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Break Free From Plastic Reacts to UN Special Rapporteur’s Concerns Over Coca-Cola’s Packaging Practices in Samoa

May 12, 2025 — Today, the UN Special Rapporteur on Toxics and Human Rights, Marcos Orellana, published a letter sent to Coca-Cola Europacific Partners, a UK partner of The Coca-Cola Company, on March 12, raising concerns over the company’s packaging practices in Samoa, after the company’s decision to switch from reusable glass bottles to disposable […]

What is a ‘Sachet Economy' and Why Is It Problematic for Plastic Waste Reduction?

Across many low-income countries, single-use sachets have become a staple of everyday life. But what is a sachet, exactly?

Break Free From PlasticJune 23, 2025

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Could the Global Plastics Treaty End Plastic Pollution?

Unlike waste management-focused efforts, the Global Plastics Treaty is an opportunity to take a more comprehensive approach to the plastic crisis.

Break Free From PlasticJune 23, 2025

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Recycling Won't Save Us — Plastic Production is the Real Problem

The sheer scale of plastic production, particularly of single-use items, has outpaced waste management capacities, making recycling inadequate as a solution. Most plastic waste is either incinerated, landfilled, or leaked into the environment. If we were to tackle plastic pollution effectively, we must resolve it at the source.

Break Free From PlasticJune 16, 2025

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More than 230 CSOs support more than 90 countries’ renewed commitment to a strong Plastics Treaty

BFFP members and allies react to more than 90 countries' continued commitment to an ambitious Global Plastics Treaty

Break Free From PlasticJune 11, 2025

Policy, Press Release

Last Golden Opportunity for Coexistence: Uproot Plastics, Jeju Civil Society Hold Press Conference

Uproot Plastics and Jeju civil society call for “reduction in plastic production,” saying the new government must not turn a blind eye.

Uproot PlasticsJune 5, 2025

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Break Free From Plastic Condemns North Dakota Court Ruling Against Greenpeace as an Attack on Indigenous Peoples’ Rights, Environmental Defenders, Free Speech, and Justice

March 21, 2025 by Break Free From Plastic

Break Free From Plastic (BFFP), a global movement envisioning a future free from plastic pollution, strongly condemns the recent ruling by a North Dakota court that found Greenpeace, a member of BFFP, liable for hundreds of millions of dollars in damages in favor of Energy Transfer and its Dakota Access Pipeline project, stressing that the decision represents a blatant attack on environmental defenders, a threat to Indigenous Peoples’ rights, environmental justice, and a dangerous erosion of the right to free speech and peaceful protest. READ MORE

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The EPA’s ‘Biggest Deregulatory Action in U.S. History’ Will Make People Sick, Especially in Environmental Justice Communities

March 18, 2025 by Break Free From Plastic

Break Free From Plastic US members denounce the captured agency for sacrificing public health and making it easier for companies to pollute READ MORE

Policy, Press Release

Environmental Leaders Condemn Plastics Industry Betrayal of Compromise in California and the State’s Failure to Implement SB 54

March 07, 2025 by Brett Nadrich, US Communications Officer

Break Free From Plastic movement members “are committed to reevaluating all possible avenues … including reviving the initiative to let voters decide!”READ MORE

Petrochemicals & Climate, Press Release

Global networks see golden opportunity to negotiate strong plastics treaty

March 07, 2025 by Break Free From Plastic

Joint statement from Break Free From Plastic, The Center for International Environmental Law (CIEL), Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives (GAIA), Health Care Without Harm, International Pollution Elimination Network (IPEN), and International Alliance of Waste Pickers (IAWP) following the announcement of INC-5.2 schedule. READ MORE

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What is a ‘Sachet Economy' and Why Is It Problematic for Plastic Waste Reduction?

Could the Global Plastics Treaty End Plastic Pollution?

Recycling Won't Save Us — Plastic Production is the Real Problem

More than 230 CSOs support more than 90 countries’ renewed commitment to a strong Plastics Treaty

Last Golden Opportunity for Coexistence: Uproot Plastics, Jeju Civil Society Hold Press Conference

Recent Posts

Break Free From Plastic Condemns North Dakota Court Ruling Against Greenpeace as an Attack on Indigenous Peoples’ Rights, Environmental Defenders, Free Speech, and Justice

The EPA’s ‘Biggest Deregulatory Action in U.S. History’ Will Make People Sick, Especially in Environmental Justice Communities

Environmental Leaders Condemn Plastics Industry Betrayal of Compromise in California and the State’s Failure to Implement SB 54

Global networks see golden opportunity to negotiate strong plastics treaty

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