Dear Anonymous,

Between Thanksgiving and New Year's Day, American households will throw away an extra 1 million tons of trash every week.[1]

A good portion of this holiday trash will be plastic, and will go on to pollute our lands and clog waterways -- contributing to the global plastic waste crisis.

Nothing we use for a few minutes -- including wrapping paper, gift packaging and shopping bags -- should threaten our planet and public health for centuries to come. That's why U.S. PIRG and our national network are campaigning to move our country beyond plastic.

Our work to combat plastic pollution wouldn't be possible without you, Anonymous. We've set a goal of raising $15,000 this Giving Tuesday to help keep this and all of our work going in the year to come.

On Giving Tuesday, help give the gift of a healthier, more sustainable future by supporting all of our campaigns.
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Plastic pollution is a global threat. From 20,000 feet deep in the Mariana Trench to 11,000 feet high in the Pyrenees Mountains, rain and wind have strewn plastic waste all over the planet.[2,3]

Dangerous toxins found in plastic seep into land and water, contaminating the environments we live in. Certain chemical components of plastic have been found to disrupt endocrine systems, interfere with brain development, and cause cancer and birth defects.[4]

The solution to preventing further pollution and protecting public health is clear: It's time to move beyond single-use plastics.

Donate today to support U.S. PIRG's campaign to ban the worst of them, and all of our work in the public interest.
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We know how to combine professional research and advocacy to achieve real results. To combat plastic pollution, U.S. PIRG is:

* Introducing and passing legislation addressing our plastic pollution crisis. In 2019 alone, our national network was instrumental in passing bans on plastic bags in Maryland, New York, Delaware, Connecticut, Maine, Vermont and Oregon.
* Leading the charge to ban polystyrene foam. Our national network helped convince Maryland and Maine to become the first states to ban polystyrene foam takeout containers.
* Urging the Environmental Protection Agency to ban plastic pollution in our waterways under the Clean Water Act.
* Educating the public on the dangers of plastic pollution and how to reduce the use of single-use plastics through digital and social media campaigns.
* And much, much more.

With your support, we can continue to build on this progress. Make your Giving Tuesday gift by midnight tonight to help us hit our $15,000 goal, and protect public health for generations to come.
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Thank you for all you do,

Faye Park
President

1. Grace Doran and Jessica Kidwell, "Creative Ways to Cut Your Holiday Waste," The EPA Blog, December 21, 2016.
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2. Damian Carrington, "Alarm as study shows how microplastics are blown across the world," The Guardian, April 15, 2019.
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3. Sarah Gibbens, "Creatures in the deepest trenches of the sea are eating plastic," National Geographic, February 28, 2019.
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4. Elizabeth Royte, "We Know Plastic Is Harming Marine Life. What About Us?" National Geographic, June 2018.
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