Environment Virginia

It's going to be a Foam Free Summer! Virginia's foam ban will be in full effect on July 1st!

"Virginians are ready to say farewell to foam,” said Elly Wilson, Environment Virginia’s state director, “This bipartisan law will keep harmful single-use foam products out of our environment and protect the wildlife that often confuse this plastic [with] food.”

Virginia ban on plastic foam containers takes full effect July 1 All Virginia food vendors must stop using expanded polystyrene food containers, a material similar to Styrofoam, by July 1 as part of a 2021 law.

The 2nd annual International Plastic Pellet Count is just around the corner and we need Virginians to join the effort!

Plastic pellets, also known as nurdles, are the raw material used to make many familiar plastic products like water bottles, grocery bags and food containers. Unfortunately, these microplastics are often spilled, leaked or dumped into the environment, especially our waterways, during manufacturing and transport. As a result, they frequently wash up on riverbanks, lakeshores and beaches.

To illustrate the extent of the problem, volunteers across America and beyond are hosting pellet counts and clean-up events at their local waterways on Saturday, May 2nd to help identify plastic pellet pollution and make the case for action.

Sign up today to join people from around the world and hunt for plastic pellets in a waterway near you!

The International Plastic Pellet Count Join us for the second annual International Plastic Pellet Count to help identify plastic pellet pollution and make a case for action.