The Coca-Cola Company and PepsiCo named top plastic polluters for the fourth year in a row
by admin | October 25, 2021
COP26 sponsor Unilever rises in the ranks to be the world’s third worst plastic polluter according to 2021 Brand Audit October 25, 2021 — The Coca-Cola Company and PepsiCo are ranked as the world’s top plastic polluters for the 4th consecutive year according to Break Free From Plastic, whose latest global Brand Audit report […]
CONTINUE READINGBFFP U.S. shares the biggest victories of 2019!
by admin | December 19, 2019
Get to know Break Free From Plastic U.S.! Our groups are campaigning for systems change all across the plastic pollution lifecycle, from extraction to dumping & burning and everything in between. Hear from our members directly on the biggest victories from 2019! – Shilpi Chhotray, Senior Communications Officer, Break Free From Plastic US/Global Diane […]
CONTINUE READINGSweeping New Report on Global Environmental Impact of Plastics Reveals Severe Damage to Climate
by admin | May 15, 2019
Study Recommends Solutions, Including Phasing Out Single-Use Plastics WASHINGTON, DC — In 2019 alone, the production and incineration of plastic will add more than 850 million metric tons of greenhouse gases to the atmosphere—equal to the pollution from 189 new coal-fired power plants, according to a new report, Plastic & Climate: The Hidden Costs of […]
CONTINUE READINGIndustry group seeks to maintain single-use plastic status quo
by admin | January 15, 2019
Press Statement Washington, DC – In an effort to preserve their ability to produce cheap single-use plastics, several fossil fuel companies and a fast moving consumer goods company united to launch the Alliance to End Plastic Waste today. The group, which includes Exxon, Dow, Total, Shell, Chevron Phillips, and Procter & Gamble, will look to […]
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Innovate, don’t Incinerate! Environmental Justice Groups Call on Int’l finance Institutions to Support Zero Waste Solutions
by admin | October 18, 2018
Bali, Indonesia, 12 Oct 2018 — Today, over 400 organizations and individuals in more than 50 countries called on international financial institutions (IFIs) meeting this week in Bali, Indonesia, to stop funding waste incinerators, and instead prioritize projects that focus on Zero Waste solutions. The call came ahead of the Global Infrastructure Forum on 13 […]
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