We like the latter. Reuse doesn’t put endless pollution back into the environment. In a report by Pew Charitable Trust they found that: ⏰ 15 years is all it takes to eliminate plastic pollution with reuse systems. 🔄 97% of plastic pollution could be eliminated with reuse and deposit systems + plastic bans. 🧳 Two-thirds of plastic pollution could be eliminated by reuse and return systems. Designing a world for reuse is one that protects all living creatures from the harms of plastic pollution. #Reuse #ReuseDay #PlasticPollutes #BreakFreeFromPlasti

⭐ For the first time, a group of well-known individuals are going public with the results of microplastics in their blood in our newest report: Microplastics In Me. Don’t miss our virtual launch with scientists, physicians, participants, and partners to learn about the fascinating results! 🩸🔬 Register 👉bit.ly/MicroplasticsInMe #MicroplasticsInMe #PlasticPollutes

We would have liked to have sat in on that meeting. 🤦 #PlasticPollutes

🔎🏫 Is plastic propaganda showing up in your school? Big Plastic is deceptively marketing plastic to students in classrooms across the U.S and we need your help to map it. Fill out the form now: bit.ly/industry-map-form #PlasticExpelled #PlasticPollutes #Education

Across the U.S., the plastic industry is polluting young bodies and minds. Read the article to learn how deceptive "educational" content on plastic might be impacting kids' classrooms near you! #PlasticPollutes #PlasticExpelled app.publicnewsservice.org/st…

🥤 Plastic food packaging can introduce microplastics and harmful chemicals into our food. 🥕 The problem is that plastic-packaged food is almost everywhere. So, how can you avoid it? 🥗 Getting plastic off our tables shouldn’t be a personal choice problem: it’s a systemic one that needs strong policy. 🍴Join us at our webinar this week, ask questions, and learn how we can unwrap our food systems from toxic plastics. Register: bit.ly/ppc-webinar-101426 #PlasticPollutes #BreakFreeFromPlastic

We all call Earth our home. 🏄🌊🪸Protecting its ecosystems from toxic pollution sustains us all. #PlasticPollutes #BreakFreeFromPlastic

Sounds reasonable. 🌳 #NoPlanetB #PlasticPollutes #BreakFreeFromPlastic

Plastic is not compatible with Earth’s natural cycles. ❌ 🥤It doesn’t decompose; it just breaks apart into smaller and smaller fragments, polluting the world around us and even ourselves. Solutions exist! 🍁 Learn more about how we can move away from plastics and back to reusable and regenerative materials here: ow.ly/HhSU50ZVXic #PlasticPollutes #BreakFreeFromPlastic #Reuse #Regenerative

🌊 The Cigarette Surfboard is now available online – an award-winning environmental documentary about art, activism, and what anyone can do to protect and restore the health of the ocean. 🏄‍♀️ The film is optimistic, upbeat, and solution-driven – surfing is the medium, but the message is universal. 🎟️ With your ticket, you’ll also have access to some recorded Q&As featuring a few inspiring professional surfers and ocean activists from the film. watch.eventive.org/thecigare… #PlasticPollutes #TheCigaretteSurfboard #BreakFreeFromPlastic #Film #Documentary

🤔💭How you think about plastic may have something to do with the plastic industry’s propaganda in U.S. schools. Let’s do something about it. Sign the petition to get #PlasticExpelled. 👉🔗 bit.ly/ppc-petition-x

🌎 The world is coming to Los Angeles in 2028. Let’s show them what a truly sustainable Olympic and Paralympic Games can look like. 🥤❌ Millions of spectators shouldn’t mean millions of disposable cups, bottles, and containers used once and thrown away. The Don’t Waste the Games campaign is calling on LA28 and its sponsors, partners, and venues to choose reuse: reusable cups and foodware, water refill stations, and the freedom for fans and athletes to bring their own reusable bottles. ✍🏽 Add your name and tell LA28: Don’t Waste the Games. Plastic pollutes. Champions don’t. #Olympics #Sports #PlasticPollutes #Reuse

Plastic pollution was a key theme at Climate Week NYC. 🌎 Why? Because plastics impact the health of people and the planet. The good news is that solutions exist. Learn how we convened with key partners and allies to have the biggest impact moving forward. 🍃👉bit.ly/4rQrgTe #PlasticPollutes #ClimateWeekNYC #BreakFreeFromPlastic

🐱 Sadly, even our furry loved ones aren’t immune to the pollution that companies have created. 🔬@CleanLabelTruth tested more than 100 of the nation’s top-selling cat food products and found that 99% of them contained contaminants. The study found an array of pollutants, including plasticizers, herbicides, and heavy metals. 🐈‍⬛ 99% of the tested cat foods contained lead. Additional contaminants included glyphosate in 37% of samples, cadmium in 96%, and arsenic in 94% of products tested. 🐈 As our world becomes increasingly inundated with plastic and toxic chemicals, uncontrolled pollution is putting our pets at risk. Learn more at: cleanlabelproject.org/cat-fo… #PlasticPollutes #BreakFreeFromPlastic #Pets

Our grocery shelves weren’t always lined with plastic, and they don’t have to stay this way. 🥤🍬 We rallied in DC to call on our lawmakers to act‼️ Sign the petition today and tell your legislators to get plastic off our food 🍎 bit.ly/noplasticpackaging-ac… #PlasticPollutes

It’s that time of year, again! 👻 You can get into the spooky spirit without the dreadful plastic waste. 🦇 The majority of Halloween costumes are made from synthetic plastic and trashed after just one use, so let’s think outside the coffin and make it a low-waste Halloween. ⚰️ Here are a few tips! 🧟 SHOP YOUR CLOSET: Bring your old clothes back to life and shop your own closet for costume ideas. 🕷️ RENT: Don’t let your outfit die each year; try a costume rental shop. 🎃 BORROW: Harvest your costume parts from friends to see what you can concoct. 💀 We’re dying to hear from you. Share your tips for a low-waste costume in the comments. #PlasticPollutes #DIY #Costumes

The facts around environmental pollution are daunting, but it’s okay to still care. 🐛🦋 Our shared values around protecting people and the planet can create meaningful change. They have in the past, and they can now and in the future, too. 🌍#PlasticPollutes #BreakFreeFromPlastic

☕ Happy International Coffee Day! Coffee is one of the world’s most popular drinks. 👉But with it comes mounds of plastic pollution. It’s estimated that 245 billion paper cups are used each year globally. Not only that, single-use paper cups are lined with plastic for insulation. 😳But unfortunately, those cups leach microplastics into your beverage, and therefore into your body. 🔃 So, this Coffee Day, let’s protect ourselves and the planet by making reuse a habit. ✨What tips do you have to remember your reusable coffee cup? #PlasticPollutes #CoffeeDay #Reuse #BreakFreeFromPlastic

Giants Do Fall 🌎️🎥 World Premiere ⁠ ⁠ Saturday, October 3 at 3 PM PT⁠ Sequoia Cinema, Mill Valley Film Festival⁠ ⁠ 🎞️ Get tickets 🔗 app.mvff.com/film/giants-do-…⁠ ⁠ Giants Do Fall is a set of intimate portraits of resistance, a matriarchal-led movement across the nation pushing back against the giants of the fossil fuel industry, and winning. What first appears as disparate struggles in Appalachia and the Gulf South soon becomes an intersection for building power to fall giants. Told from the perspective of those on the frontlines of harm, audiences will see themselves in these ordinary people made extraordinary by their actions. ⁠ ⁠ #PlasticPollutes #FossilFuels #GiantsDoFall #PeakPlastic

Ever notice how our grocery store shelves are increasingly overtaken by plastic packaging?🥤🍬 Join our October 14 webinar to explore how plastic food packaging can introduce microplastics and harmful chemicals into our food—and what we can do to unwrap our food from plastic. 🥕 Sign up: bit.ly/ppc-webinar-101426 #PlasticPollutes #Microplastics