The global movement envisioning a future free from plastic pollution.
Since its launch in 2016, more than 13,000 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.
Coca-Cola Petition
Tell Coca-Cola's New CEO to End Their Plastic Legacy!
Coca-Cola has been named the top global corporate plastic polluter for six years in a row, producing over 134 billion single-use plastic bottles every year. Despite this, the company has walked back key commitments to reduce single-use plastic and expand reusable packaging. Tell Coca-Cola's new CEO to end their plastic legacy! Sign the petition now!
Audit the aisles with our questionnaire to be part of global change! Between 6 May and 31 July, we invite you to fill out a simple questionnaire on your next supermarket trip. By completing just one supermarket audit, you help build global data that will push supermarkets to be more sustainable.
EU Restricts Forever Chemicals in Food Packaging as New Law Applies
As the Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation becomes applicable on 12 August, food-contact packaging exceeding the new PFAS limits can no longer be placed on the EU market. Campaigners say the EU must now ensure strong enforcement and accelerate the shift towards reuse and refill systems.
Zero-Waste Routes: A Regional Initiative to Highlight Examples of Reuse and Sustainable Waste Management
With the goal of strengthening and raising awareness of local initiatives that promote waste prevention and responsible waste management, the Zero Waste Routes initiative selected a series of in-person tours organized by local organizations in various Latin American countries.
While Corporations Stall on Plastic Waste, a Flood-Prone Barangay in the Philippines Is Cleaning Up the Mess
For decades, Potrero, the largest barangay (town) in Malabon City in the northern part of Metro Manila, Philippines, lived with the harsh consequences of plastic pollution. Wedged along the Tullahan River, a catch basin for waste flowing from Bulacan, Quezon City, and Caloocan, the barangay endured floods so severe that residents climbed onto rooftops for safety.
Two Arrests in Texas for Peaceful Protest Against Dow Chemical; Public Meeting Announced for Dow’s Water Discharge Permit
77-Year-Old Wilson arrested while attempting to deliver a letter at the Dow Chemical plastics plant in Seadrift, and Dan Lê arrested while disrupting Dow CEO’s keynote remarks at the CERAWeek conference in Houston
Fossil Fuel and Petrochemical Lobbyists Overrun Plastics Treaty Negotiations INC-5.2
Industry presence threatens plastics treaty integrity at INC-5.2 as 234 lobbyists affiliated with the fossil fuel and petrochemicals industry registered to participate at the resumed fifth round of negotiations for a global legally binding agreement to end plastic pollution. The following press release was originally published by the Center for International Environmental Law on www.ciel.org.
Since 2022, more than 170 countries have been negotiating the world’s first-ever global plastics pollution treaty. The fifth and last scheduled round of negotiations took place from 25 November to 1 December 2024 in Busan, Republic of Korea.
Join the communities on the frontlines from petrochemical build outs upstream to landfills and incinerators downstream. See firsthand how plastic devastates natural ecosystems, and destroys people’s health, livelihoods, and peace of mind.
Bring systemic change through a holistic approach tackling plastic pollution across the whole plastics value chain, focusing on prevention rather than cure, and providing effective solutions.
How to Avoid Microplastics with Simple Swaps, Reuse and Refill Systems, and Real Solutions to Plastic Pollution
August 12, 2026 | Break Free From Plastic
Worried about microplastics since streaming The Plastic Detox on Netflix? Follow along to discover practical ways to cut back on plastic, steer clear of microplastics, and back lasting systemic solutions for a plastic-free future!
Press Release, Real Solutions, Spotlight
EU Restricts Forever Chemicals in Food Packaging as New Law Applies
August 12, 2026 | Break Free From Plastic
As the Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation becomes applicable on 12 August, food-contact packaging exceeding the new PFAS limits can no longer be placed on the EU market. Campaigners say the EU must now ensure strong enforcement and accelerate the shift towards reuse and refill systems.
Member Stories, Plastics & Health
Taller Ecologista: Four Decades Strengthening a Global Movement Against Plastic Pollution
July 29, 2026 | Break Free From Plastic LAC
In Rosario, a city that grew up alongside the waters of the Paraná River, the connection between the environment and daily life is impossible to ignore. There, for more than four decades, Taller Ecologista has built a track record that combines research, advocacy, community work, and collaboration with social organizations to tackle some of Argentina’s greatest environmental challenges.
Tell Coca-Cola's New CEO to End Their Plastic Legacy!
Coca-Cola has been named the top global corporate plastic polluter for six years in a row, producing over 134 billion single-use plastic bottles every year. Despite this, the company has walked back key commitments to reduce single-use plastic and expand reusable packaging. Tell Coca-Cola's new CEO to end their plastic legacy! Sign the petition now!
Corporate Accountability
Supermarket Audit Report 2025
This report offers a first global snapshot of how supermarkets are either facilitating or hindering efforts to reduce plastic use. Their business practices in store can have a huge impact on how much plastic is used and taken home by their customers. Supermarkets wield significant power when it comes to influencing consumer behavior and they could be using it to facilitate reuse and plastic reduction practices.
Corporate Accountability
Nigeria Brand Audit
Across 8 cities and 7 states, nine #BreakFreeFromPlastic Nigerian member organizations embarked on a nationwide plastic brand audit between 2018 to 2024, auditing 298,174 pieces of plastic waste, exposing the dominance of sachets, plastic bottles, and major multinational polluters such as Coca-Cola and PepsiCo in Nigeria’s plastic waste streams.
Join the 13,000+ members representing millions of people around the world.
Whether you represent an organization or want to join as an individual, you can help fight the plastic pollution crisis. And as a movement, we can achieve so much more. Become a member today and be part of the change!
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