Posted on Jul 12 2011 by Plastic Pollution Coalition
The message of plastic pollution is spreading fast around the globe. At the end of June 2011, our Executive Director Daniella Russo led a Plastic Pollution Coalition group on a visit to Nicaragua, Costa Rica and Guatemala, at the special invitation of Preserve Planet, Jovenes Ambientalistas, SAVIA and G-22. The group included also PPC Science Advisory Board Chair Wallace “J” Nichols,...
Posted on Jun 23 2011 by Plastic Pollution Coalition
The message of plastic pollution is spreading fast around the globe. The coalition has members on all continents. At the end of this month, Executive Director Daniella Russo will bring a Plastic Pollution Coalition group to Nicaragua, Costa Rica and Guatemala, at the special invitation of Preserve Planet. The group will discuss the issues of plastic pollution and its effects on eco-system degradation,...
Posted on Jul 01 2010 by Daniella Dimitrova Russo
Today, the California State Assembly passed SB797, a bill that would ban toxic Bisphenol-A, or BPA, from food and drink containers designed for children ages 3 and younger. BPA is a synthetic estrogen that has been linked to breast cancer and other serious health problems. It the United States it is used in many plastic baby bottles and sippy cups, as well as in the lining of infant formula cans...
Posted on Feb 05 2010 by Daniella Dimitrova Russo
We are proud to welcome the Breast Cancer Fund to our growing coalition. Based in San Francisco, this nonprofit has a mission quite different from most cancer organizations. Instead of focusing on finding cures, the Breast Cancer Fund identifies – and advocates for elimination of – the environmental and other preventable causes of the disease. Plastics are one such cause.
The mission of the...
