Think Beyond Plastic contest, the annual innovation contest for products or solutions that will measurably reduce plastic pollution is gaining momentum. The event will connect entrepreneurship with thought leadership and environmental sustainability. The contest will be juried by leaders in industry and science including Eben Bayer (Ecovative), Mike Biddle (MBA Polymers), Julie Corbett (Ecologic),...

What would happen if there were no disposable plastic bottles on the campus of UC Santa Barbara? Find out on Monday, April 1st! A Day Without a Bottle is about showing students that they can reduce plastic consumption and waste with a simple solution: A reusable bottle. With brand new hydration stations installed all over the UC Santa Barbara campus, students have even more options to stay hydrated...

Breast Cancer Awareness Month is an annual health campaign that is promoted every October to increase awareness of the disease. Progress has been made in achieving earlier detection, better treatment, and longer lives. But in spite of this progress, millions of women are still afflicted by this disease. In fact in the U.S., 1 in 8 women will be diagnosed with breast cancer during their lifetime. The...

Our longtime supporter, His Excellency John Dramani Mahama, President of the Republic of Ghana, assumed leadership of his great nation on Tuesday after the sudden death of President John Atta Mills. While we mourn the loss of a great leader and extend our sympathy to President Mills’ family, we are hopeful for Ghana’s future under President Mahama’s strong leadership. His forward-thinking approach...

On June 21, at the RIO +20 Earth Summit, Plastic Pollution Coalition and Plastic Disclosure Project, a Clinton Global Initiative project, will announce an exciting new partnership and collaboration to help college and school campuses in their efforts to reduce plastic pollution. The Plastic Disclosure Project is a global ‘initiative to encourage the world’s major corporate & institutional...

A gigantic art installation downtown San Jose, Costa Rica raises awareness about the environmental damage caused by plastic pollution. The installation is called La Ola Plastica (‘The Plastic Wave”) and will be officially unveiled onTuesday 8th of May by the City Mayor, Mr. Johnny Araya, and Ms. Daniella Russo, our Executive Director. Preserve Planet, a local NGO and regional partner of Plastic...

This Earth Day, we have partnered with the Green Spa Network members in their efforts to reduce their plastic footprint. By eliminating toxins in their skin care products and in their spa’s environment, green spas provide a healthier experience. Eliminating plastic pollution from the green spa experience is a natural next step. Teaming up with the Green Spa Network, the Plastic Pollution Coalition...

Want to lose weight, reduce your risk for heart disease and cancer, and ward off diabetes? Start by putting down that soda and skipping the canned soup during your next supermarket visit. These products and health concerns might seem like they have nothing in common, but they’re all united by a single chemical compound that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration shamefully failed to ban from food...

Plastic Pollution Coalition joins Breast Cancer Fund, Natural Resources Defense Council, Environmental Working Group, Physicians for Social Responsibility, and many other organizations in a call on FDA to ban BPA.  The move is supported by Martha Stewart, Jeff Bridges, Bonnie Raitt, Rosanna Arquette, Hillary Swank, Fran Drescher, Ed Begley, Jr., Mario Batali, Jackson Browne and many other notable...

Plastic pollution is a problem that is massive, global, and urgent. For the last few years, our work has been squarely focused on bringing like-minded groups, businesses and individuals together to work toward a world free of plastic pollution. Our goal — to end our collective reliance on and use of single-use and disposable plastics — is only attainable if we all work together. So far...