🎞 On streaming platform Netlix this June 👉 "Pulau Plastik"

Catch #breakfreefromplastic changemakers Prigi Arisandi and Tiza Mafira together with Gede Robi in this documentary on their fight against plastic pollution in Indonesia.

📌 The film will be available globally starting June 2

📷 @pulauplastik

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Meet the Trash Traveler: Portugal-based-plastic-pollution-awareness-raiser! 💪

🏖 In 2020, alongside 550 people, he collected 1.6 tons of plastic by walking across the coastline of Portugal.

🚭 In 2021, he collected 1.1 million cigarette butts with 600 people.

🚴🏼‍♂️ This year he is cycling 2000 km around Portugal with an old bicycle to raise awareness of reuse.

This is more than just a clean-up. This is a chance for communities in Portugal to learn more about what happens to their plastic waste and an opportunity to put the pressure on policy makers to choose reuse.

The Trash Cycle takes place until the 17th June. Whether you are in Portugal and want to take part or in another place in the world, you can support by signing the Trash Traveler’s petition.

Find out more at 👉🏼 @thetrashtraveler 👈🏼 ✨

#thetrashcycle #singleuseplastic #singleusebottles #plasticpollution #breakfreefromplastic #wechoosereuse ...

BIG WIN for environmental justice in #California! 🙌 The California Coastal Commission voted unanimously to deny the construction permits for the Poseidon Desalination Project, which would have caused tremendous damage to local communities and the environment.

#breakfreefromplastic changemakers with @azuldotorg, @societyofnativenations, and @surfrider were directly involved in this victory as part of the Stop Poseidon coalition:

​​⏺ Andrea León-Grossmann, Director of Climate Action at Azul, explained: “The proposed desal plant was fossil-fuel burning, obsolete technology, with a carbon footprint the size of 40,000 homes, that would have killed marine life year-round, costing taxpayers and ratepayers alike.”

⏺ Frankie Orona of the Society of Native Nations, Environmental liaison for Chief Anthony Morales of the Gabrieleno Tongva Tribe of the San Gabriel Band of Mission Indians, added: “Elders of our community truly felt that they have been heard and considered in a space where they have not been in the past. Thank you to the California Coastal Commission and its staff for supporting us in stopping and denying the Poseidon Desalination Project permit request in Huntington Beach, California.”

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LOOK ⚠️ Sachets from various multi-national corporations pollute Arau River in West Sumatra, Indonesia 🇮🇩!

“During brand audit, we found the top 3 plastic polluters in the area to be @unilever
#Danone @cocacola

Our rapid tests show that the river is contaminated with 420 particles of microplastic for every 100 liters of water💧. 85% are fragments from clear plastic and sachets (aluminum foil)‼️” says @prigi.arisandi of #breakfreefromplastic member, @ecoton.id

Find out why companies should #QuitSachets, link in our stories. ⬆️

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The U.S. plastic recycling rate has dropped to less than 6%! ♻️😡 A new report from #breakfreefromplastic members Beyond Plastics and #TheLastBeachCleanup broke the news, which was quickly confirmed by The Department of @energy.

The new report also reveals that U.S. per capita generation of plastic waste has increased by 263% since 1980! 🤯

“The plastics industry must stop lying to the public about plastics recycling," says Judith Enck, President of Beyond Plastics and former U.S. @epagov Regional Administrator. "We need consumer brand companies and governments to adopt policies that reduce the production, usage, and disposal of plastics."

Read the full report in @beyondplasticsbennington's bio.

#RecyclingIsNotEnough #StopProducingPlastic #PlasticPollutes ...

Join @endplasticpollutionow ahead of the launch of their Flowing with Plastics report, in their upcoming webinar with #breakfreefromplastic!

This is a fantastic opportunity to learn about how #cocacola is being held to account for polluting rivers in Uganda 💥

False solutions will be exposed and companies responsible for #plasticpollution will be revealed 👀

📆 Monday 9 May
⏰ 8-9:30am (EST), 3-4:30pm (EAT), 2-3:30pm (CAT)

📌 LINK IN OUR STORIES!

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BIG NEWS out of #California! The state's attorney general has launched a first-of-its kind investigation into the fossil fuel and petrochemical industries' "half-century campaign of deception" that is responsible for "causing and exacerbating the global plastics pollution crisis" and perpetuating "myths around recycling."

A subpoena has been issued to @exxonmobil seeking information related to the company's role as one of the biggest perpetrators, and officials say they will also target other companies in the industry ... so this is only the beginning!

#breakfreefromplastic members across the United States support California's leadership and are urging other states' attorneys general to follow suit. Check out the bios/websites for @californiansagainstwaste, @ciel_org, @surfrider and additional groups tagged in the image to learn more.

#exxonknew #greenwashing #corporateaccountability #noexcuseforsingleuse #plasticpollutes #toxicplastics ...

Recycling, cleanups, waste-to-energy, bio-plastic, and many more. Corporations are throwing us greenwashing efforts left and right. It's time they accept the truth that to end plastic pollution, production has to stop.

What other greenwashing efforts have you seen corporations use? Comment them below!

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🚨 GREENWASHING ALERT: 90s THROWBACK EDITION 🚨 Bill Nye the Sellout Guy has narrated a new video about how “the good people at The Coca-Cola Company are dedicating themselves to addressing our global plastic waste problem” …

First of all, “the good people at The Coca-Cola Company” is a ridiculous phrase that only a corporate shill would say. 🤑 👎 @billnye should be ashamed of himself.

More importantly, @thecocacolaco has been the world’s worst corporate plastic polluter every year we’ve conducted global brand audits. To be clear, Coca-Cola has been at the top of the list FOUR YEARS IN A ROW! 😡

Coke's new video is classic #greenwashing, and we have the receipts to prove it.

@cocacola knows that the green PET bottles they make for @sprite and other products are essentially worthless because there are no buyers, which is why they only show clear PET bottles in their video. It’s also why Coca-Cola brags about using only clear PET in Asia, where South Korea has made green PET bottles illegal to sell.

“The good people at The Coca-Cola Company” are lying to us using Bill Nye as a puppet. 🤡 😭

In response, @beyondplasticsbennington has released its own claymation-style video that aims to set the record straight.

“Having Bill Nye provide green cover for Coca-Cola is troubling. The truth is that we cannot recycle our way out of the growing plastic pollution crisis. Instead, we must enact new laws and regulations—which Coca-Cola often opposes—to substantially reduce the production, usage, and disposal of plastics,” said Judith Enck, President of Beyond Plastics.

#BillNyeTheSelloutGuy ...

Microplastics are in our lungs! 😱 Scientists recently discovered #microplastic particles lodged deep in the lungs of living people for the first time, building upon two previous studies that found microplastics in lung tissue taken during autopsies.The most common microplastic particles found were polypropylene (which can be found in plastic packaging and pipes) and PET (which is often used to make plastic bottles).

This study is even more frightening when we consider the groundbreaking announcement last month by #breakfreefromplastic member @commonseas that 77% of the blood samples they tested came back positive for plastic.

The first step to keeping these #toxicplastics out of our bodies is to stop making more single-use plastic! We need to turn off the tap for the sake of our health and the ultimate survival of humanity.

#TurnOffTheTap #StopMakingPlastic #Toxic #Plastic ...