Break Free From Plastic
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Join the global movement working to end plastic pollution through LONG TERM systemic changes and REAL solutions. 🌏🙌🏽✨
In a report by @beyondplastics.bsky.social , researchers hid trackers inside Starbucks cold cups and dropped them into the company's own recycling bins. Not one made it to a recycling facility, and most ended up in landfills or incinerators instead. #GlobalPlasticTreaty [1/2]
September 22, 2026 at 9:08 AM
In a report by @beyondplastics.bsky.social , researchers hid trackers inside Starbucks cold cups and dropped them into the company's own recycling bins. Not one made it to a recycling facility, and most ended up in landfills or incinerators instead. #GlobalPlasticTreaty [1/2]
Tomorrow at #UNGA81, ministers and leaders from around the world will make the case that international cooperation can still deliver for people and the planet. 6:15 pm EST · Link: https://bit.ly/4cSjiTh
September 21, 2026 at 8:59 AM
Tomorrow at #UNGA81, ministers and leaders from around the world will make the case that international cooperation can still deliver for people and the planet. 6:15 pm EST · Link: https://bit.ly/4cSjiTh
Cooperation works when leaders show up. On September 22, ministers and leaders will gather at #UNGA81 to discuss how international cooperation can continue to deliver for people and the planet. Link: https://bit.ly/4cSjiTh
September 21, 2026 at 7:24 AM
Cooperation works when leaders show up. On September 22, ministers and leaders will gather at #UNGA81 to discuss how international cooperation can continue to deliver for people and the planet. Link: https://bit.ly/4cSjiTh
@theguardian.com's new photo essay traces NYC's plastic problem: canners sorting bottles for cash, families near incinerators battling asthma, scientists tracking microplastics. A portrait of who really lives with plastic pollution. Read more: www.theguardian.com/environment/...
September 16, 2026 at 12:58 PM
@theguardian.com's new photo essay traces NYC's plastic problem: canners sorting bottles for cash, families near incinerators battling asthma, scientists tracking microplastics. A portrait of who really lives with plastic pollution. Read more: www.theguardian.com/environment/...
From supermarket aisles to our own houses, local beaches, rivers, and streets, plastic is everywhere!
September 14, 2026 at 10:32 AM
From supermarket aisles to our own houses, local beaches, rivers, and streets, plastic is everywhere!
Latin American and Caribbean Organizations denounce exclusion from Global Plastics Treaty talks, calling it a "clear regression" in participation standards. Read more: https://www.breakfreefromplastic.org/2026/09/03/lac-plastics-treaty-lack-of-participation/
September 11, 2026 at 9:00 AM
Latin American and Caribbean Organizations denounce exclusion from Global Plastics Treaty talks, calling it a "clear regression" in participation standards. Read more: https://www.breakfreefromplastic.org/2026/09/03/lac-plastics-treaty-lack-of-participation/
BFFP + LatAm/Caribbean groups denounce exclusion from key Global Plastics Treaty talks. Since 2026, only closed "informal" meetings have taken place, with observers limited to chat-only sessions. https://www.breakfreefromplastic.org/2026/09/03/lac-plastics-treaty-lack-of-participation/
Latin American and Caribbean Organizations Faced with the Lack of Participation in the 2026 Plastics Treaty Negotiations | Break Free From Plastic
Civil society organizations raise concerns on “informal” meetings that have been taking place among heads of government delegations for negotiating the Global Plastics Treaty. Conducted behind closed doors and without access for observer organizations, the meetings limit the transparency of the process and prevent informed participation by civil society.
www.breakfreefromplastic.org
September 3, 2026 at 6:44 AM
BFFP + LatAm/Caribbean groups denounce exclusion from key Global Plastics Treaty talks. Since 2026, only closed "informal" meetings have taken place, with observers limited to chat-only sessions. https://www.breakfreefromplastic.org/2026/09/03/lac-plastics-treaty-lack-of-participation/
Water covers 71% of our planet. And plastic is in all of it.
We're demanding better by pushing Ambitious Countries to push back against the plastic production industry. Join us by signing the petition at bit.ly/GPTreatyNow 💧
#BreakFreeFromPlastic
We're demanding better by pushing Ambitious Countries to push back against the plastic production industry. Join us by signing the petition at bit.ly/GPTreatyNow 💧
#BreakFreeFromPlastic
September 2, 2026 at 9:00 AM
Water covers 71% of our planet. And plastic is in all of it.
We're demanding better by pushing Ambitious Countries to push back against the plastic production industry. Join us by signing the petition at bit.ly/GPTreatyNow 💧
#BreakFreeFromPlastic
We're demanding better by pushing Ambitious Countries to push back against the plastic production industry. Join us by signing the petition at bit.ly/GPTreatyNow 💧
#BreakFreeFromPlastic
A leaked diplomatic memo reveals the U.S. is pushing to weaken global plastics treaty limits, the latest sign that US negotiators are siding with polluting industries over public health and a liveable future.
Read: https://wapo.st/4ggCbS1
Read: https://wapo.st/4ggCbS1
Leaked memo shows how U.S. aims to weaken global limits on plastic production
A memo reviewed by The Washington Post, circulated by U.S. diplomats, comes as negotiations over a plastics treaty reach a critical point.
wapo.st
August 28, 2026 at 9:00 AM
A leaked diplomatic memo reveals the U.S. is pushing to weaken global plastics treaty limits, the latest sign that US negotiators are siding with polluting industries over public health and a liveable future.
Read: https://wapo.st/4ggCbS1
Read: https://wapo.st/4ggCbS1
If you watched The Plastic Detox, you saw what plastic chemicals are doing to our bodies. The Global Plastics Treaty is being negotiated right now and these ambitious countries involved in negotiations need to hear your voice. Sign the petition: bit.ly/GPTreatyNow
August 26, 2026 at 9:42 AM
If you watched The Plastic Detox, you saw what plastic chemicals are doing to our bodies. The Global Plastics Treaty is being negotiated right now and these ambitious countries involved in negotiations need to hear your voice. Sign the petition: bit.ly/GPTreatyNow
🏭 A new study surveyed 520 people living near plastic & paper recycling facilities in Kuala Langat, Malaysia.
August 21, 2026 at 9:17 AM
🏭 A new study surveyed 520 people living near plastic & paper recycling facilities in Kuala Langat, Malaysia.
INC Chair's new "Aid to Negotiations" text for Bangkok talks (Sept 27-30) drops key provisions backed by 100+ States, including on plastic production and chemicals.
Read more: https://www.breakfreefromplastic.org/2026/08/18/bffp-members-denounce-plastic-treaty-chair-text/
#BreakFreeFromPlastic
Read more: https://www.breakfreefromplastic.org/2026/08/18/bffp-members-denounce-plastic-treaty-chair-text/
#BreakFreeFromPlastic
Break Free From Plastic Members Denounce Plastic Treaty Negotiation Chair’s Text, Citing Weak Watered Down Measures | Break Free From Plastic
Ahead of the anticipated resumption of negotiations for the Global Plastics Treaty, Julio Cordano, Chair of the UN Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee on Plastic Pollution, shared an informal reference document titled "Aid to Negotiations." In response, members of the Break Free From Plastic movement have denounced the Chair's text, citing weak, watered-down measures.
www.breakfreefromplastic.org
August 18, 2026 at 9:00 AM
INC Chair's new "Aid to Negotiations" text for Bangkok talks (Sept 27-30) drops key provisions backed by 100+ States, including on plastic production and chemicals.
Read more: https://www.breakfreefromplastic.org/2026/08/18/bffp-members-denounce-plastic-treaty-chair-text/
#BreakFreeFromPlastic
Read more: https://www.breakfreefromplastic.org/2026/08/18/bffp-members-denounce-plastic-treaty-chair-text/
#BreakFreeFromPlastic
📣 How can NGOs and CSOs get more media attention around plastic pollution? Answer the survey and help us discover insights on how we can bring more attention to the plastic pollution crisis.
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August 14, 2026 at 6:45 AM
📣 How can NGOs and CSOs get more media attention around plastic pollution? Answer the survey and help us discover insights on how we can bring more attention to the plastic pollution crisis.
https://forms.gle/Jx1X7x2fVtGzHbzz5
#BreakFreeFromPlastic
https://forms.gle/Jx1X7x2fVtGzHbzz5
#BreakFreeFromPlastic
🏭 A new study surveyed 520 people living near plastic & paper recycling facilities in Kuala Langat, Malaysia.
Residents frequently reported eye, respiratory & skin symptoms, alongside concerns about fumes, smoke, odours and dirty water.
Residents frequently reported eye, respiratory & skin symptoms, alongside concerns about fumes, smoke, odours and dirty water.
August 13, 2026 at 2:02 AM
🏭 A new study surveyed 520 people living near plastic & paper recycling facilities in Kuala Langat, Malaysia.
Residents frequently reported eye, respiratory & skin symptoms, alongside concerns about fumes, smoke, odours and dirty water.
Residents frequently reported eye, respiratory & skin symptoms, alongside concerns about fumes, smoke, odours and dirty water.
After years of negotiations, the 🇪🇺 Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR) officially applies as of today! 🎉
Now it's up to national governments to take action📣
#WeChooseReuse #endplasticpollution #ToxicFreeFuture #EU
Now it's up to national governments to take action📣
#WeChooseReuse #endplasticpollution #ToxicFreeFuture #EU
August 12, 2026 at 8:26 AM
After years of negotiations, the 🇪🇺 Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR) officially applies as of today! 🎉
Now it's up to national governments to take action📣
#WeChooseReuse #endplasticpollution #ToxicFreeFuture #EU
Now it's up to national governments to take action📣
#WeChooseReuse #endplasticpollution #ToxicFreeFuture #EU
On the International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples, we honor the generations of Indigenous stewardship by calling out the companies whose plastic production threatens to undo centuries of that work.
https://www.breakfreefromplastic.org/important-links/
#BreakFreeFromPlastic
https://www.breakfreefromplastic.org/important-links/
#BreakFreeFromPlastic
August 11, 2026 at 6:49 AM
On the International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples, we honor the generations of Indigenous stewardship by calling out the companies whose plastic production threatens to undo centuries of that work.
https://www.breakfreefromplastic.org/important-links/
#BreakFreeFromPlastic
https://www.breakfreefromplastic.org/important-links/
#BreakFreeFromPlastic
We took the call for a plastic-free future to Congress, pushing anti-plastic legislation & pushing back on industry greenwashing. #HillWeek2026 #BreakFreeFromPlastic #TSCA
August 10, 2026 at 2:30 PM
We took the call for a plastic-free future to Congress, pushing anti-plastic legislation & pushing back on industry greenwashing. #HillWeek2026 #BreakFreeFromPlastic #TSCA
Turkey is bearing the weight of the UK's plastic waste crisis.
Our BFFP member Sedat Gündoğdu, marine biologist at Sabancı University's Istanbul Policy Center, has been monitoring pollution in Adana's Çukurova plain, now overwhelmed by plastic waste imports. 🧵1/3
Our BFFP member Sedat Gündoğdu, marine biologist at Sabancı University's Istanbul Policy Center, has been monitoring pollution in Adana's Çukurova plain, now overwhelmed by plastic waste imports. 🧵1/3
August 6, 2026 at 12:28 PM
Turkey is bearing the weight of the UK's plastic waste crisis.
Our BFFP member Sedat Gündoğdu, marine biologist at Sabancı University's Istanbul Policy Center, has been monitoring pollution in Adana's Çukurova plain, now overwhelmed by plastic waste imports. 🧵1/3
Our BFFP member Sedat Gündoğdu, marine biologist at Sabancı University's Istanbul Policy Center, has been monitoring pollution in Adana's Çukurova plain, now overwhelmed by plastic waste imports. 🧵1/3
Barangay Potrero, Malabon has diverted ~145,000 sachets from landfill via Tingi Tindahan, a zero-waste refill shop backed by Mother Earth Foundation (BFFP).
#ZeroWaste #BreakFreeFromPlastic
http://theguardian.com/environment/2026/jul/31/philippines-tingi-zero-waste-shop-reuse-refill-plastic
#ZeroWaste #BreakFreeFromPlastic
http://theguardian.com/environment/2026/jul/31/philippines-tingi-zero-waste-shop-reuse-refill-plastic
Barangay Potrero, Malabon has diverted ~145,000 sachets from landfill via Tingi Tindahan, a zero-waste refill shop backed by Mother Earth Foundation (BFFP).
#ZeroWaste #BreakFreeFromPlastic
http://theguardian.com/environment/2026/jul/31/philippines-tingi-zero-waste-shop-reuse-refill-plastic
Barangay Potrero, Malabon has diverted ~145,000 sachets from landfill via Tingi Tindahan, a zero-waste refill shop backed by Mother Earth Foundation (BFFP).
#ZeroWaste #BreakFreeFromPlastic
http://theguardian.com/environment/2026/jul/31/philippines-tingi-zero-waste-shop-reuse-refill-plastic
theguardian.com
July 31, 2026 at 6:39 AM
Barangay Potrero, Malabon has diverted ~145,000 sachets from landfill via Tingi Tindahan, a zero-waste refill shop backed by Mother Earth Foundation (BFFP).
#ZeroWaste #BreakFreeFromPlastic
http://theguardian.com/environment/2026/jul/31/philippines-tingi-zero-waste-shop-reuse-refill-plastic
#ZeroWaste #BreakFreeFromPlastic
http://theguardian.com/environment/2026/jul/31/philippines-tingi-zero-waste-shop-reuse-refill-plastic
♻️ Plastic credits don't solve plastic pollution. They let companies claim "plastic neutrality" while continuing to produce more plastic.
Real solutions reduce plastic production, not offset waste.
#FalseSolutionsExposed #BreakFreeFromPlastic #PlasticFreeJuly
Real solutions reduce plastic production, not offset waste.
#FalseSolutionsExposed #BreakFreeFromPlastic #PlasticFreeJuly
July 30, 2026 at 9:00 AM
♻️ Plastic credits don't solve plastic pollution. They let companies claim "plastic neutrality" while continuing to produce more plastic.
Real solutions reduce plastic production, not offset waste.
#FalseSolutionsExposed #BreakFreeFromPlastic #PlasticFreeJuly
Real solutions reduce plastic production, not offset waste.
#FalseSolutionsExposed #BreakFreeFromPlastic #PlasticFreeJuly
On May 28th, Samoan and Pacific Islander communities showed up outside Coca-Cola's AGM in London and handed executives a message in a bottle.
Sign the petition: http://breakfreefromplastic.org/2026-coca-cola-petition
#BreakFreeFromPlastic #FalseSolutions #CocaCola
Sign the petition: http://breakfreefromplastic.org/2026-coca-cola-petition
#BreakFreeFromPlastic #FalseSolutions #CocaCola
July 29, 2026 at 11:50 AM
On May 28th, Samoan and Pacific Islander communities showed up outside Coca-Cola's AGM in London and handed executives a message in a bottle.
Sign the petition: http://breakfreefromplastic.org/2026-coca-cola-petition
#BreakFreeFromPlastic #FalseSolutions #CocaCola
Sign the petition: http://breakfreefromplastic.org/2026-coca-cola-petition
#BreakFreeFromPlastic #FalseSolutions #CocaCola
12 years ago, Fundación El Árbol set out from Concepción, Chile with a mission,: restore balance between people, society, and nature 🌱
Full story 👉
https://www.breakfreefromplastic.org/es/2026/06/25/fundacion-el-arbol-plastic-free-future-chile/
#ZeroWaste #PlasticFreeFuture
Full story 👉
https://www.breakfreefromplastic.org/es/2026/06/25/fundacion-el-arbol-plastic-free-future-chile/
#ZeroWaste #PlasticFreeFuture
July 29, 2026 at 5:13 AM
12 years ago, Fundación El Árbol set out from Concepción, Chile with a mission,: restore balance between people, society, and nature 🌱
Full story 👉
https://www.breakfreefromplastic.org/es/2026/06/25/fundacion-el-arbol-plastic-free-future-chile/
#ZeroWaste #PlasticFreeFuture
Full story 👉
https://www.breakfreefromplastic.org/es/2026/06/25/fundacion-el-arbol-plastic-free-future-chile/
#ZeroWaste #PlasticFreeFuture
Coca-Cola has a new CEO, and he's inheriting a plastic legacy years in the making.
This is his chance to prove things can actually change.
Sign the petition to tell Coca-Cola's new CEO to end their plastic legacy!
breakfreefromplastic.org/2026-coca-cola-petition
#breakfreefromplastic
This is his chance to prove things can actually change.
Sign the petition to tell Coca-Cola's new CEO to end their plastic legacy!
breakfreefromplastic.org/2026-coca-cola-petition
#breakfreefromplastic
July 24, 2026 at 9:32 AM
Coca-Cola has a new CEO, and he's inheriting a plastic legacy years in the making.
This is his chance to prove things can actually change.
Sign the petition to tell Coca-Cola's new CEO to end their plastic legacy!
breakfreefromplastic.org/2026-coca-cola-petition
#breakfreefromplastic
This is his chance to prove things can actually change.
Sign the petition to tell Coca-Cola's new CEO to end their plastic legacy!
breakfreefromplastic.org/2026-coca-cola-petition
#breakfreefromplastic
We’re seeing a lot of changes going on at @CocaCola, will their next change be to end their streak as top global corporate plastic polluter?
Tell Coca-Cola's New CEO to End Their Plastic Legacy!: http://breakfreefromplastic.org/2026-coca-cola-petition
Tell Coca-Cola's New CEO to End Their Plastic Legacy!: http://breakfreefromplastic.org/2026-coca-cola-petition
July 23, 2026 at 9:00 AM
We’re seeing a lot of changes going on at @CocaCola, will their next change be to end their streak as top global corporate plastic polluter?
Tell Coca-Cola's New CEO to End Their Plastic Legacy!: http://breakfreefromplastic.org/2026-coca-cola-petition
Tell Coca-Cola's New CEO to End Their Plastic Legacy!: http://breakfreefromplastic.org/2026-coca-cola-petition
Coca-cola's got a lot of new things going on, but can they end their reign as the top global corporate plastic polluter and work towards a plastic-free future? 🥤🤔
Tell Coca-Cola's New CEO to End Their Plastic Legacy!: https://www.breakfreefromplastic.org/2026-coca-cola-petition/
Tell Coca-Cola's New CEO to End Their Plastic Legacy!: https://www.breakfreefromplastic.org/2026-coca-cola-petition/
July 22, 2026 at 11:23 AM
Coca-cola's got a lot of new things going on, but can they end their reign as the top global corporate plastic polluter and work towards a plastic-free future? 🥤🤔
Tell Coca-Cola's New CEO to End Their Plastic Legacy!: https://www.breakfreefromplastic.org/2026-coca-cola-petition/
Tell Coca-Cola's New CEO to End Their Plastic Legacy!: https://www.breakfreefromplastic.org/2026-coca-cola-petition/