The following media advisory was issued on August 13, 2025, prior to the UNEP decision that INC-5.2 would not yield a Global Plastics Treaty agreement. As groups most affected by the injustices and harms from the full impact cycle of plastics, we are raising the alarm. The Global Plastics Treaty negotiations are failing us and...
Category: Toxic Products
Plastic Credits’ Incompatibility with Just Transition
A simple report that compares the outcomes of just transition and plastics credits mechanisms side-by-side.
Just Transition Allies: Coming Clean
We applaud the important work that Coming Clean engages in and uplifts. JTA is grateful to be a part of this wonderful community as we together pursue environmental justice for all.
MANY New Allies!
We are excited to highlight our many new allies. Please check out the new Our Partners page!
Powerful National Week of Action Held by the Campaign for Healthier Solutions!
JTA congratulates the Campaign for Healthier Solutions on their largest National Week of Action yet!
What We Did in 2024: Update for Our Supporters
A quick recap of our many accomplishments in 2024, with lots of inspiring photos, and 2025 plans to get excited about!
Our movements held the line at the Global Plastics Treaty negotiations. Where do we go from here?
We leave the UNEP Plastics negotiations without a meaningful treaty to end the plastics pollution crisis. We do not leave defeated, as we have built a growing opposition to false corporate schemes.
It’s Giving Season. JTA Needs Your Help!
Your generosity will add momentum to the continuing growth of our crucial trans-local and international organizing as well as our very popular trainings.
Training and Tour in Modesto and The Bay
JTA attended a series of events that deepened relationships between labor and environmental justice groups and increased the capacity of the Environmental Justice Communities Against Plastics coalition.
Waste Workers’ Initiatives in the Philippines
We returned to the US with a deeper understanding and commitment to our collaboration with those leading the most innovative pathways towards a future free of plastics pollution.









