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CMA CGM Group Urged to Abandon Plastic Bricks, Support Plastic Bans and Zero Waste Systems Instead

September 23, 2022 by admin

Manila - The Break Free From Plastic movement calls out the shipping company CMA CGM Group for taking one step forward, two steps back in their latest decision to invest in downcycling projects to address plastic pollution.READ MORE

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More Than 200 Organizations Urge Congress to Reject Federal Plastic Burning Legislation

September 20, 2022 by Brett Nadrich, US Communications Officer

Advocates warn Congress that industry-sponsored “advanced recycling” legislation will imperil public health and perpetuate the global plastic pollution crisis READ MORE

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Member story: China Zero Waste Alliance

September 18, 2022 by admin

As a customer, you're probably aware that most of the products you use daily — from high-end smartphones to low-cost holiday decorations — are manufactured in China. Yes, everything is manufactured in China. However, you may be unaware that China is also a significant contributor to global plastic pollution.READ MORE

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Journalists under attack for their investigative work on global plastic waste trade

August 09, 2022 by admin

On July 27, 2022, independent freelance journalists Vedat Örüç and Elif Kurttaş, were attacked while visiting an industrial area with dozens of recycling facilities in Adana, Türkiye.READ MORE

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PH fisherfolk to corporations and governments: end single-use plastics, adopt a strong plastics treaty

June 02, 2023 by Break Free From Plastic Asia Pacific

In celebration of National Fisherfolk Day and amid INC-2 negotiations for global plastics treaty, Philippine fishing communities and civil society organizations held a creative picket and protest calling on fast moving consumer goods (FMCGs) companies to stop using plastics in their product packaging, and urged governments to adopt a strong plastics treaty.

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Bali Community Tells Danone: Stop Poisoning Us with Toxic Plastic

May 31, 2023 by Yuyun Ismawati and Comms Hub

Danone project claims “plastic credits” for toxic facility that threatens local air and water

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Reusable Packaging Revolution is Close - Experts Say

May 30, 2023 by Comms Hub

Global plastics treaty talks this week should aim for mass adoption of reuse systems to cut plastic pollution

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Australia quietly reopens plastic waste exports while, UNEP “Turns on the Tap” for burning plastic waste in cement kilns: Policy desperation on the eve of Plastic Treaty negotiations

May 23, 2023 by Break Free From Plastic Asia Pacific

A joint statement by Zero Waste Australia, Ecowaste Coalition, Nexus 3 Foundation, Consumers' Association of Penang and Ecological Alert and Recovery Thailand (EARTH) on Australia's waste exports policy.

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