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Learn steps to avoid BPA and BPA-free plastic products and find out what you should replace your BPA and BPA-free products with.
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Read an interview with Jeff Bridges and learn why he’s urging people to ditch plastic.
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Learn five facts about plastic bags, including how many are used yearly worldwide, where plastic bags end up and how few are recycled.
Mother Love Takes On Plastic
Read about the negative aspects of plastic, including the fact that it’s made from fossil fuels and can contain harmful chemicals including BPA.
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Read why you should ditch plastic in your home and learn ways you can minimize sources of plastic pollution around the home using DIY solutions.
Victory: Plastic Microbead Pollution Ban
Learn why microbeads are harmful to the environment and find out how the U.S. came to ban microbeads through the “Microbead-Free Waters Act of 2015.”
A Conversation With Plastic-Free Champion, Beth Terry
Read a conversation with plastic-free champion, Beth Terry and learn how you can kick the plastic habit.
Say “No!” to Plastic Microbeads
Learn why you should avoid products that contain plastic microbeads and find out how they pollute water and wildlife.
Plastics In The Great Lakes
Find out how our Great Lakes are polluted by plastic and learn some simple things you can do to reduce plastic pollution.
What’s Plastic Got To Do With Clean Air?
Learn how you can help clean the air by reducing your use of certain plastics.
Plastic, Plastic Everywhere And In Our Air
Learn how plastic causes air pollution and how you can reduce the use of plastic in your own life.