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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 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

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EU Restricts Forever Chemicals in Food Packaging as New Law Applies

As the Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation becomes applicable on 12 August, food-contact packaging exceeding the new PFAS limits can no longer be placed on the EU market. Campaigners say the EU must now ensure strong enforcement and accelerate the shift towards reuse and refill systems.

Break Free From Plastic

August 12, 2026

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Taller Ecologista: Four Decades Strengthening a Global Movement Against Plastic Pollution

In Rosario, a city that grew up alongside the waters of the Paraná River, the connection between the environment and daily life is impossible to ignore. There, for more than four decades, Taller Ecologista has built a track record that combines research, advocacy, community work, and collaboration with social organizations to tackle some of Argentina’s greatest environmental challenges.

Break Free From Plastic LAC

July 29, 2026

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The Taste of Plastic: A Call to Tackle Plastic Exposure in School Food Practices in Benin

"The Taste of Plastic" is a visual documentation project in Benin which explores the role of plastic in primary school food practices. Students are exposed daily to this toxic material through the containers in which their meals are served.

Anas Seko

July 23, 2026

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Branded Pollution

October 11, 2018 by Break Free From Plastic

From August to September of 2018, various #breakfreefromplastic member organizations mobilized and organized cleanups and audits to identify the top companies whose products rely on single-use plastic packaging that pollute our oceans and waterways worldwide.READ MORE

Member Stories, News, Petrochemicals & Climate

#Fracking4Plastics – a link that drives plastic and climate pollution

October 10, 2018 by Andy Gheorghiu

I guess that when people think of plastic pollution most of the time they think of single use plastic items (such as plastic bags, cotton buds, plastic straws, and food & beverage packaging).READ MORE

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Brand Audit Q&A with Kote Melendez, Wishtoyo Chumash Foundation

October 05, 2018 by Break Free From Plastic

Q&A with Kote Melendez, Volunteer Coordinator, Wishtoyo Chumash Foundation in Los Angeles, California, USA READ MORE

Member Stories, Petrochemicals & Climate

To break free from plastic is to stop plastic where it starts

September 27, 2018 by Jed Alegado

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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

EU Restricts Forever Chemicals in Food Packaging as New Law Applies

Taller Ecologista: Four Decades Strengthening a Global Movement Against Plastic Pollution

The Taste of Plastic: A Call to Tackle Plastic Exposure in School Food Practices in Benin

Recent Posts

Branded Pollution

#Fracking4Plastics – a link that drives plastic and climate pollution

Brand Audit Q&A with Kote Melendez, Wishtoyo Chumash Foundation

To break free from plastic is to stop plastic where it starts

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