END Plastics!
Products we recommend to help your household break free from plastic!
Read the document below to learn about a local refillery, Start at the Bottoms!
Read the document below to learn about a local refillery, Start at the Bottoms!
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Single use plastic is Plan B for fossil fuel companies being forced out of dirty energy. Plastics are connected to the climate crisis, environmental justice, pollution, and much more.
On June 12, 2021 at Fort Phoenix we did a beach cleanup and brand audit with Be the Solution to Pollution and publicly called out companies that produce single use plastic. You can watch a video from that cleanup below. We subsequently co-hosted a webinar about plastics and the climate crisis with guests including Sharon Lavigne who has fought off corporations that want to further pollute her community in Louisiana (recording below). We held our second brand audit on August 8, 2021. The top offending brand from that audit was PepsiCo. We also published a blog post with Break Free from Plastic!
Our third brand audit was held on Sunday, November 7, 2021 from 1 - 3:30 p.m. on Marsh Island in Fairhaven. We collaborated with groups in Colorado and California to mail back Frito Lay chip bags on November 8 with a plea to #breakfreefromplastic !!
In 2022, we hosted a showing of PBS' Plastic Wars and had an excellent discussion about ways we can advocate for plastic free policies in our communities. Our fourth brand audit was held on the weekend of September 17/18, 2022. We collected over 30,000 alcohol nip bottle trash from all over the state. Volunteers from UMass Dartmouth, the community, and our group worked together to spell out #BREAKFREEFROMPLASTIC in ten foot letters. The top offending brands were Fireball and Smirnoff. Check out our work below!
On June 12, 2021 at Fort Phoenix we did a beach cleanup and brand audit with Be the Solution to Pollution and publicly called out companies that produce single use plastic. You can watch a video from that cleanup below. We subsequently co-hosted a webinar about plastics and the climate crisis with guests including Sharon Lavigne who has fought off corporations that want to further pollute her community in Louisiana (recording below). We held our second brand audit on August 8, 2021. The top offending brand from that audit was PepsiCo. We also published a blog post with Break Free from Plastic!
Our third brand audit was held on Sunday, November 7, 2021 from 1 - 3:30 p.m. on Marsh Island in Fairhaven. We collaborated with groups in Colorado and California to mail back Frito Lay chip bags on November 8 with a plea to #breakfreefromplastic !!
In 2022, we hosted a showing of PBS' Plastic Wars and had an excellent discussion about ways we can advocate for plastic free policies in our communities. Our fourth brand audit was held on the weekend of September 17/18, 2022. We collected over 30,000 alcohol nip bottle trash from all over the state. Volunteers from UMass Dartmouth, the community, and our group worked together to spell out #BREAKFREEFROMPLASTIC in ten foot letters. The top offending brands were Fireball and Smirnoff. Check out our work below!
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