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About the Plastics Project

Stream Teams United is working with regional partners to create a systems level change for the reduction of plastic use and plastic pollution in the state of Missouri. This project is supported by Missouri Foundation for Health.
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Want to help reduce plastic in Missouri?

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Upcoming Events & Engagements

How to Take Action

Reminder: individual action is a critical starting point, especially to reduce your exposure, but large-scale change requires collective action
 "Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much" - Helen Keller ​
1. Reduce your personal use of plastic to reduce your exposure and protect your health!​
      Consider making these simple swaps in your daily life:
       Check out these tips for reducing your personal use of plastic:
2. Join a Beyond Plastics Local Group or Affiliate, or start one!
Join the growing movement of people working to reduce plastic pollution in their area!  Use the maps below to see if any Beyond Plastics Local Groups or Affiliates are active in your area.
  • ​Local groups: three or more people in a community who work together to end plastic pollution. 
  • ​Affiliates: independent existing organizations whose work includes reducing plastic pollution. 
Current Beyond Plastics Local Groups
Current Beyond Plastics Affiliates
For more information on
joining or becoming a Beyond Plastics
​Local Group or Affiliate, please contact:
Emily Young, Advocacy Outreach Coordinator
[email protected]
(573) 337-4058
3. Use your Voice to Advocate and Demand Corporate Accountability!
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Tell top fashion brands: get plastic OUT of kids' clothes
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Support the REUSE Act of 2025
4. Connect with our team!  Let us know if you are interested in learning more about how to help with this effort in your community!  Click here. 

Helpful Resources

Monthly Plastic Awareness Newsletters
Plastic Impact Informational Handouts
  • ​January 2026
  • December 2025
  • November 2025
  • October 2025
  • September 2025
  • August 2025​
  • ​July 2025​
  • June 2025
  • May 2025
  • April 2025
  • ​March 2025​
  • February 2025
  • ​January 2025
  • December 2024
  • November 2024
  • October 2024
  • September 2024
  • Plastics and Human Health - Handout​
  • Plastics and Natural Resources - Handout​
  • The Cost of Plastic Pollution - Handout
  • Plastics and Human Health - Sources
  • Plastics and Natural Resources - Sources​
  • The Cost of Plastic Pollution - Sources
Research
News Articles
  • Agriculture: ​Plastic Pollution in Crops (summary)
  • Reuse: ​The Conscious Cafeteria Report
  • Single-Use Foodware: How Takeout Containers — and Other Types of Plastic Foam — Hurt Our Oceans and Our Health
  • Economic Costs: The Social Cost of Plastic to the United States
  • Microplastics: Twenty Years of Microplastic Pollution Research - What Have we Learned?
  • Human Health: The Lancet Countdown on health and plastics
  • Human Health: Health impacts of exposure to synthetic chemicals in food
  • Human Health:​ Bioaccumulation of microplastics in decedent human brains
  • Human Health: Microplastics and Nanoplastics in Atheromas and Cardiovascular Events
  • Human Health: The Minderoo-Monaco Commission on Plastics and Human Health
  • Human Health: Human Exposure to Food Contact Chemicals
  • Human Health: ​Plastic tableware use, microplastic accumulation, and sperm quality
  • Solutions: United States of Plastics Report Examines State Progress Against Plastic Pollution
  • Solutions: How Businesses Can Spark a Cultural Shift Towards Reduction and Reuse in Foodservice Packaging
  • Solutions: Littered with evidence: Proof that deposit return systems work
  • Recycling: Recycling Deceptions
  • Recycling: The Fraud of Plastic Recycling
  • Plastic pollution in a warming world: a multi-level approach to addressing twin crises
  • US social costs of plastics may total over $1 trillion annually, report finds
  • Prostate cancer linked to hormone-disrupting chemicals
  • Cancer Rates Are Climbing in Younger Adults — Poor Diets and Microplastics May Be to Blame
  • Microplastics Found Deep Inside Human Bones, Scientists Warn
  • Consumed by convenience: The culture of disposability
  • Kansas City Chiefs Introduce Reusable Cups at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium
  • Action needed on plastic additives linked to sperm decline, experts warn
  • Microplastics Wreaking Havoc on Human Hormones, Fertility, a New Review Says
  • Everyday chemicals linked to cognitive decline in older adults, especially men, new study reports
  • Microplastics found in human ovary follicular fluid for the first time
  • What You Can Do About Microplastics in Your Food
  • Microplastics hinder plant photosynthesis, study finds, threatening millions with starvation
  • Consumer report finds plastic chemicals in hundreds of foods and beverages
  • Investigative Tracking where Starbucks single-use cups actually end up when recycled
  • What doctors wish patients knew about microplastics
  • How the recycling symbol got America addicted to plastic
Podcasts
Channels
  • ​The Indisposable Podcast — Upstream
  • Reloop News: Podcasts 
Episodes
  • Debunking the Plastic Recycling Myth with Susan Keefe — Health, Happiness, Planet
  • The Plastic Crisis: A Health and Environmental Emergency -- The Great Simplification
  • Jane Muncke: “Shutting Off The Plastic Tap: A Global Treaty To Regulate Petrochemical Pollution?” -- The Great Simplification
  • Can We Protect Ourselves from Microplastics? -- Chasing Life with Dr. Sanjay Gupta
  • The Effects of Microplastics on Your Health & How to Reduce Them — Huberman Lab
  • Doctors unpack the health care plastic crisis — Podnosis
Informational Videos & Webinars
  • TedX Great Pacific Garbage Patch Livestream
  • Adoption of Reuse in Federal and State Food Code Guidance
  • Chemicals and Children’s Health: The Need for Action
  • Plastic Bottled Water: The Poison We Pay For
  • Solutions Series: How Waterless Products Make Plastic-Free Packaging Possible
  • Excellent Alternatives to Plastic Packaging
  • Ditching Disposables Webinar
  • Polluted Pregnancies with Dr. Jane van Dis
  • Microplastics’ Impact on the Brain & Heart
  • Addressing Impacts of Plastic in Industrial Food Production
  • Solutions Series: Less Plastic, Better Business
  • Advanced Recycling: Does Big Plastic's Idea Work? with CBS Reports
  • Trashed: The Secret Life of Plastic Exports with ABC News​
  • A Global Fertility Crisis with Dr. Shanna Swan
Documentaries
Case Studies & Success Stories
Available for Free:
  • Single Use Planet
  • Plastic Wars​
  • Trade Secrets
  • We're All Plastic People Now
  • DuPont Poisoning The World​
Available for Screenings:
  • Microplastic Madness
  • Plastic People
  • ​The Story of Plastic
  • Retail Reuse at Northern Arizona University
  • ​Great Lakes Brewing Company - Ohio
  • The Giddy Goat Coffee Roasters - North Carolina
  • Jean's Cafe - Pennsylvania
  • House of Dim Sum
  • Bedford Public Schools - Massachusetts
  • Middletown Public School District - Connecticut
  • New Jersey Plastics Policies — Local and Statewide

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  • Home
  • About
    • Vision Mission Goals
    • Staff & Board Members
    • Associations
    • Our Strategic Plan
    • Reports >
      • Annual Report
      • Volunteer Monitoring Data Summary Report
    • Join a Stream Team
    • Join Stream Teams United
  • Projects
    • AMERICORPS
    • Missouri Watershed Champions
    • Missouri Clean Marina Program
    • MOWater News
    • Reports >
      • Annual Report
      • Volunteer Monitoring Data Summary Report
    • Scholarships & Grants
    • Stream Team Spotlight >
      • Stream Team Calendar
      • Channels Newletters
    • Tire Disposal
    • Watershed Projects >
      • Peruque Creek Watershed Plan
      • Shoal Creek Watershed
      • Bull Creek Visual Assessment
      • North Fork Salt River Watershed
      • River des Peres Visual Assessment
    • Work in Water
  • Events
    • 2026 Events
    • Paddle MO
    • Watershed Celebration Picnic
  • Advocate
    • Show-Me Less Plastic
    • 2026 Legislative Lookout >
      • 2026 Legislative Lookout
      • Boat Bills
      • Environmental Bills
      • Foreign Land Ownership
      • Missouri Water Bodies
      • Water Safety Bills
      • State Property
      • Sunshine Law
      • Utilities
      • Wildlife and Conservation
      • Initiative Petition Process
    • Clean Water Day
    • CFM's Legislative Action Center
    • Missouri…..The Great Rivers State
    • Get Your Stream Team License Plate
    • Legislator Lookup
  • Education Resources
    • Home Page >
      • Be Part of Nonpoint Source Solution
    • Missouri Stream Team, DNR, and MDC Resources
    • USGS, EPA, and Other Federal Agency Educational Resources
    • Conservation Orgs and Other NGO Educational Resources
    • River Management Society
    • Video Resources >
      • Missouri Watershed Champions
    • Power Point Resources
    • Free Images from our Social Media Library
    • Water Apps
  • Donate
    • Donate
    • Endowment Fund
    • In Memory and Honor
    • River Champions
    • Water Penny Club
    • Get Your Stream Team License Plate
    • Our Wishlist
  • Contact
  • Advocate Now