It's President’s Day in the US and we're celebrating by asking that the Biden Administration take 8 priority actions on plastic. Known as the #PlasticFreePresident plan, more than⁠ 250+ members of the Break Free From Plastic movement, including Lonely Whale, signed asking that President Biden take eight priority actions on plastic.

Here are the 8 actions the coalition has deemed priority and which do not require support from Congress to pass as law:

1. Use the purchasing power of the federal government to eliminate single-use plastic items and replace them with reusable products.⁠⁠
   

2. Suspend and deny permits for new or expanded plastic production facilities, associated infrastructure projects, and exports.⁠⁠
   

3. Make corporate polluters pay and reject false solutions.⁠⁠
   

4. Advance environmental justice in petrochemical corridors.⁠⁠
   

5. Update existing federal regulations to curtail pollution from plastics facilities by using best available science and technology.⁠⁠
   

6. Stop subsidizing plastics producers.⁠⁠
   

7. Join international efforts to address the global plastic pollution crisis through new and strengthened multilateral agreements.⁠⁠
   

8. Reduce and mitigate the impacts of discarded and lost fishing gear.⁠⁠

Encourage the Biden administration to act, add your name to the petition, share this post to your stories to raise awareness, and follow these accounts to stay informed on continued action alerts:

@centerforbiodiv
@breakfreefromplastic
@plasticfreepresident

Learn more about the Plastic Free President and Climate President campaigns.