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Does ING Bank Finance Plastic Pollution? We Posed the Question at Their Annual General Meeting

Plastic production relies on capital to fund its operations. And right now, major banks like ING are supplying it without limits. Campaigners and members of the Break Free From Plastic movement took their concerns directly to ING's board in Amsterdam, exposing the gap between the bank's public sustainability commitments and its continued financing of virgin plastic production.

The General Circular Economy Law in Mexico does not ban single-use plastics: UN Special Rapporteur on Toxic Substances

During his visit to Mexico, he calls on authorities to use scientific evidence to inform and create effective regulatory standards and public policies

Break Free From Plastic

March 26, 2026

Member Stories, Plastics & Health

10 years of BFFP: the role of Brazil's Instituto Pólis in the global fight against plastic pollution

This year, BFFP is celebrating a decade of collective work promoting real solutions to plastic pollution. In Latin America, Instituto Pólis—a Brazilian civil society organization with over 30 years of experience addressing urban, social, and environmental issues, and where BFFP took its first steps in the region—has played a key role in this process.

Break Free From Plastic

March 17, 2026

Corporate Accountability, Policy, Real Solutions

International Women’s Day: GAIA/BFFP Africa Addresses Plastic Pollution through a Gender Justice Lens

Plastic pollution poses a critical threat to both human health and the environment, a crisis that is expected to worsen as global plastic production continues to rise.

Break Free From Plastic

March 10, 2026

Corporate Accountability, Press Release

Nigeria’s Plastic Crisis Driven by Vested Corporate Interests - New Nationwide Audit Reveals

A nationwide plastic brand audit conducted across eight Nigerian cities by Break Free From Plastic (BFFP) and the Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives (GAIA) has identified multinational beverage companies and single-use plastic producers as the largest contributors to Nigeria’s worsening plastic pollution crisis.

Break Free From Plastic

February 18, 2026

human rights, plastic pollution, Waste Trade, waste trade

Plastic Pollution Crisis is an Urgent Human Rights Issue: A Call for Regional Action

Joint Statement of Southeast Asian policymakers, Break Free From Plastic Asia Pacific members and ASEAN Parliamentarians for Human Rights (APHR)

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February 18, 2026

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Corporate Accountability, Member Stories

Over 1 million people demand corporations reduce single-use plastics ahead of Earth Day

April 18, 2018 by Break Free From Plastic

More than one million people ahead of this year’s Earth Day (April 22) are demanding that the world’s largest corporations reduce their production of single-use plastic.READ MORE

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Berkeley Legislation Aims to Curb Use of Disposable Foodware

April 12, 2018 by Break Free From Plastic

The Berkeley City Council will soon consider the Disposable Foodware and Litter Reduction Ordinance, the most ambitious and comprehensive piece of municipal legislation in the US aimed at reducing single-use disposable foodware.READ MORE

News, Petrochemicals & Climate

New Investments in Plastic Deserve Greater Scrutiny

April 06, 2018 by Dawn Marie Elisse Mundo

Industry is currently investing billions in capacity to expand plastic production. But as the world phases out fossil fuels and awareness of the dangers of plastics increases, it begs the question: Is plastic production a good long-term investment?READ MORE

Member Stories, Plastics & Health

Photo Essay: Playgrounds and Pollution

April 04, 2018 by Break Free From Plastic

Alison's Toxic Tour of Houston and its horrifying array of polluting facilities near homes and schools. Here's what that means for you.READ MORE

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The General Circular Economy Law in Mexico does not ban single-use plastics: UN Special Rapporteur on Toxic Substances

10 years of BFFP: the role of Brazil's Instituto Pólis in the global fight against plastic pollution

International Women’s Day: GAIA/BFFP Africa Addresses Plastic Pollution through a Gender Justice Lens

Nigeria’s Plastic Crisis Driven by Vested Corporate Interests - New Nationwide Audit Reveals

Plastic Pollution Crisis is an Urgent Human Rights Issue: A Call for Regional Action

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Over 1 million people demand corporations reduce single-use plastics ahead of Earth Day

Berkeley Legislation Aims to Curb Use of Disposable Foodware

New Investments in Plastic Deserve Greater Scrutiny

Photo Essay: Playgrounds and Pollution

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