One of the starkest examples of the social injustices of plastics production is an 87-mile stretch of the Mississippi River that connects New Orleans to Baton Rouge, Louisiana, an area nicknamed Cancer Alley. ⁠ ⁠ ⁠More than 150 petrochemical plants pollute the air and water in this section of the American South, where residents are diagnosed with cancer at 50 times the U.S. average. ⁠ ⁠ Plastic plants often move in here without residents knowing, or are welcomed as a beacon of hope in an area desperate for jobs. In these cases, people are often misinformed of the damage these plants will cause to their communities. ⁠ ⁠ The human toll is out of sight for the corporations doing the damage. And they’re pushing for more. ⁠ ⁠ ⁠🛢️⁠ In the third installment of our Social Justice and Plastics AIR Guide series we zoomed in on the United States, a stark case study for how plastics production has a concentrated impact on specific communities, and explored the grassroots efforts in these neighborhoods, towns and parishes that have halted industry expansion in incredible ways. ⁠ ⁠ Link in bio. ⁠