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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🚨📘Our new book, "The Problem with Plastic" is out today from @thenewpress.bsky.social and yesterday it was chosen as an Amazon Editors' Pick for Best Nonfiction Books of December! 🎆Learn more and get your copy at bit.ly/problem-with... to help protect yourself & the planet from plastic pollution. 🌎
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It's time to protect New York's kids from microplastics.
Our legislators have the opportunity to pass the Packaging Reduction and Recycling Infrastructure Act.
Looking to @speakercarlheastie.bsky.social, @hollylupi.bsky.social, and @alstirpe.bsky.social for leadership. #PupsForPRRIA
Our legislators have the opportunity to pass the Packaging Reduction and Recycling Infrastructure Act.
Looking to @speakercarlheastie.bsky.social, @hollylupi.bsky.social, and @alstirpe.bsky.social for leadership. #PupsForPRRIA
January 15, 2026 at 4:48 PM
It's time to protect New York's kids from microplastics.
Our legislators have the opportunity to pass the Packaging Reduction and Recycling Infrastructure Act.
Looking to @speakercarlheastie.bsky.social, @hollylupi.bsky.social, and @alstirpe.bsky.social for leadership. #PupsForPRRIA
Our legislators have the opportunity to pass the Packaging Reduction and Recycling Infrastructure Act.
Looking to @speakercarlheastie.bsky.social, @hollylupi.bsky.social, and @alstirpe.bsky.social for leadership. #PupsForPRRIA
It's a new year, and we've got a wonderful way for you to go beyond plastic pollution this semester! Sign up for Judith Enck's popular, seven-week online class via @benningtoncollege.bsky.social to learn about almost every aspect of plastic pollution and how YOU can be part of the solution.
Beyond Plastic Pollution Virtual Class | Spring 2026 — Beyond Plastics - Working To End Single-Use Plastic Pollution
Judith Enck will teach an online class on plastic pollution through Bennington College that is open to the public from February 18 through April 1, 2026.
www.beyondplastics.org
January 14, 2026 at 10:01 PM
It's a new year, and we've got a wonderful way for you to go beyond plastic pollution this semester! Sign up for Judith Enck's popular, seven-week online class via @benningtoncollege.bsky.social to learn about almost every aspect of plastic pollution and how YOU can be part of the solution.
We're all smiles 😊 “The Problem with Plastic” just made Independent Publishers Caucus' new weekly list of the top forty non-fiction bestsellers! 📕 🏅
Get your copy now at your local independent bookstore or online at @bookshop.org bit.ly/problemwithp...
Get your copy now at your local independent bookstore or online at @bookshop.org bit.ly/problemwithp...
January 14, 2026 at 5:02 PM
We're all smiles 😊 “The Problem with Plastic” just made Independent Publishers Caucus' new weekly list of the top forty non-fiction bestsellers! 📕 🏅
Get your copy now at your local independent bookstore or online at @bookshop.org bit.ly/problemwithp...
Get your copy now at your local independent bookstore or online at @bookshop.org bit.ly/problemwithp...
❗EVENT ALERT❗
Join Beyond Plastics President Judith Enck and @foodandwater.bsky.social Executive Director Wenonah Hauter on January 21 for a live discussion on Judith’s compelling book, “The Problem with Plastic: How We Can Save Ourselves and Our Planet Before It’s Too Late”
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Join Beyond Plastics President Judith Enck and @foodandwater.bsky.social Executive Director Wenonah Hauter on January 21 for a live discussion on Judith’s compelling book, “The Problem with Plastic: How We Can Save Ourselves and Our Planet Before It’s Too Late”
fwwat.ch/fwwboty2026
The Problem with Plastic by Judith Enck: an Author Talk [Livable Future LIVE] · Food & Water Watch
Join us for a virtual conversation between **Food & Water Watch Founder and Executive Director Wenonah Hauter** and **Judith Enck**, author of *The Problem with Plastic: How We Can Save Ourselves and…
fwwat.ch
January 14, 2026 at 12:01 PM
❗EVENT ALERT❗
Join Beyond Plastics President Judith Enck and @foodandwater.bsky.social Executive Director Wenonah Hauter on January 21 for a live discussion on Judith’s compelling book, “The Problem with Plastic: How We Can Save Ourselves and Our Planet Before It’s Too Late”
fwwat.ch/fwwboty2026
Join Beyond Plastics President Judith Enck and @foodandwater.bsky.social Executive Director Wenonah Hauter on January 21 for a live discussion on Judith’s compelling book, “The Problem with Plastic: How We Can Save Ourselves and Our Planet Before It’s Too Late”
fwwat.ch/fwwboty2026
Our own Jessica Conard talks East Palestine, plastic's toxic chemicals, and what the U.S. must do to ensure this disaster isn't repeated in your town in the award-winning LA+ Interdisciplinary Journal of Landscape Architecture. Kudos, Weitzman School!
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January 13, 2026 at 5:01 PM
Our own Jessica Conard talks East Palestine, plastic's toxic chemicals, and what the U.S. must do to ensure this disaster isn't repeated in your town in the award-winning LA+ Interdisciplinary Journal of Landscape Architecture. Kudos, Weitzman School!
oroeditions.com/product/la-e...
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In a new book, former EPA official Judith Enck argues that plastic pollution is a production problem rooted in fossil fuels, regulatory failure, and environmental injustice—and outlines policy solutions that could begin to turn the tide.
www.chronogram.com/river-newsro...
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Judith Enck on the Plastic Crisis—and How to Reduce It at the Source
Former EPA official Judith Enck explains why plastic pollution is a production problem—and how policy, not recycling, can reduce its harm.
www.chronogram.com
January 12, 2026 at 10:00 PM
In a new book, former EPA official Judith Enck argues that plastic pollution is a production problem rooted in fossil fuels, regulatory failure, and environmental injustice—and outlines policy solutions that could begin to turn the tide.
www.chronogram.com/river-newsro...
www.chronogram.com/river-newsro...
“Plastic pollution is not just an environmental problem, it’s a daily health and survival issue for tens of millions of people,” said Hari Vuthaluru, a study co-author.
insideclimatenews.org/news/0901202...
insideclimatenews.org/news/0901202...
Burning Plastic Waste for Household Fuel Endangers Millions - Inside Climate News
People in low-income urban communities in the Global South without access to reliable energy sources are burning the toxic plastic waste inundating their communities to cook and heat their homes.
insideclimatenews.org
January 12, 2026 at 5:55 PM
“Plastic pollution is not just an environmental problem, it’s a daily health and survival issue for tens of millions of people,” said Hari Vuthaluru, a study co-author.
insideclimatenews.org/news/0901202...
insideclimatenews.org/news/0901202...
Can we kill our plastic habit before it kills us? @jillfilipovic.bsky.social ponders that very question as she discusses our new book “The Problem with Plastic” with our president and the book's co-author Judith Enck:
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www.throughline.news/p/our-dispos...
Our Disposable World
Can we kill our plastic habit before it kills us?
www.throughline.news
January 12, 2026 at 12:01 PM
Can we kill our plastic habit before it kills us? @jillfilipovic.bsky.social ponders that very question as she discusses our new book “The Problem with Plastic” with our president and the book's co-author Judith Enck:
www.throughline.news/p/our-dispos...
www.throughline.news/p/our-dispos...
According to @sierraclub.org, our new book “The Problem with Plastic” is “packed with facts that will startle even the most informed reader . . . For those who are looking to reduce their own plastics exposure and consumption, the book offers helpful guidance.”
Read more:
Read more:
A “Call to Action” in the Fight Against Plastic Pollution
According to the new book "The Problem With Plastic," collective action is key to solving the plastic crisis
www.sierraclub.org
January 11, 2026 at 12:00 PM
According to @sierraclub.org, our new book “The Problem with Plastic” is “packed with facts that will startle even the most informed reader . . . For those who are looking to reduce their own plastics exposure and consumption, the book offers helpful guidance.”
Read more:
Read more:
Plastics are everywhere. In the clothes we wear, the food we eat, and even running through our brains. While environmental concerns make the problem feel insurmountable, our new book “The Problem with Plastic” aims to break down the issue into solvable problems.
Learn more in this new interview:
Learn more in this new interview:
Louisiana Considered
Plastics are everywhere. In the clothes we wear, the food we eat, and even running through our brains. While environmental concerns like pollution, toxic spills and trash islands make the problem…
play.prx.org
January 9, 2026 at 12:01 PM
Plastics are everywhere. In the clothes we wear, the food we eat, and even running through our brains. While environmental concerns make the problem feel insurmountable, our new book “The Problem with Plastic” aims to break down the issue into solvable problems.
Learn more in this new interview:
Learn more in this new interview:
Another successful event on the books! No pun intended, of course. Thank you so much to @politicsprose.bsky.social and Vann R. Newkirk II of @theatlantic.com for helping us share our NEW BOOK “The Problem with Plastic.”
Get your copy today: www.beyondplastics.org/publications...
Get your copy today: www.beyondplastics.org/publications...
January 8, 2026 at 10:00 PM
Another successful event on the books! No pun intended, of course. Thank you so much to @politicsprose.bsky.social and Vann R. Newkirk II of @theatlantic.com for helping us share our NEW BOOK “The Problem with Plastic.”
Get your copy today: www.beyondplastics.org/publications...
Get your copy today: www.beyondplastics.org/publications...
Huge shoutout to Damasus Citizens for including our new book “The Problem with Plastic” in their list of guidelines to help families work toward going #ZeroWaste AND #PlasticFree!
www.damascuscitizensforsustainability.org/2025/12/14/t...
www.damascuscitizensforsustainability.org/2025/12/14/t...
The Problem with Plastic
Let the threat of an incinerator in our community be the push that catapults us all into the ZERO WASTE/ZERO PLASTIC movement! Here are some guidelines to help your […]
www.damascuscitizensforsustainability.org
January 8, 2026 at 5:01 PM
Huge shoutout to Damasus Citizens for including our new book “The Problem with Plastic” in their list of guidelines to help families work toward going #ZeroWaste AND #PlasticFree!
www.damascuscitizensforsustainability.org/2025/12/14/t...
www.damascuscitizensforsustainability.org/2025/12/14/t...
“Who’s going to stand by and read health study after health study about microplastics in our brains and breast milk and testicles? Not taking action is not an option,” says Judith Enck in an interview about our new book “The Problem with Plastic” with @mongabay.com:
Plastic pollution requires urgent action, says author Judith Enck
Judith Enck is a former regional administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, appointed by President Barack Obama, and the founder of Beyond Plastics, an organization dedicated to…
news.mongabay.com
January 8, 2026 at 12:00 PM
“Who’s going to stand by and read health study after health study about microplastics in our brains and breast milk and testicles? Not taking action is not an option,” says Judith Enck in an interview about our new book “The Problem with Plastic” with @mongabay.com:
It's a new year, and we've got a great way for you to go beyond plastic pollution! Sign up for Judith Enck's popular, 7-week online class via @benningtoncollege.bsky.social to learn about almost every aspect of plastic pollution and how YOU can be part of the solution.
Learn more and register:
Learn more and register:
Beyond Plastic Pollution Virtual Class | Spring 2026 — Beyond Plastics - Working To End Single-Use Plastic Pollution
Judith Enck will teach an online class on plastic pollution through Bennington College that is open to the public from February 18 through April 1, 2026.
www.beyondplastics.org
January 7, 2026 at 10:01 PM
It's a new year, and we've got a great way for you to go beyond plastic pollution! Sign up for Judith Enck's popular, 7-week online class via @benningtoncollege.bsky.social to learn about almost every aspect of plastic pollution and how YOU can be part of the solution.
Learn more and register:
Learn more and register:
❗EVENT ALERT❗
Join Beyond Plastics President Judith Enck and @foodandwater.bsky.social Executive Director Wenonah Hauter on January 21 for a live discussion on Judith’s compelling book, “The Problem with Plastic: How We Can Save Ourselves and Our Planet Before It’s Too Late”
fwwat.ch/fwwboty2026
Join Beyond Plastics President Judith Enck and @foodandwater.bsky.social Executive Director Wenonah Hauter on January 21 for a live discussion on Judith’s compelling book, “The Problem with Plastic: How We Can Save Ourselves and Our Planet Before It’s Too Late”
fwwat.ch/fwwboty2026
The Problem with Plastic by Judith Enck: an Author Talk [Livable Future LIVE] · Food & Water Watch
Join us for a virtual conversation between **Food & Water Watch Founder and Executive Director Wenonah Hauter** and **Judith Enck**, author of *The Problem with Plastic: How We Can Save Ourselves and…
fwwat.ch
January 7, 2026 at 12:00 PM
❗EVENT ALERT❗
Join Beyond Plastics President Judith Enck and @foodandwater.bsky.social Executive Director Wenonah Hauter on January 21 for a live discussion on Judith’s compelling book, “The Problem with Plastic: How We Can Save Ourselves and Our Planet Before It’s Too Late”
fwwat.ch/fwwboty2026
Join Beyond Plastics President Judith Enck and @foodandwater.bsky.social Executive Director Wenonah Hauter on January 21 for a live discussion on Judith’s compelling book, “The Problem with Plastic: How We Can Save Ourselves and Our Planet Before It’s Too Late”
fwwat.ch/fwwboty2026
We hope to see you at 7:00PM tomorrow at Politics and Prose at the Wharf for an inspiring book talk with our president Judith Enck in conversation with Vann R. Newkirk II, a senior editor at The Atlantic, to learn how you can protect yourself and the planet from plastic pollution.
Learn more:
Learn more:
Join Judith Enck in Conversation with The Atlantic’s Senior Editor, Vann R. Newkirk II at Politics & Prose at the Wharf — Beyond Plastics - Working To End Single-Use Plastic Pollution
More than a critique, The Problem with Plastic emphasizes the urgent need for action against plastic's toxic legacy. Author Judith Enck will be in conversation with Vann R. Newkirk II, a senior…
www.beyondplastics.org
January 6, 2026 at 5:03 PM
We hope to see you at 7:00PM tomorrow at Politics and Prose at the Wharf for an inspiring book talk with our president Judith Enck in conversation with Vann R. Newkirk II, a senior editor at The Atlantic, to learn how you can protect yourself and the planet from plastic pollution.
Learn more:
Learn more:
Join us and Kirstie Pecci of Just Zero at 11:00AM this Saturday, Jan. 10 at Worcester Public Library for an eye-opening and inspiring talk about our new book “The Problem with Plastic” to learn how you can help protect yourself and your family from plastic pollution.
Learn more:
Learn more:
Saturday, 1/10/26 at 11:00 AM | Book Talk with Johnathan Berard and Kirstie Pecci in Worcester, MA — Beyond Plastics - Working To End Single-Use Plastic Pollution
Join Johnathan Berard of Beyond Plastics for a conversation with Kirstie Pecci, executive director of Just Zero, about the new book, “The Problem with Plastic” in Worcester, RI.
www.beyondplastics.org
January 5, 2026 at 12:00 AM
Join us and Kirstie Pecci of Just Zero at 11:00AM this Saturday, Jan. 10 at Worcester Public Library for an eye-opening and inspiring talk about our new book “The Problem with Plastic” to learn how you can help protect yourself and your family from plastic pollution.
Learn more:
Learn more:
You know what the BEST New Year's Resolution is? Committing to reducing harmful plastic pollution in your community! Join us for a free, 2-hour training over Zoom to learn how you can make lasting change to put people and planet over plastic in your community.
January 2, 2026 at 5:02 PM
You know what the BEST New Year's Resolution is? Committing to reducing harmful plastic pollution in your community! Join us for a free, 2-hour training over Zoom to learn how you can make lasting change to put people and planet over plastic in your community.
This pup is taking a stand for #PupsForPRRIA! @speakercarlheastie.bsky.social, protect our pets from plastics and bring the Packaging Reduction and Recycling Infrastructure Act (A1749/S1464) up for a vote ASAP! #PeopleOverPlastic
Send Heastie a letter: bit.ly/4pV2ZJl
Send Heastie a letter: bit.ly/4pV2ZJl
December 30, 2025 at 5:00 PM
This pup is taking a stand for #PupsForPRRIA! @speakercarlheastie.bsky.social, protect our pets from plastics and bring the Packaging Reduction and Recycling Infrastructure Act (A1749/S1464) up for a vote ASAP! #PeopleOverPlastic
Send Heastie a letter: bit.ly/4pV2ZJl
Send Heastie a letter: bit.ly/4pV2ZJl
Hop on your computer and get cozy on Jan. 28 while you join Judith Enck, Melissa Valliant, and Adam Mahoney, co-authors of “The Problem with Plastic” via Zoom at 7:00PM to learn more about the plastic pollution crisis and the solutions outlined in their bold new book.
Weds, 1/28/26 at 7 PM ET | WEBINAR with co-authors Judith Enck, Adam Mahoney, and Melissa Valliant — Beyond Plastics - Working To End Single-Use Plastic Pollution
Join co-authors Judith Enck, Adam Mahoney, and Melissa Valliant on January 28 at 7 PM ET US for a free webinar to discuss the new book, “The Problem with Plastic”.
www.beyondplastics.org
December 30, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Hop on your computer and get cozy on Jan. 28 while you join Judith Enck, Melissa Valliant, and Adam Mahoney, co-authors of “The Problem with Plastic” via Zoom at 7:00PM to learn more about the plastic pollution crisis and the solutions outlined in their bold new book.
Now is the time to sign up to learn how to move beyond plastics with Judith Enck, our founder and president, this February!
Her popular, seven-week, virtual class is taught on Zoom and offered through @benningtoncollege.bsky.social.
Register here: bit.ly/bennington-class
Her popular, seven-week, virtual class is taught on Zoom and offered through @benningtoncollege.bsky.social.
Register here: bit.ly/bennington-class
December 29, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Now is the time to sign up to learn how to move beyond plastics with Judith Enck, our founder and president, this February!
Her popular, seven-week, virtual class is taught on Zoom and offered through @benningtoncollege.bsky.social.
Register here: bit.ly/bennington-class
Her popular, seven-week, virtual class is taught on Zoom and offered through @benningtoncollege.bsky.social.
Register here: bit.ly/bennington-class
Say it louder for the people in the back, #PupsForPRRIA! @speakercarlheastie.bsky.social, protect our pups from plastics and bring the Packaging Reduction and Recycling Infrastructure Act (A1749/S1464) up for a vote ASAP! #PeopleOverPlastic
Send Heastie a letter: bit.ly/4pV2ZJl
Send Heastie a letter: bit.ly/4pV2ZJl
December 29, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Say it louder for the people in the back, #PupsForPRRIA! @speakercarlheastie.bsky.social, protect our pups from plastics and bring the Packaging Reduction and Recycling Infrastructure Act (A1749/S1464) up for a vote ASAP! #PeopleOverPlastic
Send Heastie a letter: bit.ly/4pV2ZJl
Send Heastie a letter: bit.ly/4pV2ZJl
If you're seeing this photo, it's a sign (literally), #PupsForPRRIA! @speakercarlheastie.bsky.social, protect our pups from plastics and bring the Packaging Reduction and Recycling Infrastructure Act (A1749/S1464) up for a vote ASAP! #PeopleOverPlastic
Send Heastie a letter: bit.ly/4pV2ZJl
Send Heastie a letter: bit.ly/4pV2ZJl
December 28, 2025 at 5:00 PM
If you're seeing this photo, it's a sign (literally), #PupsForPRRIA! @speakercarlheastie.bsky.social, protect our pups from plastics and bring the Packaging Reduction and Recycling Infrastructure Act (A1749/S1464) up for a vote ASAP! #PeopleOverPlastic
Send Heastie a letter: bit.ly/4pV2ZJl
Send Heastie a letter: bit.ly/4pV2ZJl
What an excellent #PupsForPRRIA photoshoot! @speakercarlheastie.bsky.social, protect our pups from plastics and bring the Packaging Reduction and Recycling Infrastructure Act (A1749/S1464) up for a vote ASAP! #PeopleOverPlastic
Send Heastie a letter: bit.ly/4pV2ZJl
Send Heastie a letter: bit.ly/4pV2ZJl
December 27, 2025 at 5:01 PM
What an excellent #PupsForPRRIA photoshoot! @speakercarlheastie.bsky.social, protect our pups from plastics and bring the Packaging Reduction and Recycling Infrastructure Act (A1749/S1464) up for a vote ASAP! #PeopleOverPlastic
Send Heastie a letter: bit.ly/4pV2ZJl
Send Heastie a letter: bit.ly/4pV2ZJl