Tell Your Representative Its Time to Act to Curb Plastic Pollution

From PennEnvironment (http://www.pennenvironment.org):

Our oceans are drowning in plastic.

An estimated 8 million metric tons of plastic flow into the oceans each year — equivalent to a full garbage truck dumped into the sea every minute.¹

And yet, the plastics industry is asking the federal government for a $1 billion bailout — which would enable companies to produce more of the plastic that litters our beaches and threatens marine wildlife.² Instead of propping up plastic polluters with taxpayer dollars, Congress should take action now to curb the plastic waste crisis.

Go to https://pennenvironment.webaction.org/p/dia/action4/common/public/?action_KEY=38968 to tell your U.S. House representative that it’s time for bold action to curb plastic pollution.

Nothing we use for a few minutes should be allowed to pollute our oceans and rivers and threaten wildlife for centuries.

Fortunately, Congress has the opportunity to act. Legislation introduced by U.S. Sen. Tom Udall (N.M.) and U.S. Rep. Alan Lowenthal (Calif.), called the Break Free From Plastic Pollution Act, includes provisions that would stem plastic production and pollution.³

If enacted, the Break Free From Plastic Pollution Act would ban many of the worst single-use plastics, including polystyrene foam take-out containers, and place a moratorium on new plastic-producing facilities. The bill also includes plans to increase the availability of reusable and recyclable alternatives to plastic.⁴

Send a message urging your U.S. representative to support the Break Free From Plastic Pollution Act.

Working together, we know we have the potential to persuade Congress to stand with wildlife over waste.

More than 16,000 supporters like you urged the federal government to introduce legislation addressing the plastic waste crisis. They responded with the Break Free From Plastic Pollution Act. Now, you can take the next step and ask them to support the bill.

Join our Wildlife Over Waste campaign today.

1. “Our planet is drowning in plastic pollution,” UN Environment, Last accessed November 4, 2019.
2. Alex Lubben, “The Pandemic Is Bringing Back Single-Use Plastics in a Huge Way,” Vice, May 11, 2020.
3. “Udall, Lowenthal Seek Input on Landmark Legislation to Address the Global Plastic Waste Crisis,” Sen. Tom Udall press releases, October 31, 2019.
4. “Udall, Lowenthal Seek Input on Landmark Legislation to Address the Global Plastic Waste Crisis,” Sen. Tom Udall press releases, October 31, 2019.