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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.

Victory for health of LA residents: Dinosaur incinerator in commerce goes extinct

The city of Commerce has announced that the Commerce “Refuse to Energy” Facility will be decommissioned, citing inefficient operating costs as the primary cause. The plant will close on June 30, 2018.

Break Free From Plastic

June 29, 2018

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Big Soda Extorts Legislature To Prohibit Charges on Unsustainable Packaging

California “Soda Tax deal” includes preemption of charges or assessments on packaging

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June 29, 2018

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Food to go? Bye bye to single-use containers!

Zero Waste Europe released today its latest case study on Recircle, a Swiss social enterprise that is determined to put an end to the flood of single-use containers for take-away food.

Matt Franklin

June 27, 2018

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Why Women From Asia Are Confronting U.S. Fracking: Oil Extraction Equals Plastic Production

Plastic manufacturers are not responsible for the disposal of their products, so the burden is placed on people in the Philippines.

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June 26, 2018

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China ban sees UK plastic waste exports to Malaysia trebling

Plastics are being recycled in Malaysia into pellets to be turned into other valuable items.

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June 26, 2018

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

May 21, 2026 by Laura Díaz Sánchez, Campaign Building Coordinator, Break Free From Plastic

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.READ MORE

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160+ environmental and health groups respond to last-minute attempt by Coca-Cola, McDonald’s and Others to Reopen EU Packaging Law

May 13, 2026 by Bethany Spendlove Keeley, Europe Communications Officer

Leaked CEO letter prompts opposition from broad alliance of environmental and health advocates defending landmark Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation.READ MORE

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Fronteras Comunes: Community and Collaboration to Tackle Plastic Pollution

April 30, 2026 by Break Free From Plastic LAC

As the Break Free From Plastic (BFFP) movement marks its 10th anniversary, we highlight how the work of Fronteras Comunes from Mexico demonstrates that collective action can elevate local demands to the global advocacy arena READ MORE

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While Corporations Stall on Plastic Waste, a Flood-Prone Barangay in the Philippines Is Cleaning Up the Mess

March 30, 2026 by Break Free From Plastic

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.READ MORE

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Victory for health of LA residents: Dinosaur incinerator in commerce goes extinct

Big Soda Extorts Legislature To Prohibit Charges on Unsustainable Packaging

Food to go? Bye bye to single-use containers!

Why Women From Asia Are Confronting U.S. Fracking: Oil Extraction Equals Plastic Production

China ban sees UK plastic waste exports to Malaysia trebling

Recent Posts

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

160+ environmental and health groups respond to last-minute attempt by Coca-Cola, McDonald’s and Others to Reopen EU Packaging Law

Fronteras Comunes: Community and Collaboration to Tackle Plastic Pollution

While Corporations Stall on Plastic Waste, a Flood-Prone Barangay in the Philippines Is Cleaning Up the Mess

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