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Dear John,
You are among the first to see our PETITION TO AMAZON [8], created in
partnership with Coalition members, ASKING THE E-COMMERCE GIANT TO STOP
POLLUTING OUR PLANET WITH SINGLE-USE PLASTIC PACKAGING.
As Black Friday and Cyber Monday (two of Amazon's biggest money-making days
of the year) approach, we need your support to build this campaign. ADD
YOUR NAME [8] AND START SHARING USING HASHTAG #PLASTICFREEAMAZON [9]. Get
ready to share it on your networks. (Need ideas? Check out our social
sharing guide [10].)
As the holiday season approaches, we give thanks to you. Thank you for your
voice and action toward our shared vision of a world free of plastic
pollution, where humans and animals thrive.
Yours with gratitude,
Emily
Emily DiFrisco
Director of Communications
Plastic Pollution Coalition
TAKE ACTION
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Tell Amazon To Stop Polluting Our Planet [8]
Sign this petition to join us in telling Amazon to STOP polluting our
planet with single-use plastic packaging.
Sign the petition » [8]
TELL U.S. SENATORS TO STOP PRO-PLASTIC FEDERAL LEGISLATION [11]
Urge Congress to reject the pro-plastic Save Our Seas act and introduce
meaningful legislation to address the ocean plastic crisis.
Read the letter » [12]
Sign on to the letter » [13]
Email Your Senators » [11]
Call Your Senators » [14]
COALITION NEWS
_Photo via Plastic Soup Foundation_
_Here's a roundup of the latest news and updates from Coalition Members. We
want to hear from you! Please send us your updates._
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PLASTIC SOUP FOUNDATION HOSTS PLASTIC HEALTH SUMMIT 2019 [15]
The first-ever global Plastic Health Summit brought together leading
scientists, policymakers, influencers, and innovators. The summit had 36
speakers from 14 countries. Learn more. [15]
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GAIA TO OFFER MICROFUNDS FOR PROJECTS FIGHTING INCINERATORS [16]
Organizations can apply for up to $2,500 to support projects that will take
place between January-May 2020. Review the guidelines [16] and use this
application form [17].
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THAILAND TO BAN SINGLE-USE PLASTIC BAGS [18]
Single-use plastic bags will be banned at shopping malls, convenience
stores, and supermarkets by Jan. 1, 2020. Read more. [18]
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WATCH ‘WRAPPED IN PLASTIC’ BY PLASTIKWOOD [19]
Watch the trailer for the stop motion animation film ‘Wrapped in
Plastic,’ [19] using discarded plastic collected by studio artists and
volunteers in Ukraine.
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APPLY TO THE RETHINK PLASTICS CHALLENGE POWERED BY MIT SOLVE [20]
MIT Solve [21] is partnering with the Inter-American Development Bank on
the Rethink Plastics Challenge [20] to address this question: How can
consumers, businesses, and governments in Latin America and the Caribbean
substantially reduce or eliminate single-use plastic and plastic waste?
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PLASTIC-FREE CAMPUSES WEBSITE LAUNCH [22]
To help shift the narrative on plastic pollution, Break Free From Plastic
launched a Plastic-Free Campuses website [22] to engage campuses and
schools worldwide to go plastic-free, move away from single-use plastics,
and assist in implementing alternative systems on their respective
campuses. Share the website [22] with your network of students, teachers,
schools, and parents to see what they could do to get their schools to go
plastic-free, and get them to sign up! [22]
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BREAK FREE FROM PLASTIC RELEASES OPEN LETTER TO THE WORLD’S TOP PLASTIC
POLLUTERS [23]
Read the letter [23] to the Top 5 global plastic polluters calling for
corporations to change how they design and deliver products, moving away
from reliance on single-use plastic.
LATEST BLOG POSTS
_Read the latest news from our blog. [24]_
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PLASTIC SCOOP: ARTIST FILM EXPLORES THE PLASTIC POLLUTION CRISIS [25]
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TRUTH BEHIND THE TRASH: 'AMERICA RECYCLES DAY' [26]
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'PLASTIC ATLAS' DEMONSTRATES SCALE OF PLASTIC POLLUTION CRISIS AND
SOLUTIONS FOR A ZERO WASTE FUTURE [27]
IN THE NEWS
_Check out our Press Room [28] _
_We’re building a database of Media Experts from our Coalition. If you
would like to be listed please, send us an email._
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EXPOSED: HOW WILLFUL BLINDNESS KEEPS BPA ON SHELVES AND CONTAMINATING OUR
BODIES [29]
_Environmental Health News_
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THERE ARE 2,000 UNTESTED CHEMICALS IN PACKAGED FOODS — AND IT’S LEGAL
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_EcoWatch_
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HERE’S WHAT REALLY HAPPENS TO RECYCLED PLASTIC [31]
_Reader’s Digest_
THINGS WE LOVE
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THE OBLÒ REUSABLE COFFEE CUP [32]
This beautiful ceramic cup [32] helps you refuse single-use plastic in
style.
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CHECK OUT FIL2R REUSABLE WATER FILTERS [33]
Filter your water without the waste! Learn more and back them on
Kickstarter.
* GET TICKETS FOR 'DARK WATERS' [34]
The new film features PPC Notables and tells the true story of toxic PFAS
chemicals created by DuPont and their effects on the planet and human
health.
CONNECT WITH US
_The Plastic Pollution Coalition staff is on the move! Connect with us at
these events._
* NOV. 22: MIT WATER SUMMIT - BOSTON, MA [35]
Dianna Cohen, Co-Founder and CEO
Jackie Nuñez, Program Manager
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DEC. 16: WASHINGTON, DC COALITION SPEAKER LUNCH WITH NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC
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Julia Cohen, Co-Founder and Managing Director
Sarah Baczewski, Office & Development Manager
_Rachel Belkin and Arslan Ahmad of National Geographic, speakers_
YOUR DONATION MAKES A DIFFERENCE.
DONATE [5]
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PLASTIC POLLUTION COALITION is a growing global alliance of individuals,
organizations, businesses, and policymakers working toward a world free of
plastic pollution and its toxic impacts on humans, animals, waterways,
oceans, and the environment. Plastic Pollution Coalition is a project of
Earth Island Institute, a 501(c)3, non-profit organization, organized and
existing under the laws of California (Federal Tax ID #94-2889684).
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