The global movement envisioning a future free from plastic pollution.

Since its launch in 2016, more than 12,000 organizations and individual supporters from across the world have joined the #BreakFreeFromPlastic movement to demand massive reductions in single-use plastics and to push for lasting solutions to the plastic pollution crisis.

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Plastic and Petrochemical-Fueled Derailment Disaster in East Palestine, Ohio, U.S. One Month Ago Today

One month after the initial derailment, #BreakFreeFromPlastic members impacted by the disaster still wonder whether it’s safe to drink their water or return to their homes. The ongoing disaster comes as these groups were already grappling with the daily threats the plastic and petrochemical industry poses to their health and communities. Today marks one month […]
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SPOTLIGHT

Plastic and Petrochemical-Fueled Derailment Disaster in East Palestine, Ohio, U.S. One Month Ago Today

One month after the initial derailment, #BreakFreeFromPlastic members impacted by the disaster still wonder whether it’s safe to drink their water or return to their homes. The ongoing disaster comes as these groups were already grappling with the daily threats the plastic and petrochemical industry poses to their health and communities. Today marks one month […]
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East Palestine Sign that says Please Pray For EP
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Calling Asian countries top plastic polluters is waste colonialism

#BreakFreeFromPlastic responds to circulating graphics naming countries in Asia as top marine plastic polluters Manila, Philippines—Over the past couple of days, a misleading graphic on marine plastic pollution has been circulating on social media.  The visual material, based on a 2021 research paper by Lourens J.J. Meijer (formerly, with The Ocean Cleanup) and team, presents […]
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New McDonald's study attempts to water down EU ambition on reuse

Today, the fast-food corporation McDonald’s released the “No Silver Bullet” campaign, based on a study they commissioned about consumer-facing packaging in the European informal eating out (IEO) sector. Unsurprisingly, their study uses unclear data and assumptions to undermine the essential role that reusable products and systems have in solving the plastic pollution crisis. 
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