Have you heard about our senior activist Polluted Polly? She’s been traveling the U.S. spreading the word about her quest to ban PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances) from food packaging. It is Polly’s mission to protect people, communities, and the environment from toxic PFAS chemicals that can leach out of packaging and last forever, polluting our drinking water, food, air, and soil.
During Polly’s travels, she has urged Burger King to join McDonald’s, Wendy’s, and other major retailers in banning PFAS from its food packaging. And she’s been urging Congress to ban PFAS from all U.S. food packaging.
A big thank-you to the groups who hosted Polly in her travels, including Clean Water Action and Defend Our Health!
So far, Polly has visited nine states and the District of Columbia. Check out some photos from her travels!
New York
Massachusetts
North Carolina
Washington, DC
Connecticut
Florida, including Burger King’s corporate offices in Miami!
Maine
Washington
Top photo by Luke Ohlson, 7Cinema
Mobilization and Marketing Director
Beth Kemler led Toxic-Free Future’s public outreach and marketing activities from 2016-2022. She has been organizing public interest campaigns for twenty years, focusing on both policy and markets-based campaigns.
