Stop Plastic Pollution

URGENT ACTION NEEDED: Call Governor Newsom's office to ensure that finalizing - the plastic producer responsibility law- stays on track! https://www.storyofstuff.org/blog/governor-newsom-dont-back-down/

After two and half years of negotiations, the plastics industry is trying to go back on producer responsibility outlined in SB 54

, check out the full Los Angeles Times article shared by Californians Against Waste

Governor Newsom needs to act before "the s**z [hits] the proverbial fan"

https://www.latimes.com/environment/story/2025-02-15/polystyrene-ban-sb54-plastic-industry-california-governor

YIKES!

The microplastics in our brains reading this 😏

Read full article in the Washington Post: https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2025/02/03/microplastics-human-brain-increase/

FINALLY!

We need strong local, state, national and international action in the fight against plastic pollution!

It's time for CA to - Urge Governor Newsom to sign SB 1053 bit.ly/BanTheBag

CA Coastal Cleanup Day is almost here!

Since 1985, more than 1.6 million volunteers have removed over 26 million pounds of trash. Plastic bags have consistently been in the top ten items littered on our beaches & waterways.

Join our fight to eliminate one of the most persistent littered items by calling California Governor Gavin Newsom and urge him to sign to bit.ly/CABanBags

, we need your help to give Californians the bag ban they voted for!

Call California Governor Gavin Newsom & urge him to sign by Senator Catherine Blakespear and Assemblymember Rebecca Bauer-Kahan into law!

Visit bit.ly/CABanBags to send a message to Governor Gavin Newsom.

"The new law, if signed by the governor, will go into effect on Jan. 1, 2026."
Read the full Los Angeles Times article: https://www.latimes.com/environment/story/2024-08-30/california-tries-again-to-ban-plastic-grocery-bags

"California’s plastic bag ban accidentally created another waste problem. Let’s fix it now"

https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2024-08-05/editorial-california-needs-to-ban-all-the-other-plastic-grocery-bags

🍽️ Love your local eats but hate the plastic waste? Join Reusable LA’s “Hold the Plastic, Please!” training to learn how you can support local restaurants in reducing single-use plastic this Plastic Free July. Our tip cards make it easy to start a conversation with businesses about LA’s plastic laws.

Sign up today: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZckfuihqzMqEtz39YmUG4LN3-47l9IrJ2N0

Our health cannot wait, we need to act NOW on the plastic pollution crisis!

Please call Senator Ben Allen at (916) 651-4024 to urge him to vote YES on AB 2761 as Chair of the Senate Environmental Quality Committee!