DID YOU KNOW🧐: Plastic waste is shipped by global north countries to the global south where it pollutes and harms their environment and communities.

Today is the last day of the Basel Convention COP-15, where member states deliberated on technical guidelines for plastic waste management, among other matters related to the transboundary movement of hazardous waste.

Experts from @baselactionnetwork, and #breakfreefromplastic members from Nigeria, India, Thailand, Malaysia, and Indonesia came together to present data on the plastic waste trade and call to #stopwastecolonialism 🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽

Support their message by signing the petition to #STOPSHIPPINGPLASTICWASTE!
Link in our stories! ⬆️

#EarthEcoAlert @fokusnexus3 @consumer_penang @africaforzerowaste
#plasticpollution #plasticfreefuture #didyouknow #breakfreefromplastic #truthaboutrecycling #climateaction #climateequality ...

At the U.S. Capitol today, leaders from across the country came together for the People’s Briefing for the #BreakFreeFromPlastic Pollution Act — a vital opportunity to urge Congress to pass this bill into law & protect people and the planet from the harms of plastic pollution.

Casey Camp-Horinek (Elder, Matriarch, and Tribal Councilwoman of the Ponca Tribe of Oklahoma) started by offering thanks to the Sacred Water that sustains us all, then posing a critical question: “How long will we keep talking without taking action?”

If you live in the United States, please call your elected officials in Washington, DC, and demand a hearing for the Break Free From Plastic Pollution Act. ...

The U.S. Interior Department (including the U.S. @nationalparkservice and all National Wildlife Refuges) is getting rid of single-use plastics! 🙌

On #WorldOceansDay, Secretary of the @usinterior Deb Haaland initiated a plan “to reduce the procurement, sale, and distribution of single-use products and packaging” while committing to phase out 100% of single-use plastic products across Department-managed lands by 2032.

"The Interior Department has an obligation to play a leading role in reducing the impact of plastic waste on our ecosystems and our climate," said @secdebhaaland. "As the steward of the nation’s public lands, including national parks and national wildlife refuges, and as the agency responsible for the conservation and management of fish, wildlife, plants and their habitats, we are uniquely positioned to do better for our Earth."

Read more at the link in @plasticpollutes' bio.

#breakfreefromplastic #governmentaccountability #sustainable #goodstewardship #noexcuseforsingleuse #zerowaste ...

Dear @unilever,

Please walk the talk. We urge you to choose real solutions and switch to reuse and refill systems. You can do it. We know you can.

Sincerely,
Humans of Earth who want a brighter, plastic-free future.

#breakfreefromplastic #QuitSachets #sachet #sachetpollution #plasticpollution ...

Why is plastic on our farms & in our food?? 🧑‍🌾😱 A new report by the Center for International Environmental Law (CIEL) details the links between agrochemicals, plastics, and fossil fuels, as well as what can be done to tackle this toxic triad.

Read more to learn how and why:
* Microplastics are intentionally added to fertilizers and pesticides
* Combining plastics with agrochemicals is harmful for people and the planet
* Governments can close regulatory gaps and ban the intentional use of microplastics in agriculture and in other sectors

“Coating fertilizers and pesticides in microplastics makes already toxic substances even more dangerous to human health and ecosystem,” says Carroll Muffett, President and CEO of CIEL. “As one of the most direct and preventable sources of microplastic pollution, and as a contributor to the climate crisis, microplastics must be banned from agricultural use.” Full report in @ciel_org’s bio.

#breakfreefromplastic #microplastics #toxicplastics #climatecrisis #agrochemicals #agriculture #farming #fossilfuels #plasticpollutes #toxic #plastics ...

🎞 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

#breakfreefromplastic #ZeroWaste #plasticpollution #documentary #netflix #whattowatch #whattowatchonnetflix #climateaction #environmentaljustice ...

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.”

#GovernmentAccountability #EnvironmentalJustice #Sustainability #Water #Pollution ...

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. ⬆️

#sachets #plasitcpollution #plasticfree #corporateaccountability @unileveridn ...

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 ...