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 Oct 22 2011 by Daniella Dimitrova Russo
For years, October has been Breast Cancer Awareness Month, in the U.S. and around the world. Bringing awareness about breast cancer has been and continues to be an important goal. Progress has been made in achieving earlier detection, better treatment, and longer lives. But in spite of this progress, millions of women continue to have their lives devastated by this disease. In fact in the U.S., 1 in...
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 Oct 13 2010 by Plastic Pollution Coalition
We recycle; therefore, we are decent citizens of planet Earth, right? Well, sort of …
Ever think about where stuff goes AFTER you toss it into your recycling bin?
It’s great to recycle, but the sad truth is that a small percentage of the plastic we contribute to recycle actually gets recycled. Most of the plastic stuff you virtuously toss into your recycling bin often just eventually becomes pollution...
Posted on Dec 20 2009 by Plastic Pollution Coalition
Machiko Yasuda interviewed Plastic Pollution Coalition cofounder Dianna Cohen and published a great article on the Take Part Blog entitled “From waste to art: using and refusing plastic”
Below we have highlighted a few quotes from the article and embeded a slideshow of Machiko’s Flickr photos. You can read the full article here.
“Recyling plastic is a bandaid,” she says. While...
Posted on Oct 27 2009 by Manuel Maqueda
PPC member and advisor Beth Terry, author of the excellent blog about plastic-free living FakePlasticFish, interviewed Jackson Browne during Is Plastic Washed Up? our recent film event in Los Angeles.
Jackson Browne, a supporter of the Plastic Pollution Coalition, says loud and clear what he thinks of bottled water, and suggests a form of protest to be carried out at hotels: to hang around the necks...
