If Whole Foods stepped up and eliminated single-use plastic packaging from its shelves, it would make an immediate impact in preventing more plastic from piling up in our landfills -- and set a new industry standard in the process. Will you join our call urging Whole Foods to act? I'M IN:
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Friend,

Popular stores such as Whole Foods continue to fill their shelves with unnecessary single-use plastic packaging. Without decisive action, the amount of plastic waste polluting our communities and environment is set to increase dramatically in the coming years.[1]

By not taking the necessary steps to cut down on its plastic use, Whole Foods is failing to live up to its reputation as a sustainable, environmentally conscious company. The grocery giant needs to zero out needless single-use plastic packaging not just to reduce its own contribution to the plastic waste crisis, but also to set the stage for other stores to follow suit and make an even bigger impact.

That's why we're mobilizing thousands of citizen advocates like you to call on Whole Foods to move beyond plastic. Will you add your name today?
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At one point, Whole Foods was a prominent leader in cutting out unnecessary plastic. In 2008, it became the first U.S. grocer to eliminate single-use plastic bags at checkout.[2]

But fast-forward to today: For two years in a row, a report has given Whole Foods an "F" on its use of plastic, citing the company's failure to embrace reusable packaging and recycled content and its lack of transparency about the packaging materials it does use.[3]

Friend, I don't need to tell you about the harm all this plastic does to the world around us -- whether it's pollution in our oceans, litter in our streets, mountains of waste in our landfills, or even threats to our health.

I don't need to tell you that it's long past time for the corporations that make and use all this plastic to do their part and move toward more sustainable practices.

I need you to take action. Send a message to Whole Foods: Nothing we use for five minutes should be allowed to pollute our future for generations.
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One reason we believe we can get Whole Foods to act? For any company that deals heavily in single-use plastics, it's getting harder and harder to convince Americans that these wasteful items are worth the momentary convenience they provide. And PIRG has been a major force behind turning the growing public support for single-use plastics bans into action.

Opponents of plastics bans and policies that put the onus of waste reduction back on the plastics producers tend to have a stake in keeping single-use plastics in circulation -- and Whole Foods could very well fit into that category, given plastic's cheapness and durability as a packaging material.

But we know Whole Foods values its customer base more than its plastic wrappers. If enough people say they want the company to put its money where its mouth is on sustainability, we're confident it'll do the right thing.

We know we can move Whole Foods beyond plastic -- and we know that if Whole Foods acts, other major grocers won't be far behind. But we can't make it happen without your support, Friend. Tell Whole Foods: It's time to put plastic packaging in the past.
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Thank you,

Faye Park
President

1. Chris Ciaccia, "53 trillion tons of plastic in Earth's waterways by 2030, researchers warn," Fox News, September 20, 2020.
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2. "Whole Foods Market to Further Reduce Plastics Across all Stores," Whole Foods Market, May 20, 2019.
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3. "2021 Corporate Plastic Pollution Scorecard," As You Sow, September 29, 2021.
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