Beyond Plastics
@beyondplastics.bsky.social
Working to end plastic pollution everywhere. Find us at www.BeyondPlastics.org or https://bit.ly/m/beyond-plastics
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We wrote a BOOK! 📘 “The Problem with Plastic: How We Can Save Ourselves and Our Planet Before It's Too Late” is due out from @thenewpress.bsky.social on Dec. 2.🗓️ But you can pre-order your copy right now🖱️at: www.beyondplastics.org/problem-with... #toxicplastic #planetorplastic #environmentaljustice
Jean C, a retired nurse for cancer patients, calls on @speakercarlheastie.bsky.social to bring the PRRIA to a vote ASAP in January, as his Senate counterpart @leaderasc.bsky.social has managed to do successfully for the last two years. Read Jean's letter in @timesunion.com.
November 25, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Jean C, a retired nurse for cancer patients, calls on @speakercarlheastie.bsky.social to bring the PRRIA to a vote ASAP in January, as his Senate counterpart @leaderasc.bsky.social has managed to do successfully for the last two years. Read Jean's letter in @timesunion.com.
We’re fortunate to have allies like our friends at @toxicfreefuture.bsky.social fighting to protect our health and environment from these harmful chemicals. Here’s our president, Judith Enck with her friend and our advisory board member, Laurie Valeriano of Toxic-Free Future.
November 25, 2025 at 5:03 PM
We’re fortunate to have allies like our friends at @toxicfreefuture.bsky.social fighting to protect our health and environment from these harmful chemicals. Here’s our president, Judith Enck with her friend and our advisory board member, Laurie Valeriano of Toxic-Free Future.
Our fearless leader Judith Enck shares details about the new Beyond Plastics book, “The Problem With Plastic,” in a new interview with Radio Kingston's Green Radio Hour with Jon Bowermaster!
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Hochul Approves New Fracked Gas Pipeline; Trump Thumbs Up
Though New York's Department of Environmental Conservation had three times denied permits to build a new fracked gas pipleine running from Pennsylvania to Long Island, saying it would "adversely impact Water Quality" last week Governor Hochul appproved NESSY, the Northeast Supply Enhancement Project. Who loves it? Donald Trump. My conversation with Food and Water Watch's Alex Beauchamp. And I talk with former EPA administrator and Beyond Plastics founder Judith Enck about her new book, "The Problem With Plastic."
radiokingston.org
November 24, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Our fearless leader Judith Enck shares details about the new Beyond Plastics book, “The Problem With Plastic,” in a new interview with Radio Kingston's Green Radio Hour with Jon Bowermaster!
radiokingston.org/en/broadcast...
radiokingston.org/en/broadcast...
Beyond Plastics' president Judith Enck with our friends and allies from Clean Ocean Action in New Jersey!
November 23, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Beyond Plastics' president Judith Enck with our friends and allies from Clean Ocean Action in New Jersey!
We’re grateful to our allies who work to protect environmental justice, like @weact4ej.bsky.social. Here’s our president, Judith Enck sharing our forthcoming (12/2!) book, “The Problem with Plastic: How We Can Save Ourselves and Our Planet Before It's Too Late” with WeAct’s Peggy Shepard.
November 23, 2025 at 5:01 PM
We’re grateful to our allies who work to protect environmental justice, like @weact4ej.bsky.social. Here’s our president, Judith Enck sharing our forthcoming (12/2!) book, “The Problem with Plastic: How We Can Save Ourselves and Our Planet Before It's Too Late” with WeAct’s Peggy Shepard.
To many marine animals, plastic pollution resembles food. A new study finds seabirds, sea turtles and marine mammals like porpoises, seals and whales don't have to eat much of it for it to be deadly.
www.npr.org/2025/11/20/n...
www.npr.org/2025/11/20/n...
Eating just a handful of plastic can be fatal for marine animals, a study finds
Scientists have long known that plastic waste is bad for marine animals. A new study quantifies how little ingested plastic it takes to be a lethal dose.
www.npr.org
November 22, 2025 at 10:01 PM
To many marine animals, plastic pollution resembles food. A new study finds seabirds, sea turtles and marine mammals like porpoises, seals and whales don't have to eat much of it for it to be deadly.
www.npr.org/2025/11/20/n...
www.npr.org/2025/11/20/n...
Our president Judith Enck and advisory board member @brianreporter1.bsky.social with allies at the NJ League of Municipalities annual conference this week!
November 22, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Our president Judith Enck and advisory board member @brianreporter1.bsky.social with allies at the NJ League of Municipalities annual conference this week!
Yet another New York resident calling on @speakercarlheastie.bsky.social and the @nyassemblymajority.bsky.social and @leaderasc.bsky.social to bring the Packaging Reduction & Recycling Infrastructure Act to the floor for a vote ASAP in 2026 to finally put people over plastic in NY.
November 21, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Yet another New York resident calling on @speakercarlheastie.bsky.social and the @nyassemblymajority.bsky.social and @leaderasc.bsky.social to bring the Packaging Reduction & Recycling Infrastructure Act to the floor for a vote ASAP in 2026 to finally put people over plastic in NY.
Must-read new research from @toxicfreefuture.bsky.social documents the amount of PVC "the poison plastic" used in The Home Depot stores. Time for this home improvement giant to stop using and selling PVC! toxicfreefuture.org/blog/packed-...
November 21, 2025 at 8:52 PM
Must-read new research from @toxicfreefuture.bsky.social documents the amount of PVC "the poison plastic" used in The Home Depot stores. Time for this home improvement giant to stop using and selling PVC! toxicfreefuture.org/blog/packed-...
What a treat to run into friend and ally, Chris Alexander, head of NAACP NYS chapter. The overproduction of plastic places a huge burden on environmental justice communities throughout the country.
November 21, 2025 at 5:01 PM
What a treat to run into friend and ally, Chris Alexander, head of NAACP NYS chapter. The overproduction of plastic places a huge burden on environmental justice communities throughout the country.
Single-serve coffee pods are quietly shedding microplastics and chemicals into your morning brew—and there are easy swaps! 🚨 Great write-up by Matt Fuchs for @time.com—time to rethink that pod habit. ☕🔬 #PlasticIsPoison
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What Happens to the Plastic in Single-Serve Coffee Pods?
Your morning brew may contain microscopic debris.
time.com
November 19, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Single-serve coffee pods are quietly shedding microplastics and chemicals into your morning brew—and there are easy swaps! 🚨 Great write-up by Matt Fuchs for @time.com—time to rethink that pod habit. ☕🔬 #PlasticIsPoison
time.com/7331064/coff...
time.com/7331064/coff...
We were excited to share our NEW BOOK, “The Problem with Plastic: How We Can Save Ourselves and Our Planet Before It's Too Late” with Liz Kruger, NY State Senator.
Pre-order your copy before it comes out from @thenewpress.bsky.social on Dec. 2 🗓️
www.beyondplastics.org/problem-with...
Pre-order your copy before it comes out from @thenewpress.bsky.social on Dec. 2 🗓️
www.beyondplastics.org/problem-with...
November 19, 2025 at 5:05 PM
We were excited to share our NEW BOOK, “The Problem with Plastic: How We Can Save Ourselves and Our Planet Before It's Too Late” with Liz Kruger, NY State Senator.
Pre-order your copy before it comes out from @thenewpress.bsky.social on Dec. 2 🗓️
www.beyondplastics.org/problem-with...
Pre-order your copy before it comes out from @thenewpress.bsky.social on Dec. 2 🗓️
www.beyondplastics.org/problem-with...
“This is not rocket science,” Beyond Plastics' president Judith Enck said. And plastic’s beneficial uses are no reason to continue its most wasteful ones. “We can do so much better.”
www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-...
www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-...
How the Fossil-Fuel Industry’s Pivot to Plastic Is Polluting Our Planet
To keep profits rolling in, oil and gas companies want to turn fossil fuels into a mounting pile of packaging and other plastic products
www.scientificamerican.com
November 18, 2025 at 10:00 PM
“This is not rocket science,” Beyond Plastics' president Judith Enck said. And plastic’s beneficial uses are no reason to continue its most wasteful ones. “We can do so much better.”
www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-...
www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-...
Eye-opening piece from Vann Newkirk about the future of climate change in @theatlantic.com. Join Vann Newkirk and Beyond Plastics' president Judith Enck on January 7 at @politicsprose.bsky.social in D.C. where they will discuss our new book!
www.theatlantic.com/magazine/202... shorturl.at/kC2s1
www.theatlantic.com/magazine/202... shorturl.at/kC2s1
What Climate Change Will Do to America by Mid-Century
Many places may become uninhabitable. Many people may be on their own.
www.theatlantic.com
November 18, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Eye-opening piece from Vann Newkirk about the future of climate change in @theatlantic.com. Join Vann Newkirk and Beyond Plastics' president Judith Enck on January 7 at @politicsprose.bsky.social in D.C. where they will discuss our new book!
www.theatlantic.com/magazine/202... shorturl.at/kC2s1
www.theatlantic.com/magazine/202... shorturl.at/kC2s1
Our new Science Director, Trisha Vaidyanathan is hoping to shed some light on common questions about plastics. Check out her new monthly “Ask a Scientist” column to learn more about what chemicals are used in plastics and why: www.beyondplastics.org/ask-a-scient...
🏷️ @trishavv.bsky.social
🏷️ @trishavv.bsky.social
November 17, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Our new Science Director, Trisha Vaidyanathan is hoping to shed some light on common questions about plastics. Check out her new monthly “Ask a Scientist” column to learn more about what chemicals are used in plastics and why: www.beyondplastics.org/ask-a-scient...
🏷️ @trishavv.bsky.social
🏷️ @trishavv.bsky.social
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1/ Dozens hospitalized. 500+ evacuated.
From ONE truck carrying toxic ammonia.
Now, industry wants to add 54.5 million metric tons of fossil-fuel-based ammonia to US communities — touting it as “clean, sustainable.”
⚠️ Ammonia isn’t clean. Ammonia isn’t safe.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
From ONE truck carrying toxic ammonia.
Now, industry wants to add 54.5 million metric tons of fossil-fuel-based ammonia to US communities — touting it as “clean, sustainable.”
⚠️ Ammonia isn’t clean. Ammonia isn’t safe.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Hundreds evacuated and dozens hospitalized after an ammonia gas leak in Oklahoma
People in immediate area were in respiratory distress after a tanker truck spewed a plume of anhydrous ammonia gas
www.theguardian.com
November 14, 2025 at 8:25 PM
1/ Dozens hospitalized. 500+ evacuated.
From ONE truck carrying toxic ammonia.
Now, industry wants to add 54.5 million metric tons of fossil-fuel-based ammonia to US communities — touting it as “clean, sustainable.”
⚠️ Ammonia isn’t clean. Ammonia isn’t safe.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
From ONE truck carrying toxic ammonia.
Now, industry wants to add 54.5 million metric tons of fossil-fuel-based ammonia to US communities — touting it as “clean, sustainable.”
⚠️ Ammonia isn’t clean. Ammonia isn’t safe.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Our president, Judith Enck was thrilled to share our NEW BOOK, “The Problem with Plastic: How We Can Save Ourselves and Our Planet Before It's Too Late” with Assemblymember Michaelle Solages, Chair of NYS BPHA Caucus. 🌎⚖️
November 17, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Our president, Judith Enck was thrilled to share our NEW BOOK, “The Problem with Plastic: How We Can Save Ourselves and Our Planet Before It's Too Late” with Assemblymember Michaelle Solages, Chair of NYS BPHA Caucus. 🌎⚖️
Ever have a question about plastics and science that stumped you? Our new Science Director, Trisha Vaidyanathan is here to help! Check out her new monthly “Ask a Scientist” column to learn about why you should avoid heating plastics.
www.beyondplastics.org/ask-a-scient...
🏷️ @trishavv.bsky.social
www.beyondplastics.org/ask-a-scient...
🏷️ @trishavv.bsky.social
November 16, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Ever have a question about plastics and science that stumped you? Our new Science Director, Trisha Vaidyanathan is here to help! Check out her new monthly “Ask a Scientist” column to learn about why you should avoid heating plastics.
www.beyondplastics.org/ask-a-scient...
🏷️ @trishavv.bsky.social
www.beyondplastics.org/ask-a-scient...
🏷️ @trishavv.bsky.social
We were excited to share our NEW BOOK, “The Problem with Plastic: How We Can Save Ourselves and Our Planet Before It's Too Late” with our friend Eric Goldstein of @nrdc.org 🤝
Pre-order your copy before it comes out from @thenewpress.bsky.social on Dec. 2 🗓️
www.beyondplastics.org/problem-with...
Pre-order your copy before it comes out from @thenewpress.bsky.social on Dec. 2 🗓️
www.beyondplastics.org/problem-with...
November 15, 2025 at 5:02 PM
We were excited to share our NEW BOOK, “The Problem with Plastic: How We Can Save Ourselves and Our Planet Before It's Too Late” with our friend Eric Goldstein of @nrdc.org 🤝
Pre-order your copy before it comes out from @thenewpress.bsky.social on Dec. 2 🗓️
www.beyondplastics.org/problem-with...
Pre-order your copy before it comes out from @thenewpress.bsky.social on Dec. 2 🗓️
www.beyondplastics.org/problem-with...
It's always such a treat to talk to Jon Bowermaster. Thanks for having our president on The Green Radio Hour on Radio Kingston to talk about her journey to plastic pollution advocate and about our forthcoming new book, “The Problem with Plastic” due out from @thenewpress.bsky.social on Dec. 2.
November 14, 2025 at 10:00 PM
It's always such a treat to talk to Jon Bowermaster. Thanks for having our president on The Green Radio Hour on Radio Kingston to talk about her journey to plastic pollution advocate and about our forthcoming new book, “The Problem with Plastic” due out from @thenewpress.bsky.social on Dec. 2.
Our president, Judith Enck was thrilled to share our forthcoming new book, “The Problem with Plastic: How We Can Save Ourselves and Our Planet Before It's Too Late” with Bob Sweeney, Former NY Assemblymember. 🌟
November 13, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Our president, Judith Enck was thrilled to share our forthcoming new book, “The Problem with Plastic: How We Can Save Ourselves and Our Planet Before It's Too Late” with Bob Sweeney, Former NY Assemblymember. 🌟
Well-intentioned solutions for combatting plastic pollution have been popping up for decades, but it's more important for the great minds of science to be focused on reduction instead, according to Beyond Plastics President Judith Enck.
theworld.org/segments/202...
theworld.org/segments/202...
The Big Fix: Scientists attack plastic pollution from two sides - The World from PRX
As plastic waste accumulates just about everywhere — in nature and in our bodies — a couple of research teams in Spain are working on breakthroughs aimed at reducing its impact. Some environmental…
theworld.org
November 12, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Well-intentioned solutions for combatting plastic pollution have been popping up for decades, but it's more important for the great minds of science to be focused on reduction instead, according to Beyond Plastics President Judith Enck.
theworld.org/segments/202...
theworld.org/segments/202...
Join us in giving a warm welcome to Rita O'Connell, our new National Plastics Organizer, who will lead and expand our grassroots efforts to reduce single-use plastics and block polluting chemical recycling facilities in various states.
November 12, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Join us in giving a warm welcome to Rita O'Connell, our new National Plastics Organizer, who will lead and expand our grassroots efforts to reduce single-use plastics and block polluting chemical recycling facilities in various states.
“From 'litterbugs' to 'recycling heroes,' the same asymmetric pattern endures. Citizens do the work, municipalities pay for it, and corporations keep the profits. To fix the system, we must first rewrite that story.”
theconversation.com/how-the-plas...
theconversation.com/how-the-plas...
How the plastics industry shifted responsibility for recycling onto you, the consumer
Only 9% of plastics ever made have been recycled. Clever industry campaigns have shifted the costs of their own waste onto consumers.
theconversation.com
November 12, 2025 at 12:00 PM
“From 'litterbugs' to 'recycling heroes,' the same asymmetric pattern endures. Citizens do the work, municipalities pay for it, and corporations keep the profits. To fix the system, we must first rewrite that story.”
theconversation.com/how-the-plas...
theconversation.com/how-the-plas...
Our president, Judith Enck ran into Blair Horner of @nypirg.bsky.social and was psyched to share our new book, “The Problem with Plastic: How We Can Save Ourselves and Our Planet Before It's Too Late” with him! 💪
November 11, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Our president, Judith Enck ran into Blair Horner of @nypirg.bsky.social and was psyched to share our new book, “The Problem with Plastic: How We Can Save Ourselves and Our Planet Before It's Too Late” with him! 💪