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McDonald’s, Coca-Cola, and more than 130 corporations are lobbying European leaders to weaken one of the world’s strongest plastics laws, despite it already having passed. The law is set to take effect this August, and polluters are looking for a way out.
The Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR) is one of the most comprehensive efforts ever to reduce plastic packaging and harmful chemicals. It bans PFAS in food packaging, phases out certain single-use plastics, and expands reuse systems across the supply chain, raising the bar for practices globally. PFAS are toxic forever chemicals linked to cancer, immune damage, and reproductive harm, while microplastics are now showing up in our blood, drinking water, and even breast milk.
We’ve got a critical opportunity to increase public pressure before European leaders make their next moves.
Add your name and tell McDonald’s and Coca-Cola to stop attacking Europe’s landmark plastics pollution law.
Dear McDonald’s and Coca-Cola leadership,
I am asking you to publicly withdraw your support for the letter urging the European Commission to delay and weaken the Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation, and support it entering into force in full and on time with its foundational provisions: the ban on PFAS in food packaging, the 2030 phase-out of single-use plastics, and the reuse targets moving forward as scheduled.
PFAS are linked to cancer, immune damage, and reproductive and developmental harm. PFAS and microplastics are showing up in our blood, drinking water, and even breast milk. Delaying action on known harms to gain legal clarity comes at the direct expense of your customers.
Coca-Cola produces more than 134 billion single-use plastic bottles a year. McDonald's serves millions of meals in single-use packaging every single day. Less than 43% of EU plastic is recycled. We asked you to clean up your own mess. You wouldn’t, so Europe stepped in. A US-headquartered corporation does not get to export its weak standards to jurisdictions doing better at protecting consumers and communities.
You have made public sustainability commitments. Your signature on the letter is also public. It’s time to close the gap.
Your customers want and deserve better. The communities living with your packaging need it urgently. The PPWR takes effect in August. Withdraw your opposition and make clear your support for the protections set forth in the legislation.
