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Over 99% of plastic comes from fossil fuel. The plastic pollution crisis is intertwined with the climate crisis and vice versa. Learn more from the movement’s Plastics and climate campaigns.

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Deception by the Numbers

Despite decades of deceptive industry marketing, we know we can’t recycle our way out of the plastic pollution crisis. But the companies making and selling plastic—and their trade association surrogate the American Chemistry Council—aren’t giving up. Instead, they’re doubling down to mislead investors, governments, and the public into believing we can.

Making GHG accounting work for climate – recommendations for accounting methodology for Recycled Carbon Fuels

A policy briefing to act as guidance for the European Commission in light of their proposals on accounting methodology for potential greenhouse gas emissions from so called ‘recycled carbon fuels’.

Our Ocean Needs Action Not Promises: Towards a Regulatory Approach to Prevent Plastic Pellet Loss in the EU

Plastic pellets are the second largest direct source of microplastic pollution to the ocean, and are known to cause serious harm to ocean life. This briefing outlines the urgent action that we recommend the European Commission should take to ensure that all pellets are handled responsibly across the plastic supply chain, drastically reducing this major […]

Plastic Industry Awareness of the Ocean Plastics Problem

Plastics Industry Awareness of the Ocean Plastics Problem is the third in an ongoing series, Fueling Plastics, that examines the links between plastics and fossil fuels.

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BREAKING: Toxic Chemical Spill Threatens BFFP Members in Ohio & Pennsylvania

February 10, 2023 by Comms Hub

Last Friday, a “bomb train” including five train cars filled with vinyl chloride, most commonly used to make PVC and other toxic plastics, derailed along the border between the States of Ohio and Pennsylvania in the U.S.

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Waste Imports, News, Petrochemicals & Climate, Plastics & Health, Policy

We are now plastic farmers

December 10, 2022 by Devayani Khare and Pui Yi Wong, Project Coordinator - Waste Trade (Asia-Pacific)

The human cost of waste colonialism

Waste Imports News Petrochemicals & Climate Plastics & Health Policy

Corporate Accountability, Petrochemicals & Climate, Policy, Press Release

To Stop Plastic Pollution, Single-use Plastics Production Must Stop

September 22, 2022 by admin

Environment activists in Asia call for real solutions to plastic pollution in a demonstration during the 7th International Marine Debris Conference

Corporate Accountability Petrochemicals & Climate Policy Press Release

Member Stories, Petrochemicals & Climate, Plastics & Health

Member in the Spotlight: CIEL

August 12, 2022 by admin

Rachel Radvany on why the Global Plastics Treaty matters for youth around the world

Member Stories Petrochemicals & Climate Plastics & Health

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