Take Action! Tell Congress to Support the Break Free From Plastic Pollution Act
The threat of plastic pollution is only growing, and on top of using transparency to drive restaurants to improve with PlasticScore - we need legislative solutions that create the infrastructure and systems to support restaurants in this transition.
The Break Free From Plastic Pollution Act
Earlier this year, allies in Congress introduced first-ever, comprehensive legislation that advances systemic solutions to the plastic pollution crisis. The Break Free From Plastic Pollution Act (BFFPPA) would curb the amount of single-use plastics polluting our environment at the source, and support reusable solutions for restaurants. This is a huge opportunity to finally address the amount of plastic polluting our environment, and we need your voice to make it happen.
The Break Free From Plastic Pollution Act creates a federal legal framework for:
Reusable packaging programs
Reduction of single-use plastic (by phasing out disposable utensils and making plastic straws available upon request only)
Improved composting & recycling infrastructure
Increasing recycled content in packaging
A nationwide beverage container refund program
Shifting the burden of plastic waste from consumers to the companies producing it
There is support from the restaurant industry for the BFFPPA, and we encourage you to join us and our friends at Oceana in reaching out to your legislators and letting them know you support it too!