Volunteer Leader Iris Hiskey Arnoat (pictured on the right in the first photo and the left in the second) and her activist friends call for the end of plastic pollution and its feedstock, fossil fuels, at rallies in New York City. Ninety percent of plastics produced worldwide come from fossil fuels.
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You’re combatting plastic pollution systemically We’ve seen repeatedly that corporations won’t do the right thing unless they are forced to. Thanks to your generosity, together, we’re fighting for strong policies that prioritize public health and our planet over corporate profits. You’re taking on the fossil fuel indus- try, which supplies the raw ingredients for most plastics, and building support for the Break Free From Plastic Pollu- tion Act, legislation that will ban some single-use plastics and make companies responsible for their waste.
Together, we can build a future free of plastic pollution!
onto the public. We’re paying for plastic through our clean-up efforts and our medical bills. Plus, the oil, gas, and plastics industries receive massive subsidies funded by our tax- payer dollars. However, there is good news: corporations can and do reduce their plastic packaging when forced to do so by law . Following a ban on some single- use plastics in the European Union, Amazon stopped using plastic delivery bags in Europe. In other places that have also banned plastics, Amazon has replaced plastic packaging with paper or cardboard.
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ON THE GROUND Kathy Can Fight Plastic Pollution Because of You
Thank you for giving passionate volunteers like Kathy a powerful way to better the world! merely discuss issues. Food & Water Watch is different because it not only provides education and training but also supports volunteer work with legislators and citizens. I am thrilled to be part of the Plastic Action Team that is creating real, sustainable change.” —Kathy Cook I have worked with other environmental organizations that
Photo by Libby Madarasz
Meet Kathy Cook — a Volunteer Leader on the Plastic Action Team, a team of dedicated volunteers with the specific mission of fighting plastic pollution.
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