STUDENT P I RGS | 1 7 stop single-use plastics Every day people are throwing away tons of single-use cups, containers, and other plastic stuff. Nothing we use for a few minutes should be allowed to pollute our oceans and rivers and threaten wildlife for centuries. That’s why we're calling on our community and state leaders to ban unnecessary single-use plastic. progress WASHPIRG students at Evergreen State College host movie showing with plastic floaties in the pool as a part of their campaign to push Aramark to remove single-use plastics from dining services on campus. UConn – Storrs students demonstrate support for Zero Waste through a student survey, petitions in support of more water filling stations on campus, and a screening of “Plastic Ocean” with 75 students. MaryPIRG students build statewide momentum for a polystyrene ban in the state through petitions, call in days, and a lobby day. VICTORY! NCPIRG’s Zero Waste campaign at UNC – Chapel Hill wins a pilot program for plastic film and bag recycling in the dorms on campus. MASSPIRG’s Salem State University chapter convinces Dunkin Donuts on campus to stop using foam cups. Shortly after, MASSPIRG and CONNPIRG’s campaign successfully pushes the local favorite to commit to make the switch by 2020 nationally! PIRG students across the country deliver letters to Starbucks locations across the country in a national coalition effort. WASHPIRG students attend a rally hosted by partners Stand.Earth, Upstream, and others in front of their shareholders meeting in Seattle during their spring break. Starbucks commits $10 million to research a plastic-free cup and commits to be straw free!
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