE your impact!

★ Pongo Awards (Nov. 13)
On Saturday, November 13, 2021, Dianna Cohen and Plastic Pollution Coalition were honored at the Orang Utan Republik Foundation's 8th Annual Pongo Environmental Awards & Benefit. The Pongo Awards honor environmental activists for their contributions to protect the welfare of all living species through advocacy, leadership, public service, education, and research. The award was presented by Actor Avtivist Ed Begley Jr. at an event at the Indonesian Consulate in Los Angeles, CA, hosted by Consul General Saud Kirsnawan and his wife Ebi Dee Krisnawan. Watch the recording and read about how plastics endanger primates.

★ November PPC Webinar: Emmy-Winning Film The Story of Plastic (Nov. 10)
We were excited to celebrate the Emmy win for The Story of Plastic in a discussion moderated by Stiv Wilson and featuring Nikhilesh Paliath and Priscilla Villa Watt. They discussed the current state of the plastic pollution crisis, focusing on the environmental and social justice elements of the film and the nexus of plastic pollution and human rights. Watch the webinar.

★ The Story of Plastic Panel Discussion at Web Summit (Nov. 2)
Deia Schlosberg, director of Emmy-winning film The Story of Plastic, was joined by Plastic Pollution Coalition co-founder & CEO Dianna Cohen for a panel discussion called “What’s the Story with Plastic?” at Web Summit in Lisbon, Portugal.

★ PPC Youth Ambassadors Interview Heather White, One Green Thing
PPC Youth Ambassadors Amber Chen and Eva Geierstanger sat down with Heather White, founder of One Green Thing, to discuss Generation Z, the climate crisis, and their 10 Calls to Action for world leaders at COP26. Watch the interview.

★ People Over Plastic Podcast
“If you’re not at the table, you’re on the menu.” In Episode 2 of People Over Plastic, hear renowned thought leaders Patrice Simms from EarthJustice and Froilan Grate from GAIA Asia Pacific as they speak the truth about environmental racism and calling out the system that keeps communities of color in cycles of harm. Listen to the podcast.

★ From Climate Change to Change-Making: Firing Up Youth Activism
The School Strike for Climate movement highlights just how significant youth leadership can be in driving forward the sustainability agenda. This Q&A session brought teachers and lecturers together with prominent teenage activists from across the world to ask questions, understand the power of youth agency and learn how to create more opportunities for grassroots change-making. Watch the recording.

★ LAST CHANCE: Watch The Story of Plastic for Free (by Nov. 30)
This groundbreaking documentary will continue streaming for free on Discovery’s YouTube channel through the end of the month. Be sure to share it with your friends and colleagues while you can! Watch and share.

★ Sign the Call to Action for a Global Plastics Treaty (by Nov. 22)
Organizations can sign on to the civil society call to action for a global plastics treaty by Nov. 22, and use this toolkit from the Center for International Environmental Law (CIEL) to share it more widely with your networks.

★ Virtual Briefing on The New Coal: Plastics and Climate Change (Nov. 22)
Learn more about the findings of Beyond Plastic’s groundbreaking report, The New Coal: Plastics and Climate Change in a special virtual briefing tailored to groups organizing around climate change and environmental justice on Nov. 22 at 7pm ET. Join Judith Enck and Alexis Goldsmith from Beyond Plastics and BJ MacManama from Indigenous Environmental Network as they dig into the findings with a focus on using the report as a tool for organizing. Register for the briefing.

★ Tell Amazon to Stop Polluting Our Planet with Plastic Packaging
Just in time for the holiday shopping season, we’re teaming up with Beyond Plastics and other Break Free From Plastic movement members to Tell Amazon to Stop Polluting Our Planet with Plastic Packaging. From polystyrene peanuts to non-recyclable bubble wrap to plastic-wrapped pouches of air, almost every Amazon order arrives wrapped in plastic packaging. It's time for all of us to demand that they make a big change to their packaging practices. Sign the petition.

★ Next webinar: January 2022
In honor of the holiday season, we will not have a December webinar. But please watch for more info on our next webinar in January 2022, where we’ll be discussing our new initiative to Flip The Script On Plastics.