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Founded by former U.S. EPA Regional Administrator, Judith Enck at Bennington College's Center for the Advancement of Public Action, Beyond Plastics is building a nation-wide grassroots movement of students and community members to end single-use plastics.
Overview
Location
United States, Vermont, North Bennington
Employees
1-10
Founded date
2019
Mentions in press and media 15
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| Aug 28, 2026 | As microplastics pollute every corner of the Great Lakes, scientists push governments to combat threat | Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Deep within the boreal forest of western Ontario, scientists do the unthinkable: They dump pollution into remote, self-contained lakes to see what happens. Canadian researchers curtained off two ha... |
| Jun 16, 2026 | Bill in Congress targets ‘forever chemicals’ in food packaging | Listen to the article 3 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Dive Brief: Congressional Democrats this week introduced the No Toxics in Food Packaging Act, which seeks to ban certain chemicals from food ... |
| Apr 22, 2026 | A well-deserved war on microplastics (Editorial) | Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has been no stranger to controversy in his 14 months in office, from his vaccine advisory reforms to his downsizing of federal agencies. Bu... |
| Apr 2, 2026 | EPA moves to designate microplastics and pharmaceuticals as contaminants in drinking water | Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... By JENNIFER McDERMOTT and ALI SWENSON The Environmental Protection Agency proposed Thursday to include microplastics and pharmaceuticals on a list of contaminants in drinking water for the first ti... |
| Feb 11, 2025 | National Politics | The plastic straw has come to symbolize a global pollution crisis. Trump wants them to stay | Plastic straws are usually thrown away after one use, going on to litter beaches and waterways and potentially killing marine animals that mistake them for food. The straws are not recyclable because they are so small. They take at least 20... |
| Jan 28, 2025 | Commentary | Guest opinion: Karen Mockler: Time to end the lie of plastics recycling and get real about reducing their use | Suddenly, the rules changed. The Hefty ReNew program was a collaboration between Reynolds Consumer Products, a manufacturer of various plastic products, and Dow Chemical Company. Now participants were asked to buy orange Hefty bags to colle... |
| Jan 18, 2024 | What solutions does the world need for “problematic plastics” like PVC and polystyrene? | Anti-plastic campaigners have achieved limited initial success in passing bans based on the toxic health effects of some plastic types, especially those that contain known carcinogens and hormone-disrupting chemicals. Some activists say tha... |
| Nov 21, 2023 | Research suggests using more packaging could cut food waste | Packaging can play a greater role in keeping produce and other foods fresh, thereby minimizing food waste — especially if consumers can better understand those packaging technologies. That’s among the takeaways of research led by Michigan S... |
| Jul 31, 2023 | "Planet vs. Plastics" - Global Theme for Earth Day 2024 | WASHINGTON, July 31, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- EARTHDAY.ORG, the global organizer of Earth Day, has announced the global theme for Earth Day 2024: Planet vs. Plastics. Planet vs. Plastics unites students, parents, businesses, governments, church... |
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FAQ about Beyond Plastics
When was Beyond Plastics founded?
Beyond Plastics was founded in 2019.
What has the press written about Beyond Plastics?
Parsers VC has collected 15 articles mentioning Beyond Plastics, among them “As microplastics pollute every corner of the Great Lakes, scientists push governments to combat threat” (Aug 28, 2026) and “Bill in Congress targets ‘forever chemicals’ in food packaging” (Jun 16, 2026).
Is Beyond Plastics still active?
Yes, Beyond Plastics is active; its latest activity on Parsers VC dates from Oct 5, 2026.