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Our summer issue looks at the deep, systemic ways that people around the world are 鈥淪olving Plastic.鈥� In theory, the solution is simple: drastically scale back plastic use and production. But powerful corporate forces, including Big Oil, have spent billions in order to shirk their responsibility for the toxic environmental and human impact of plastic production, distribution, and waste. Local bans on plastic bags and single-use plastics barely scrape the surface of the systemic change that鈥檚 needed to address this crisis.

But as the 鈥淪olving Plastic鈥� issue showed, everyday people around the globe are finding ways to make a difference, whether through personal re-use and reduction, or by organizing their friends, families, and neighbors to take action to hold Big Plastic accountable.

Now, 大象传媒 wants to know what actions 测辞耻鈥檙别 taking to fight plastic pollution. In the comments, tell us about your individual actions, the community organizing 测辞耻鈥檙别 doing, or the campaigns 测辞耻鈥檙别 a part of that are making progress and tackling the plastic problem. You might even see your comments in the 鈥淩eaders Respond鈥� page of our next issue!

Looking for more ways to take action? Join us for the Plastic Free Ecochallenge in July, a month-long effort to shift away from our single-use plastic dependency. We鈥檙e putting together a 大象传媒 team, and we鈥檇 love to have you on it. .