AB 2779 (Stone/Calderon) – Connect the Cap Plastic bottle caps and are the third most common item found at beach and river cleanups throughout the state. Anywhere from 5 to 10 billion plastic bottle caps per year are not returned for recycling (i.e. littered or landfilled) in California. This bill will require all single-use plastic…
Please call your Assembly Member to support AB 319 (Stone) – Connect the Cap aka Leash the Lid. Need phone number? Find Your Rep For more info pls visit AB 319: Myth vs Fact and the recent Floor Alert. All the groups below have been working in concert to see it passed.
MYTH #1: The technology for tethering caps does not exist and is not being used. FACT: It does exist and it is being used. Crystal Geyser is using its 1-Cap, manufactured in California, and rolling it out eventually at all bottling plants. This cap uses less plastic and is saving the company money. Coca-Cola and…
The “Connect the Cap” (formerly “Leash the Lid”) bill, AB 319 (Stone), passed the Assembly Natural Resources Committee January 8, 7 Ayes – 3 Noes, and now it’s going to the Assembly Floor! California readers, please let your Assembly representative know you support of this groundbreaking effort to reduce plastic pollution and save the lives…
Fabulous 7:20 minute Ted Talk recorded in 2009. Even more relevant now then it was then! Capt. Charles Moore of the Algalita Marine Research Foundation first discovered the Great Pacific Garbage Patch — an endless floating waste of plastic trash. Now he’s drawing attention to the growing, choking problem of plastic debris in our seas….
We are calling upon Coke and Pepsi to redesign their bottles – leash the lid – and reduce plastic pollution harm to the albatross and the rest of our ocean eco-system. Our Change.org petition now has 91,590 supporters – more than 60% of our goal of 150,000. Please sign today!
Take Action to Help Pass California’s AB 319! Here’s what you can do! Share the AB 319 Fact Sheet. Write a Letter of Support for the bill to your California State Assembly Member and California State Senator. Send a Letter to the Editor of your local newspaper, or an OpEd, talking about why you think…
The story of ALBATROSS unfolds through a deeply personal journey that began in 2008 when director Chris Jordan teamed up with photographer Manuel Maqueda to investigate ocean plastic pollution. Their first trip in 2009 to Midway Atoll revealed a haunting scene: countless dead albatross chicks whose stomachs were filled with trash. This brutal discovery shattered…
A lot is happening here at the Save the Albatross Coalition! We now have an Indiegogo Campaign to help pay expenses, as well as a YouTube Video and Change.org Petition to let Coke and Pepsi know you want them to leash their lids! And here is a AB 319 Sample Letter of Support. Not sure…
Video Synopsis This powerful advocacy video from the Save the Albatross Coalition makes an urgent case for California Assembly Bill 319, which would require beverage manufacturers to tether bottle caps to containers. The video combines stark statistics about plastic pollution with compelling imagery of marine wildlife suffering from plastic ingestion. Key Messages The Crisis in…
