SIGN NOW: Demand federal solutions to stop the PLASTIC CRISIS from destroying our planet!

Plastic has already made its way into every aspect of life on Earth -- our food, our water, and our air. Our oceans are being decimated by plastic waste, and most of the plastic that doesn’t end up in the sea gets poured into landfills, seeping toxins into the soil. Animals are choking and dying from plastic waste, while humans unknowingly consume a credit card’s worth of plastic every week.  Dirty petrochemical pollution caused by massive plastic production facilities pose major health risks to nearby residents including: cancer, respiratory problems, brain damage, heart issues, and birth defects!

Meanwhile, Big Plastics and its fossil fuel industry allies are raking in massive profits despite the risks to human health and our environment — leaving people, animals, and the Earth to suffer the devastating consequences of rampant plastic pollution and production.

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) MUST immediately address this crisis and STOP PLASTIC from threatening our health, our ecosystems, our communities, and our planet — before the PLASTIC APOCALYPSE completely destroys the Earth.

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Dear EPA Administrator Regan,

The world faces an indisputable plastic pollution crisis. Every year, the United States alone burns or buries 32 million tons of plastic in landfills and 8 million tons of plastic pollution escapes into the world's oceans. By 2025, more than 4.5 billion pounds of plastic packaging will be used every year.

99% of plastic is made from fossil fuels, and fracked gas is fueling an unprecedented boom in plastic production. Plastic is an environmental nightmare at every step of its life cycle.

Plastic is polluting our entire planet, from the beaches to the deepest depths of our oceans. And it is killing marine wildlife, including sea turtles. Plastic production also fuels the climate crisis by increasing greenhouse gas emissions and harming local communities with toxic air and water pollution – threatening public health and persists in the environment for centuries.

The solution to the plastic pollution crisis is clear: Reduce the amount of unnecessary plastic produced. We can transform our extractive, throwaway economy into a regenerative, inclusive one that’s good for our country and creates U.S. jobs.

Plastic pollution kills. We urge you to be a champion for the health of our oceans, communities, wildlife, and future generations.

Sincerely,

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