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Break Free From Plastic Reacts to UN Special Rapporteur’s Concerns Over Coca-Cola’s Packaging Practices in Samoa

May 12, 2025 — Today, the UN Special Rapporteur on Toxics and Human Rights, Marcos Orellana, published a letter sent to Coca-Cola Europacific Partners, a UK partner of The Coca-Cola Company, on March 12, raising concerns over the company’s packaging practices in Samoa, after the company’s decision to switch from reusable glass bottles to disposable […]

New Report Warns of Hidden Economic Risks to Booming Plastics Investments

A new report released today by the Center for International Environmental Law (CIEL) raises new and significant questions about the economic rationale for the massive wave of new infrastructure investments in“ plastics and petrochemicals.

Dawn Marie Elisse MundoApril 3, 2018

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Beyond Single Use Plastics - Rethink Plastic talkshow

On March 27th, Rethink Plastic hosted its second after-work talkshow in Brussels, in a museum-like environment taking us straight into a plastic-free future.

Matt FranklinMarch 27, 2018

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Zero waste key to achieving circular economy of cities, experts say

Jed AlegadoMarch 19, 2018

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Global campaign challenges Starbucks to keep its promise to curb plastic pollution, create 100% recyclable cup

Leading environmental organizations launch “Starbucks: Break Free From Plastic” campaign to confront coffee giant on its plastic pollution problem prior to annual shareholder meeting in Seattle

Dawn Marie Elisse MundoMarch 13, 2018

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Plastic Diets in Zero Waste Cities are the Solution to Plastic Pollution

The International Zero Waste Cities Conference was attended by speakers and participants from 12 countries to talk about creating zero waste cities, where every single piece of trash produced in the city biodegrades in nature or circles back to become raw material for production, so that very little trash is sent to landfills.

Dawn Marie Elisse MundoMarch 9, 2018

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[Asia Pacific Media Briefing] Covering INC 5.2: Country Positions on the Global Plastics Treaty

July 17, 2025 by Comms Hub

This briefing is designed to prepare journalists and other communications professionals who will cover the extended fifth session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC-5.2). Country negotiators are set to reconvene in Geneva, Switzerland on August 5-14, 2025 for the next round of plastics treaty negotiations (INC 5.2). READ MORE

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Making the invisible visible: how researchers are using cartoons to explain the hidden harms of plastic pollution

July 09, 2025 by Break Free From Plastic

Plastic pollution requires scientific research to guide effective solutions. The French research group GDR collaborated with scriptwriter Capucine Dupuy and illustrator Bobika to turn their findings into humorous, accessible cartoons - a collaboration we discussed with Professor Mathieu George and Capucine Dupuy.READ MORE

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Is Corporate Sustainability Used to Avoid Accountability for the Sachet Problem?

July 08, 2025 by Break Free From Plastic

At the center of this crisis are multinational corporations that have built their business models around disposable packaging while promoting corporate sustainability pledges that sound bold but rarely deliver.READ MORE

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What is a ‘Sachet Economy' and Why Is It Problematic for Plastic Waste Reduction?

June 23, 2025 by Break Free From Plastic

Across many low-income countries, single-use sachets have become a staple of everyday life. But what is a sachet, exactly? READ MORE

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New Report Warns of Hidden Economic Risks to Booming Plastics Investments

Beyond Single Use Plastics - Rethink Plastic talkshow

Zero waste key to achieving circular economy of cities, experts say

Global campaign challenges Starbucks to keep its promise to curb plastic pollution, create 100% recyclable cup

Plastic Diets in Zero Waste Cities are the Solution to Plastic Pollution

Recent Posts

[Asia Pacific Media Briefing] Covering INC 5.2: Country Positions on the Global Plastics Treaty

Making the invisible visible: how researchers are using cartoons to explain the hidden harms of plastic pollution

Is Corporate Sustainability Used to Avoid Accountability for the Sachet Problem?

What is a ‘Sachet Economy' and Why Is It Problematic for Plastic Waste Reduction?

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