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How to Avoid Microplastics with Simple Swaps, Reuse and Refill Systems, and Real Solutions to Plastic Pollution

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!

Organizations, the government sector, and grassroots waste pickers call for accelerating waste management as a strategy to address climate change

The International Zero Waste Seminar brought together representatives from 26 municipalities and 45 organizations from more than 15 countries in Chile to discuss the potential of organic waste to reduce methane emissions and the transition toward zero-waste models

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September 12, 2026

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Break Free From Plastic Members Denounce Plastic Treaty Negotiation Chair’s Text, Citing Weak Watered Down Measures

Ahead of the anticipated resumption of negotiations for the Global Plastics Treaty, Julio Cordano, Chair of the UN Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee on Plastic Pollution, shared an informal reference document titled "Aid to Negotiations." In response, members of the Break Free From Plastic movement have denounced the Chair's text, citing weak, watered-down measures.

Break Free From Plastic

August 18, 2026

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How to Avoid Microplastics with Simple Swaps, Reuse and Refill Systems, and Real Solutions to Plastic Pollution

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!

Break Free From Plastic

August 12, 2026

Member Stories, News, Plastics & Health

Fundación El Árbol and How to Build a Plastic-Free Future in Chile

As part of the tenth anniversary of Break Free From Plastic, the experience of Fundación El Árbol demonstrates how global change begins in communities. From southern Chile, the organization has championed the recognition of grassroots waste pickers, promoted zero-waste models, and built alliances that today fuel a global movement against plastic pollution.

Break Free From Plastic

June 25, 2026

Member Stories, News, Plastics & Health, Real Solutions, Spotlight

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.

Break Free From Plastic and Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives (GAIA)

June 2, 2026

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Latin American and Caribbean Organizations Faced with the Lack of Participation in the 2026 Plastics Treaty Negotiations

September 03, 2026 by Break Free From Plastic

Civil society organizations raise concerns on “informal” meetings that have been taking place among heads of government delegations for negotiating the Global Plastics Treaty. Conducted behind closed doors and without access for observer organizations, the meetings limit the transparency of the process and prevent informed participation by civil society.READ MORE

Press Release, Plastics & Health

Organizations in Latin America and the Caribbean Denounce the Exclusion of Civil Society from Negotiations on the Global Plastics Treaty

September 03, 2026 by Break Free From Plastic LAC

Closed-door meetings among governments are excluding observer organizations from substantive discussions on the future treaty, warn 26 organizations in the region.READ MORE

Member Stories, Plastics & Health

Breaking with the Culture of Disposability: CESTA and the Collective Effort Against Plastic

August 31, 2026 by Break Free From Plastic LAC

In El Salvador, plastic is everywhere: in shopping, homes, and farmlands, but also on the streets and in storm drains, where it accumulates when the rains come. In the face of a “use-and-dispose” culture, the Salvadoran Center for Appropriate Technology (CESTA in Spaish)—the country’s first environmental organization—has spent more than two decades promoting a different approach to waste management and, for the past ten years, has been linking that effort to the global Break Free From Plastic (BFFP) movement.READ MORE

Press Release, Waste Trade

Two New Studies Link Recycling Facilities in Kuala Langat, Malaysia to Severe River Water Pollution and Community Health Complaints

August 21, 2026 by Comms Hub and Devayani Khare

The Environmental & Occupational Health Society (EOHS) studies offer some of the first community-level evidence on the potential public health and environmental footprint of Malaysia's plastic and paper waste recycling sector.READ MORE

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Organizations, the government sector, and grassroots waste pickers call for accelerating waste management as a strategy to address climate change

Break Free From Plastic Members Denounce Plastic Treaty Negotiation Chair’s Text, Citing Weak Watered Down Measures

How to Avoid Microplastics with Simple Swaps, Reuse and Refill Systems, and Real Solutions to Plastic Pollution

Fundación El Árbol and How to Build a Plastic-Free Future in Chile

Zero-Waste Routes: A Regional Initiative to Highlight Examples of Reuse and Sustainable Waste Management

Recent Posts

Latin American and Caribbean Organizations Faced with the Lack of Participation in the 2026 Plastics Treaty Negotiations

Organizations in Latin America and the Caribbean Denounce the Exclusion of Civil Society from Negotiations on the Global Plastics Treaty

Breaking with the Culture of Disposability: CESTA and the Collective Effort Against Plastic

Two New Studies Link Recycling Facilities in Kuala Langat, Malaysia to Severe River Water Pollution and Community Health Complaints

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