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Two Arrests in Texas for Peaceful Protest Against Dow Chemical; Public Meeting Announced for Dow’s Water Discharge Permit

77-Year-Old Wilson arrested while attempting to deliver a letter at the Dow Chemical plastics plant in Seadrift, and Dan Lê arrested while disrupting Dow CEO’s keynote remarks at the CERAWeek conference in Houston

Big Soda Extorts Legislature To Prohibit Charges on Unsustainable Packaging

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

Break Free From PlasticJune 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 FranklinJune 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.

Break Free From PlasticJune 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.

Break Free From PlasticJune 26, 2018

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Virtuous Municipalities to Starbucks: please do not use disposable cups in Italy

This press release, produced by Comuni Virtuosi, was translated into English and published on the Zero Waste Europe website by Roberta Arbinolo

Matt FranklinJune 25, 2018

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Break Free From Plastic Members Respond to Election of Plastics Treaty New Chair

February 08, 2026 by Break Free From Plastic

A new round of talks for a global plastics treaty (INC-5.3) happened today at the Geneva International Conference Centre (CICG) in Geneva, Switzerland, where countries agreed to elect Mr. Julio Cordano, from Chile, as the new Chair following the resignation of the previous chair Ambassador Luis Vayas Valdivieso of Ecuador in early October of last year. READ MORE

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Break Free From Plastic members react to the U.S. military intervention in Venezuela

January 21, 2026 by Break Free From Plastic

Several Break Free From Plastic members have responded to the U.S. strikes on Venezuelan soil on January 3rd, 2026. As a global movement rooted in justice, we echo our deepest concerns for the recent events in the region. Read our members' statements below. READ MORE

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UNEA-7 ends with only a handful of agreed resolutions and a failed attempt at multilateralism

December 12, 2025 by Break Free From Plastic

Despite the lack of results inside the negotiations, Break Free From Plastic members continue to keep plastic issues present at global talks.READ MORE

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Large-scale Events as a New Track for the Green Economy

November 25, 2025 by Plastic Free China

On September 25, the salon “Reusable Cups × Large-Scale Events: A New Track for the Green Economy” was jointly organised by Plastic Free China, Novaloop, Duck Gaga, and Guangdong Association of Circular Economy and Resource Comprehensive Utilisation, with support from Society of Entrepreneurs and Ecology Foundation.READ MORE

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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

Virtuous Municipalities to Starbucks: please do not use disposable cups in Italy

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Break Free From Plastic Members Respond to Election of Plastics Treaty New Chair

Break Free From Plastic members react to the U.S. military intervention in Venezuela

UNEA-7 ends with only a handful of agreed resolutions and a failed attempt at multilateralism

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