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Break Free From Plastic members and allies are renowned experts on plastic pollution across the plastic supply chain, providing rich perspectives on the issue. As a result, the movement has collectively commented on high-profile media stories and published countless reports, research, training, campaigns, and more.

Currently, there is a historic opportunity to keep putting plastic pollution issues at the forefront of traditional and digital media, and journalists, media professionals, and content creators play a unique role in keeping the momentum.

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Africa -Masego Mokgwetsi
Europe - Bethany Keeley
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South East Asia and the Pacific - Eah Antonio
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US and Canada - Brett Nadrich

Beyond PRs: A Global Media Survey on Plastic Pollution Coverage

This short survey is designed to hear directly from journalists, editors, and media professionals covering environmental issues — particularly plastic pollution — across the globe.

Your responses will help NGOs and civil society organizations better understand the media landscape, sharpen how they pitch stories, and identify where regional narratives connect to bigger global trends.

Deadline: 14th August, 2026.

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News, Real Solutions, Spotlight

While Corporations Stall on Plastic Waste, a Flood-Prone Barangay in the Philippines Is Cleaning Up the Mess

March 30, 2026 | Break Free From Plastic

For decades, Potrero, the largest barangay (town) in Malabon City in the northern part of Metro Manila, Philippines, lived with the harsh consequences of plastic pollution. Wedged along the Tullahan River, a catch basin for waste flowing from Bulacan, Quezon City, and Caloocan, the barangay endured floods so severe that residents climbed onto rooftops for safety.

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Corporate Accountability, Petrochemicals & Climate, Plastics & Health, Press Release, Spotlight

Two Arrests in Texas for Peaceful Protest Against Dow Chemical; Public Meeting Announced for Dow’s Water Discharge Permit

March 27, 2026 | Break Free From Plastic

77-Year-Old Wilson arrested while attempting to deliver a letter at the Dow Chemical plastics plant in Seadrift, and Dan Lê arrested while disrupting Dow CEO’s keynote remarks at the CERAWeek conference in Houston

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Petrochemicals & Climate, Press Release

Toxic Finance Report: The Banks and Investors Funding the Expansion of Petrochemicals in the United States

March 26, 2026 | Break Free From Plastic

Major Banks Backing Risky U.S. Petrochemical Expansion Despite Mounting Legal and Financial Warnings

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Features on Break Free From Plastic and Movement Members

Europe

In Numbers: Europe’s Mounting Plastic Waste Problem Unpacked

Waste Trade

US and Canada

Diane Wilson on Fighting Plastic Pollution, Losing Everything, and Gaining Her Soul

plastic pollution, Plastics & Health

US and Canada

On the Frontlines in ‘Cancer Alley,’ Black Women Inspired by Faith Are Powering the Environmental Justice Movement

Plastics & Health

Europe

Activists 'baffled' that Coca-Cola will be sponsor

Corporate Accountability

Europe

Plastic pollution: agri-food giants ordered to reduce their impact

Corporate Accountability

Europe

Retailers Blasted Over ‘Deceitful’ Plastic Phase-Out Claims

Corporate Accountability, Policy

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