News

Learn about what’s happening on-ground across the globe. Read about members’ latest projects and efforts as well as breaking news about the plastic production crisis.

FEATURED

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

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.

10 years of BFFP: the role of Brazil's Instituto Pólis in the global fight against plastic pollution

This year, BFFP is celebrating a decade of collective work promoting real solutions to plastic pollution. In Latin America, Instituto Pólis—a Brazilian civil society organization with over 30 years of experience addressing urban, social, and environmental issues, and where BFFP took its first steps in the region—has played a key role in this process.

Break Free From PlasticMarch 17, 2026

Corporate Accountability, Policy, Real Solutions

International Women’s Day: GAIA/BFFP Africa Addresses Plastic Pollution through a Gender Justice Lens

Plastic pollution poses a critical threat to both human health and the environment, a crisis that is expected to worsen as global plastic production continues to rise.

Break Free From PlasticMarch 10, 2026

Corporate Accountability, Press Release

Nigeria’s Plastic Crisis Driven by Vested Corporate Interests - New Nationwide Audit Reveals

A nationwide plastic brand audit conducted across eight Nigerian cities by Break Free From Plastic (BFFP) and the Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives (GAIA) has identified multinational beverage companies and single-use plastic producers as the largest contributors to Nigeria’s worsening plastic pollution crisis.

Break Free From PlasticFebruary 18, 2026

human rights, plastic pollution, Uncategorized, waste trade

Plastic Pollution Crisis is an Urgent Human Rights Issue: A Call for Regional Action

Joint Statement of Southeast Asian policymakers, Break Free From Plastic Asia Pacific members and ASEAN Parliamentarians for Human Rights (APHR)

Comms HubFebruary 18, 2026

Featured, News, Policy

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

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.

Break Free From PlasticFebruary 8, 2026

Recent Posts

Member Stories, News, Plastics & Health

This Earth Day, It’s Time to #EndPlasticPollution

April 22, 2018 by Break Free From Plastic

Our oceans, river systems, marine animals, and health are being threatened by a pollutant that’s all around us, yet sometimes invisible to the eye: plastics.READ MORE

Corporate Accountability, Member Stories

Over 1 million people demand corporations reduce single-use plastics ahead of Earth Day

April 18, 2018 by Break Free From Plastic

More than one million people ahead of this year’s Earth Day (April 22) are demanding that the world’s largest corporations reduce their production of single-use plastic.READ MORE

Member Stories, Plastics & Health

Photo Essay: Playgrounds and Pollution

April 04, 2018 by Break Free From Plastic

Alison's Toxic Tour of Houston and its horrifying array of polluting facilities near homes and schools. Here's what that means for you.READ MORE

Member Stories, News, Policy

Beyond Single Use Plastics - Rethink Plastic talkshow

March 27, 2018 by Matt Franklin

On March 27th, Rethink Plastic hosted its second after-work talkshow in Brussels, in a museum-like environment taking us straight into a plastic-free future.READ MORE

< PREV 1 … 41 42 43 44 NEXT >

Get in touch with us for media requests, story and content collaborations, inquiries regarding press releases and other materials!

LET'S TALK!

Join the 13,000+ members representing millions of people around the world.

Whether you represent an organization or want to join as an individual, you can help fight the plastic pollution crisis. And as a movement, we can achieve so much more. Become a member today and be part of the change!

JOIN THE MOVEMENT

News

Learn about what’s happening on-ground across the globe. Read about members’ latest projects and efforts as well as breaking news about the plastic production crisis.

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

Recent Posts

Category

Campaign

Region

Search

10 years of BFFP: the role of Brazil's Instituto Pólis in the global fight against plastic pollution

International Women’s Day: GAIA/BFFP Africa Addresses Plastic Pollution through a Gender Justice Lens

Nigeria’s Plastic Crisis Driven by Vested Corporate Interests - New Nationwide Audit Reveals

Plastic Pollution Crisis is an Urgent Human Rights Issue: A Call for Regional Action

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

Recent Posts

This Earth Day, It’s Time to #EndPlasticPollution

Over 1 million people demand corporations reduce single-use plastics ahead of Earth Day

Photo Essay: Playgrounds and Pollution

Beyond Single Use Plastics - Rethink Plastic talkshow

Get in touch with us for media requests, story and content collaborations, inquiries regarding press releases and other materials!

Join the 13,000+ members representing millions of people around the world.