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<P><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: 400"><BIG>Plastic is in our food, drinking
water, the air we breathe, and even inside our bodies. <B>Next week the EU
could help solve the plastic pollution crisis at its root</B> by helping
reduce the amount we produce and switching to reusable products and
systems. But <B>our voice has to be stronger than the packaging industry.
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<P><BIG>Hi,</BIG></P>
<P><BIG><B>Have you ever bought apples wrapped in plastic, opened a delivery, or
tried to open a child's toy wishing there was not so much unnecessary packaging?
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<P><BIG>Over-packaging is everywhere. Recycling has been presented as the main
solution to our waste problem by industry and it is important, but it’s far from
enough. Most plastic cannot be recycled and ends up in a landfill or an
incinerator. [1] And the waste that can be recycled requires a lot of materials
and energy. </BIG></P>
<P><BIG><B>The only way we can solve the plastic pollution crisis is by reducing
what we produce and putting in place robust reuse systems.</B> This means
bottles and containers are picked up for reuse, your household cleaning or
bathroom supplies are easily refilled when empty, and take-out food is prepared
in reusable dishes. [2] </BIG></P>
<P><BIG><STRONG>And next week we finally have an opportunity. </STRONG>EU
decision-makers will start reviewing EU Packaging laws. They could make sure
that all of the necessary packaging we use is reusable. </BIG></P>
<P><BIG>But the powerful packaging industry will try to limit the focus of the
review on recycling. Together, let’s<B> counter the industry’s pressure with a
massive show of people power to ensure the EU chooses to reuse! </B></BIG></P>
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<P><BIG><B>Packaging accounts for close to two-thirds of total plastic waste in
Europe. </B>[3] And <B>packaging waste is still increasing in the EU</B> and is
expected to increase further worldwide as more people buy goods online that need
to be shipped and consume products such as food, beverages, and pharmaceuticals
on-the-go. [4] </BIG></P>
<P><BIG><B>The most effective way to reduce waste is to not create it in the
first place. This is why reuse is the most environmentally friendly option.</B>
It reduces our carbon footprint, saves energy and money, reduces waste that will
go to landfills and incinerators, and allows products to be used to their
fullest extent. [5]</BIG></P>
<P><BIG>But because the packaging industry with companies like Unilever, Coca
Cola, Nestlé and Danone will have to change how they operate and stand to lose
profits, they’ll pressure the EU to focus on recycling and not reuse. [6]
<B>Vladimir, let’s counter this pressure together to ensure the EU chooses reuse
and puts our planet over profits.</B> Will you sign?</BIG></P>
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<P><BIG><STRONG>Over the years </STRONG><B><STRONG>our community has been a
strong voice fighting</STRONG> plastic pollution.</B> Together, in the hundreds
of thousands across Europe and with many partners including <EM>Break Free From
Plastic</EM> and the <EM>Rethink Plastic Alliance</EM>, we demanded a ban on
single-use plastics. </BIG></P>
<P><BIG><B>And finally, single-use plastics </B>such as plastic straws, plates,
cutlery, cotton bud sticks, among others,<B> will be banned across the EU.</B>
[7] </BIG></P>
<P><BIG>This will be a turning point in waste reduction.
<STRONG>Now</STRONG><B><STRONG> w</STRONG>e have an even bigger opportunity that
will be the most effective way to stop plastic pollution: committing to reuse!
</B></BIG></P>
<P><BIG>With hope,<BR>David (London), Giulio (Rome), and the entire WeMove
team</BIG></P>
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<P><SMALL>References:<BR>[1]
https:<SPAN>//www.npr</SPAN>.org/2020/09/11/897692090/how-big-oil-misled-the-public-into-believing-plastic-would-be-recycled?t=1623057649205<BR>[2]
https:<SPAN>//wechoosereuse</SPAN>.org/<BR>[3]
https:<SPAN>//www.europeandatajournalism</SPAN>.eu/eng/News/Data-news/Plastic-packaging-Europe-faces-a-waste-problem<BR>[4]
https:<SPAN>//ec.europa</SPAN>.eu/environment/topics/waste-and-recycling/packaging-waste_en<BR>https:<SPAN>//www.smithers</SPAN>.com/resources/2019/feb/future-packaging-trends-2018-to-2028<BR>[5]
https:<SPAN>//www.epa</SPAN>.gov/recycle/reducing-and-reusing-basics<BR>[6]
https:<SPAN>//talking-trash</SPAN>.com/<BR>[7]
https:<SPAN>//www.claim-h2020project</SPAN>.eu/parliament-seals-ban-on-throwaway-plastics-by-2021/<BR>https:<SPAN>//act.wemove</SPAN>.eu/campaigns/plastic-ban
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