Beyond poisoning our oceans and marine life with plastic waste, the fossil fuel industry — makers of plastic — is fueling the climate crisis.
More than 99 percent of plastic is made from fossil fuels, and by 2030, the oil and petrochemical industry wants to double plastic production as the next frontier. This means fossil fuel companies are gearing up to shift production to pump out more and more plastic packaging for major global consumers, like Coca-Cola, PepsiCo, and Nestlé.
This transition by the fossil fuel industry from oil to plastics will be just as harmful for people and the planet. Petrochemical and plastic production have deadly health and environmental impacts and a long history of environmental racism, from the U.S. Gulf Coast's "Cancer Alley" where the plastic industry is poisoning Black, Brown and Frontline communities to China's "Cancer Village" in the Global South.
To tackle the climate crisis, we must break free from single-use plastics made from fossil fuels.
Sign the petition and tell Coca-Cola, PepsiCo, and Nestlé to ditch plastic made from fossil fuels and switch to reuse and refill solutions NOW.
SUBJECT: Ditch single-use plastic to tackle the climate crisis
I am writing to you to tackle the climate crisis by ditching single-use plastics and investing in reuse and refill solutions.
By 2030, the oil and petrochemical industry wants to double plastic production. This means that as demand for oil falls in the energy sector fossil fuel companies are gearing up to shift production to pump out more and more plastic bottles and packaging for your brands!
We know this transition by the fossil fuel industry from oil to plastics will be just as harmful for people and the planet. Petrochemical and plastic production have deadly health and environmental impacts, and a long history of environmental racism, from the U.S. Gulf Coast's "Cancer Alley" where the plastic industry is poisoning Black and Brown communities to China's "Cancer Village" in the Global South.
Do the right thing for the planet and our communities. Please ditch single-use plastic and switch to reuse and refill solutions to tackle the plastic and climate crisis.
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