Posted on Jul 21 2011 by Plastic Pollution Coalition
We are pleased to announce that Plastic Pollution Coalition is collaborating with the Plastic Oceans Foundation in the production and release of a major film about plastic pollution in the environment, particularly the oceans.
The film will be a powerful tool for raising global awareness of the environmental and health impacts of plastic pollution, especially how it has entered our food chain. Plastic...
Posted on Mar 27 2011 by Daniella Dimitrova Russo
Notes from Daniella’s talk at 5IMDC on March 24, 2011, Honolulu. Hawaii.
Friends,
Welcome to Hogwarts.
These rooms are full of witches and wizards of enormous powers, vision and ability to change the world. Some of the leading experts on ocean health are here this week. Policy-makers, scientists, people gifted with enormous powers to transform our world.
Yet, we all whisper the name, but remain...
Posted on Nov 08 2010 by Daniella Dimitrova Russo
Just one day after the conclusion of TEDxGreatPacificGarbagePatch, the mailbox at Plastic Pollution Coalition is overflowing with messages of hope and determination to end plastic pollution. We have received overwhelming support for the challenges to individuals, plastic manufacturers and policy makers.
“Lets all REFUSE disposable plastic”, “We have only one planet, we must come...
Posted on Sep 04 2010 by Plastic Pollution Coalition
This week, California’s elected officials voted down both a ban on plastic bags and a ban on Bisphenol-A (BPA) in plastic baby bottles, sippy cups and baby formula containers.
Thanks to the millions spent by lobbyists for the American Chemistry Council, Dow, and Exxon to defeat these bills, now every Californian knows just what the acronym BPA means; why BPA should never be allowed in baby products;...
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 Jun 02 2010 by Daniella Dimitrova Russo
The California State Assembly today passed AB 1998 – legislation to begin a phase-out of all single-use plastic grocery bags at supermarkets, pharmacies, convenience and liquor stores in the state. The bill cleared the Assembly with 41 votes and now goes to Senate. Governor Schwarzenegger’s office indicated that he is prepared to sign the bill.
The bill is aimed at reducing the more than...
Posted on May 20 2010 by Plastic Pollution Coalition
Executive Director Daniella Russo in an interview with Greenopolis TV explains the Plastic Pollution Coalition vision: to create a global community and ignite a social movement to stop plastic pollution and its toxic impacts worldwide. The coalition is inspired by a vision of a world free of plastic pollution and offers to collaborate with all organizations and individuals who share this vision.
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Posted on May 17 2010 by Plastic Pollution Coalition
Some of the world’s greatest musicians and artists are taking the message of the Plastic Pollution Coalition on the road this summer. Jack Johnson, Bonnie Raitt, Jackson Browne, and Ben Harper are all making PPC a part of their summer tours—by donating a portion of ticket sales or promoting us on their sites and onstage. Visual artists Chris Jordan and Raymond Pettibon have also contributed their...
Posted on Feb 07 2010 by Daniella Dimitrova Russo
As we reported in December, Environmental Working Group (EWG), a non-partisan research organization, made public a study of unbilical cord blood of American babies. The test found nearly 300 chemicals, including many present in plastic objects such as Bisphenol A (BPA), flame retardants, lead, and PCBs.
Sign the petition to safeguard our children
These chemicals are increasingly linked to serious...
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...
