Mark your calendars for June 13! We are hosting the inaugural Think Beyond Plastic innovation conference and awards in Berkeley, CA. Reception to follow. If you are interested in attending the conference, a limited number of tickets are still available at  thinkbeyondplastic.eventbrite.com Together, we will explore creative disruptions to current uses of plastic and challenge the status-quo...

"Think Beyond Plastic" Competition Gains Sponsorship From Rolling Stone Magazine, Bonnaroo, One PacificCoast Bank, FSB (via PR Newswire) SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 20, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ – Plastic Pollution Coalition announced today major sponsor support for Think Beyond Plastic, a competition for entrepreneurs with products, services, materials and/or infrastructure solutions...

Standing on the steps of the Mayan Calvary Chapel in the Indigenous Municipality of Santo Tomas de Chichicastenango, Guatemala, I was listening to the words of Don Tomás Calvo Mateo, “We invite you to walk together, shoulder to shoulder, foot to foot, even barefoot, but always looking towards the sun, and always together.” Next to me stood the ambassador from The Netherlands; the Korean...

We are pleased to announce Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) support for Plastic Free Campuses! The agency has awarded funding to Plastic Pollution Coalition (PPC) and four other mission-driven organizations, all members of PPC—the Product Stewardship Institute (PSI), As You Sow, the Clean Water Fund, and the California Product Stewardship Council (CPSC)—to collaborate on a plan to expand the...

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...

Plastic pollution is a pervasive and devastating problem affecting humans, animals and ecosystems globally. And yet this issue still remains invisible to millions of people around the world. There is a film in the making that could change this forever.  Midway, by renowned visual artist Chris Jordan, tells a story so beautiful, powerful and transformative that is poised to become a cultural landmark,...

Today we attended UNEP’s event titled “Marine Litter: Preventing Our Oceans From Becoming Dumps”. The event was organized by UNEP’s GPA, i.e. “Global Programme for Action for the Protection of the Marine Environment from land-Based Activities“. The key speakers were Jane Lubchenko – replaced by an senior official in NOAA; Doug Woodring – Co-founder...

Writing from Rio, Dianna Cohen and Daniella Russo. Upon arrival at Rio airport, we are greeted by a massive installation of bromeliads made of plastic, spoons and bottles! Is that a special treat for us? Rio is every bit as colorful as we imagined, and all delegates for the conference are treated with great attention and care. For which we are deeply grateful after an almost 15-hr journey. Our first...

Plastic Pollution Coalition is very pleased to welcome Dr. Edison de Mello and his team at the Akasha Center for Integrative Medicine as our newest Coalition members. The Center’s founder Edison de Mello, MD, PhD is a board certified Family Physician by the American Board of Family Medicine and a licensed psychotherapist by the California Board of Behavioral Sciences.  His strong commitment to...