February brings many opportunities to get involved to stop plastic pollution. It’s World Cancer Prevention Month and Black History Month, so read on for the latest news on those topics and how to learn more and take action from our Coalition members. 

Don’t forget to sign up for our health-focused February webinar: Will Humanity Survive Plastic Pollution? Toxic Impact of Plastics’ Chemicals on Fertility discussing how plastics and endocrine-disrupting chemicals are contributing to decreased sperm counts and fertility, which is sure to be a fascinating and sobering topic.  

Onward to a more just, equitable world free of plastic pollution,

Julia Cohen, MPH
Co-Founder & Managing Director
Plastic Pollution Coalition

California: Tell Governor Gavin Newsom to Make Foodware Accessories Upon Request
Join Plastic Pollution Coalition, Habits of Waste, the Center for Oceanic Awareness, Research, and Education, and 35 other organizations in asking Governor Gavin Newsom to sign an emergency executive order to make foodware accessories upon request. Add your name. 

Support the Ocean Climate Action Plan
Join Blue Frontier, the Center for the Blue Economy, and many others in supporting the Ocean Climate Action Plan. Sign the petition.

Tell Whole Foods: Take Single-Use Plastic Packaging off Your Shelves
Join U.S. PIRGS, Environment America, and others in calling on Whole Foods to eliminate single-use plastic packaging for their stores. Add your name.

Here's a roundup of the latest news and updates from Coalition members. We want to hear from you! Please send us your updates.

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GLOBAL

• Watch: Webinar on Global Human Health & Ocean Pollution: A Conversation with Dr. Phil Landrigan
  
  
• Register: Attend H2OO's 2021 Policy Advocacy Retreat March 19-21
  
  
• Read: The ACC's Deception in Greenpeace’s Numbers Report
  
  
• Read: New Harvard Study Shows Air Pollution from Burning Fossil Fuels Responsible for 1/5 Deaths in the World
  
  
• Watch: Ultramarine Live, the Ocean Action Summit
  
  
• Watch: Join Heirs To Our Oceans and Str8jacket in a Powerful Story of Isolation, Consumerism, Greed, and Most of All, HOPE
  

CARIBBEAN

• Join Be Waste Wise for Managing Waste in the Carribean - Feb. 19
  

MEXICO

• Mexico City Ban on Single-Use Plastics Takes Effect
  

NETHERLANDS

• Dutch Environmental Movement Welcomes Deposit Return System for Beverage Cans
  

NIGERIA

• Nigeria Joins Forces with World Economic Forum to Fight Plastic Pollution
  

MALDIVES

• The Maldives to Ban Single-Use Plastics by 2023
  

UNITED KINGDOM

• These Photos by British Photographer Mandy Barker Will Make You Think Twice About Plastic
  

UNITED STATES

• St. James Parish, Louisiana: Resisting the Formosa Plastics Plant
  Thanks to PPC business member Ben & Jerry’s Ice Cream for highlighting environmental racism in the U.S. Take Action with the Louisiana Bucket Brigade.
  
  
• Sign On: Add Your Organization and Tell Congress to Support Stimulus + Funding Bills to Reduce Plastic Pollution
  
  

• Power Shift Network: Youth Activism + Grassroots Fundraising Is Instrumental To Building The Future We Want To See
  
  

• Appalachia’s Natural Gas Counties: How Dreams of Jobs and Prosperity Turned into Almost Nothing
  
  

• Register: 2021 Plastics Policy Roundup from UPSTREAM
  
  

• In Los Angeles, CA? Learn and Take Action: 
  • Refill & Reuse Businesses Adapt to COVID-19
  • ReCork Program Spotlights Cork Recycling
  • Councilmembers Koretz, Krekorian Introduce Motion to Cut Food Delivery Plastics
  • Tell Your LA Legislators to Support #SkipTheStuff
    

Read the latest news from our blog.

• More than 250 Organizations Urge President Biden and Congress to Invest $1.3 Billion in Congressional Stimulus and Funding Bills to Address the Plastic Pollution Crisis
  
  
• California: Stop the Plastic Pandemic and Make Foodware Accessories Upon Request
  
  
• On National Cancer Prevention Day, Learn Cross-Sector Strategies for Cancer Prevention
  
  
• New Survey Shows Broad Public Support for Reducing Plastic Pollution, Improving Recycling, and Holding Manufacturers Responsible
  

Check out our Press Room.

We’re building a database of Media Experts from our Coalition. If you would like to be listed please, send us an email.

• Toxins in Plastic Blamed for Health, Environment Hazards
  Al Jeezera
  
  
• The Ultramarine Ocean Summit Aims To Promote Ocean Conservation
  Forbes
  
  
• The New Environmentalism Must Demand Systemic Change
  TruthOut
  
  
• Why Businesses Must Mind Waste as a Measure of Sustainable Success
  Medium

Connect with us at these online events. You can also connect with us on LinkedIn by visiting our Team page.

February 24 Webinar: Will Humanity Survive Plastic Pollution?
- Shanna Swan, PhD, environmental and reproductive epidemiologist
- Dr. Pete Myers, Founder and Chief Scientist of Environmental Health Sciences
- Moderated by Dianna Cohen, Co-Founder & CEO of Plastic Pollution Coalition

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