REFUSE!
The fisrt thing you can do to help is to say NO to single use disposable plastics (S.U.P’s) like bags and bottles, straws, cups, plates, and silverware. Please sign the S.U.P.E.R Hero Pledge.
You can learn tips about plastic free living from blogger Beth Terry on her site FakePlasticFish, and from other sister sites listed on her blogroll.
Be aware!
Be aware… and beware! There are many misconceptions and pitfalls that plague the discussion on plastic pollution.
Please take a few minutes to read through our Learn page. Plastic pollution is an emerging environmental problem and those of us who are aware of it have the responsibility to become ambassadors of the cause.
Volunteer!
We need your passion, talents and energy! If you are interested click here.
Spread the word!
Send your friends to our site, follow us on Twitter, become a fan on Facebook, and retweet, facebook-wall, and blog about us -and about our member organizations.
Donate!
Please donate money or talent to us and/or to our member organizations.
Become a citizen activist!
Ultimately, the solutions will involve the international cooperation of citizens, scientists, governments and businesses. But it all begins with each individual being informed, and then being politically and socially active in our individual communities.
With your generous donations we are building lots of cool campaigns and actions. Stay tuned to learn about opportunities to take specific action to solve the plastic pollution plague… or start your own if you cannot wait!
These actions may come in the form of:
- writing letters of support for legislation
- initiating legislation in a community
- participating in awareness campaigns
- requesting a reduction of packaging from manufacturers and retailers and forcing them to take back the packaging they already produce
- requesting a reduction in the use of disposable plastics in companies, schools, events, and other venues and organizations
- making susstainable consumer choices and encouraging others to do so
- contributing funds, skills and time to grassroots efforts to shift our societies to sustainable solutions
- contributing a voice to the growing citizen call for a world that places health and the environment ahead of thoughtless manufacturing, packaging and consuming in the name of “convenience” or profit.
