Member Stories, News

by admin | December 19, 2019

Get to know Break Free From Plastic U.S.! Our groups are campaigning for systems change all across the plastic pollution lifecycle, from extraction to dumping & burning and everything in between. Hear from our members directly on the biggest victories from 2019! – Shilpi Chhotray, Senior Communications Officer, Break Free From Plastic US/Global   Diane […]

News, Press Release

by admin | November 8, 2019

Press Release, Brand Audit

by Matt Franklin | October 23, 2019

October 23, 2019 Manila, Philippines – Coca-Cola, Nestlé, and PepsiCo are the top 3 most identified companies in global brand audits for the second year in a row, according to a new report “BRANDED Volume II: Identifying the World’s Top Corporate Plastic Polluters.” Four hundred and eighty-four cleanups in over 50 countries and 6 continents, […]

News, Press Release

by admin | September 26, 2019

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 25, 2019 WASHINGTON, DC — Today, the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee will vote on the Save Our Seas 2.0 Act. A group of 38 environmental organizations have banded together to urge the Committee members to reject this flawed piece of legislation and demand meaningful action. (See the joint letter below that was […]

News, Plastic Policies

by admin | September 25, 2019

September 24th, 2019 Senator Sheldon Whitehouse 717 Hart Senate Office Building Washington, DC  20510 And Senator Dan Sullivan 302 Hart Senate Office Building Washington, DC  20510 Re: Opposition to the Save Our Seas 2.0 Act, Senate bill 1982, Senate bill 2260, Senate bill 2364, Senate bill 2372 Dear Senator Whitehouse and Senator Sullivan: The undersigned […]