Posted on Jan 31 2012 by Jane Patton
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...
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 Nov 08 2011 by Plastic Pollution Coalition
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...
Posted on Oct 31 2011 by Plastic Pollution Coalition
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...
Posted on Aug 23 2011 by Daniella Dimitrova Russo
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...
Posted on Aug 18 2011 by Plastic Pollution Coalition
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...
Posted on Aug 04 2011 by Plastic Pollution Coalition
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...
Posted on Aug 04 2011 by Plastic Pollution Coalition
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...
Posted on Aug 03 2011 by Plastic Pollution Coalition
Abdul Aziz bin Ali Al Nuaimi is a member of the ruling family of the Emirate of Ajman in the United Arab Emirates and globally known as the “Green Sheikh”.
Sheikh Al Nuaimi is currently serving as environmental advisor to Ajman Government, CEO of Al Ihsan Charity Centre supporting less fortunate families and children, and international senior board advisor at WANA Forum in Jordan. Sheikh...
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...
