Families in East Akron, Ohio, face exposure to toxic, cancer-causing chemicals each day from large manufacturing plants, including the Alterra Akron Plastic Recycling Facility and SMB Products Plant. This mom is taking action.
US EPA seeks comments on plan to remove pyrolysis from air emissions rule
Climate Coffee Break: “Advanced Recycling”
Moms set the record straight on recycling myths in our March Climate Coffee Break.
Moms’ Annual Summit Exposes the Dangers of Plastic Industry Pollution—and Charts a Path to Clean Air
Moms’ 2026 Summit featured three wide-ranging discussions of the latest scientific discoveries about petrochemicals’ dangers to our children’s health—and what we can all do to keep our communities and families safe.
2026 Moms Summit: Plastic on Our Minds and in Our Brains
On March 4, 2026, Moms Clean Air Force hosted our annual summit: Plastic on Our Minds and in Our Brains. This summit illuminated how we’re exposed to petrochemicals and microplastics through the course of our lives and the potential dangerous impacts. Esteemed …
Rachel Meyer and Dominique Browning of Moms Clean Air Force
WATCH: Plastic recycling is ‘anything but recycling,’ Iowa field organizer says
Gen Alpha Advice on Advanced Recycling
You can’t just cook plastic into hazardous waste and call it progress. Be a rizzler. Say no to the spin.
Moms Announce 2026 Annual Summit: Plastics on Our Minds and in Our Brains
Moms Third Annual Summit will feature scientists, doctors, government officials, and community members reviewing the latest scientific discoveries about petrochemicals’ dangers to our children’s health.
Lani Wean: Burning plastics isn’t ‘advanced recycling’ (Opinion)
Life Under Threat: A Year Fighting Toxic Black Smoke in Ohio
Earlier this year, one mom captured video of a brand new “advanced recycling” plastics burning facility in Union Township, Ohio, emitting toxic black smoke into surrounding neighborhoods. Read how she got the facility temporarily shut down.