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...

Our first day in Dubai was a kaleidoscope of amazing people dedicated to eliminating plastic pollution in this beautiful young country. Our hosts, David and Theresa Wernery, founders of PNSF Expedition shared with us their work to raise awareness of the plight of animals in the desert, exposed to plastic pollution.   As David points out, it is difficult to get away from plastic pollution in the desert...

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently released a report on packaging recovery, entitled “Dialogue on Sustainable Financing of Recycling: Dialogue Report on Consumer Packaging“. The report is grossly misguided, as it is focused entirely on recycling – the final “R” in the order of preference for sustainability. It is imperative that groups supporting sustainable...

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...

Last week, we launched an exciting new PSA recorded by the Season 10 Top 11 finalists of  American Idol. The PSA supports the REFUSE campaign, and the work of the Plastic Pollution Coalition. Shortly after the PSA was posted online, we received a letter from 19 Entertainment’s parent company, demanding that we pull the PSA down. The stated reason was that we did not have appropriate permissions. We...

The  11 contestants of  Season 10 want you to REFUSE disposable plastic.   The PSA, created by Producer / Director Kate Miller with Mirror Films, has a bit of song, a bit of humor and a big request for action.  The Top 11 are asking everyone to stop using disposable plastic items and to help raise $50,000 for Plastic Pollution Coalition. “Every bit of plastic that has ever been created still...

This past Friday, August 19th, 2011, we learned that the plastic industry lobbyists have succeeded in including pro-plastic bag messaging in school textbooks. One whole section is dedicated to the “The Advantages of Plastic Shopping Bags,” in a blatant disregard of all known facts about the damage these bags cause to our communities, to our oceans and to ocean wildlife. Hundreds of communities...

We are so pleased to welcome Keb’ Mo’ to the Plastic Pollution Coalition! Singer-songwriter and guitarist Keb’ Mo’s music is a living link to the seminal Delta blues that traveled up the Mississippi River and across the expanse of America–informing all of its musical roots—before evolving into a universally celebrated art form. Born Kevin Moore in South Los Angeles to parents...

Plastic Pollution Coalition is very pleased to announce a collaboration with La Ruta De Los Conquistadores, one of most legendary mountain bike races in the world. La Ruta de los Conquistadores is a unique and demanding adventure for competitors and spectators. For 19 years, the event has brought together the best mountain bikers in the world for an extreme event that challenges the best skills of...

We are delighed to announce that One World, One Ocean Foundation has joined the Plastic Pollution Coalition in our work for clean, healthy ocean free of plastic pollution. The Foundation’s purpose is to engage the worldwide public in its mission of restoring and protecting the world’s ocean by dramatically changing the way people see and value their oceans through multi-platform media and social...