Plastic Pollution Coalition
The Plastic Pollution Coalition (PPC) headquartered in Berkeley, CA is an organization working against the growing plastic pollution that is mostly caused by single-use plastic products and ingredients (plastic bottles, plastic bags, polystyrene, microplastics, microbeads). Founded in 2009, it has over 500 member organizations and businesses plus individuals who work for the common cause. PPC was co-founded by Lisa Kaas Boyle, Manuel Maqueda, Daniella Russo and artist Dianna Cohen who also serves as CEO. [1][2]
Motto:
Plastic is a substance the earth cannot digest. REFUSE SINGLE-USE PLASTIC
PPC advocates
- the reduction of plastic consumption (plastic-free schools/events/eateries)
- the responsibility of policy and regulation (plastic-free towns, zero waste strategies)
- a change in production (extended producer responsibility, product redesign)
- environmental justice
- global coalition building
In 2010, PPC was the host of TEDx event "Great Pacific Garbage Patch: The Global Plastic Pollution Crisis".[3]
PPC's "Think beyond Plastic" competition encourages businesses which help reduce plastic pollution with a total $60,000 of prize money. The competition drew 145 applications from 35 countries worldwide in 2016.[4][5][6]
Members
Among the members are:[7]
- 5 Gyres
- Algalita Marine Research Foundation
- All At Once
- ANCON
- Bioneers
- Blue Frontier Campaign
- Blue Green Alliance
- Blue Lotus
- Californians Against Waste
- Cancer Schmancer
- Center for a New American Dream
- Center for Biological Diversity
- Center for Safe Energy
- Clean Water Action
- Coast to Coast
- Conservation International
- Corporate Accountability International
- Science and Technology
- Double Edge Theatre
- Ecology Center
- Environment California
- Environmental Investigation Agency
- Environmental Working Group
- Everychild Foundation
- Girl Scouts of the USA
- GladRags
- Green Prophet
- Green Schools Alliance
- Greenpeace USA
- Heal the Bay
- IDEAS for Us
- International Primatological Society
- Keep A Breast Foundation
- LessCancer.org
- Lincoln Community School
- Looptworks
- Living Oceans Society
- Mission Blue
- National Leprechaun Museum
- NOAA's Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary
- Oceanic Society
- One World One Ocean
- Operation USA
- Pitzer College
- Plastic Disclosure Project
- Plastic Planet
- Rutgers University
- San Diego Coastkeeper
- San Francisco Green Film Festival
- Save Our Shores
- Save the Bay
- Sea Shepherd
- Sea Studios Foundation
- Sea Turtle Restoration Project
- Singapore National Academy
- Stay With Me
- Surfers Against Sewage
- Surfrider Foundation
- Teamsters
- Texas Campaign for the Environment
- The Clean Oceans Project
- The People's Movement
- Waterkeeper Alliance
- Whaleman Foundation
- Wildcoast
See also
References
- ↑ Cohen, Dianna. "Dianna Cohen - Speaker - TED". Retrieved 25 November 2017.
- ↑ "About". Plastic Pollution Coalition. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
- ↑ "TEDxGreatPacificGarbagePatch - TED". www.ted.com. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
- ↑ "Think Beyond Plastic". Think Beyond Plastic. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
- ↑ "Think Beyond Plastic". Think Beyond Plastic. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
- ↑ "Plastic Pollution Coalition". 21 February 2014. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
- ↑ "THE COALITION". Plastic Pollution Coalition. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
External links
- "Plastic Pollution Coalition". www.plasticpollutioncoalition.org.
- PPC related news in the huffingtonpost.com
- OPEN YOUR EYES - Overview Narrated by Jeff Bridges (2016) on YouTube
- "TED speaker - Dianna Cohen co-founded the Plastic Pollution Coalition, which is working to help end our cycle of plastics use".
- David Hawkins (2010-04-21). "Beyond plastic bags: stopping plastic pollution at source". The Ecologist. Retrieved 2017-06-20.