Posted on Jan 23 2012 by Plastic Pollution Coalition
Conservation International (CI) has joined Plastic Pollution Coalition. CI works to ensure a healthy and productive planet for us all, and, together, our goals resonate. We welcome CI to the coalition, and view it as a testament to the growing awareness of the problem of plastic pollution. For years now, the public has watched the plight of the albatross birds in the Midway Atoll, dying of...
Posted on Jan 17 2012 by Ben Bezark
Charlie Eckberg, UCSB Alumni, with speakers and student leaders
It seems appropriate that UC Santa Barbara, home of one of the oldest environmental studies programs in the nation, would also be home to an incredibly active group of students working to release their community from dependence on disposable plastics. UCSB students will serve as a model for campuses around the world, as members of the...
Posted on Sep 23 2011 by Plastic Pollution Coalition
by Lisa Kaas Boyle, Esq.
Meet Andy Keller if you haven’t met him already in the streets or in the press wearing his creation, the Bag Monster, a costume made of 500 plastic bags, the amount of plastic bags used by the average American every year.
Or maybe you know him through his other creation, the ChicoBag, a clever reusable bag that conveniently folds or stuffs into a small attached pouch,...
Posted on Jan 05 2011 by Amy Westervelt
Well, no one ever accused industry shills of being dummies. A group called the “Save the Plastic Bag Coalition” is trotting out a tried and true tactic to hold up Marin County’s plastic bag ban–invoking the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). If that sounds counterintuitive that’s because it is. Here’s the deal: To comply with CEQA, new projects in the state...
Posted on Dec 28 2010 by Amy Westervelt
On January 4th, the Marin County Board of Supervisors will vote on a single-use bag ordinance. While it’s certainly not the first of such ordinances to be considered, particularly in California, it is unique in one important way: Marin County plans to rely on a categorical exemption to CEQA (click here for more info) and not prepare an Environmental Impact Report (EIR).
The City...
Posted on Dec 28 2010 by Daniella Dimitrova Russo
On a beautiful California day in October 2009, a group inspired by the vision of a world free of plastic pollution, gathered to discuss the implications of the planet’s growing dependence on plastic.
This became the inaugural meeting of Plastic Pollution Coalition – a global alliance of individuals, organizations and businesses working together to end plastic pollution. At this inaugural meeting,...
Posted on Dec 02 2010 by Lisa Kaas Boyle
With their passage of the Los Angeles County Plastic Bag Ban on November 16th, 2010, The Los Angeles Board of Supervisors proved themselves superior to our California State Legislators in standing up to the petrochemical and plastic bag manufacturing industries. The day began with an animated press conference in front of the Board of Supervisors’ Building and facing the Los Angeles Cathedral....
Posted on Nov 04 2010 by Plastic Pollution Coalition
Young people in southern California are taking the fight to stop plastic pollution to the streets, to their schools, to the public, and even to their lawmakers. Plastic Pollution Coalition co-founder Lisa Boyle’s recent Huffington Post blog chronicles the amazing action of these inspiring young leaders:
• JD Russo and Jordan Howard are two motivated and inspiring young leaders who will be part...
Posted on Oct 20 2010 by Plastic Pollution Coalition
TED.com has posted artist and PPC Co-founder Dianna Cohen’s inspiring speech from the Mission Blue voyage about Plastic Pollution. Check it out now—if you aren’t already committed, seeing Dianna’s passion about this problem will have you taking the REFUSE pledge and encouraging others too.
For years Dianna’s medium was discarded brightly colored plastic bags. As she saw how they slowly broke...
Posted on Oct 19 2010 by Plastic Pollution Coalition
PPC’s witty video “Buried in Plastic” has been endorsed by the Ad Council, and featured in their newest catalog. PPC is thrilled to be recognized by the Council with this :37 spot, which features celebrity environmentalist Ed Begley, Jr., and actress Kate Connor and was produced as part of PPC’s REFUSE campaign to educate citizens about the threat of plastic bags to our health and the well-being...
