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Large-scale Events as a New Track for the Green Economy

November 25, 2025 by Plastic Free China

On September 25, the salon “Reusable Cups × Large-Scale Events: A New Track for the Green Economy” was jointly organised by Plastic Free China, Novaloop, Duck Gaga, and Guangdong Association of Circular Economy and Resource Comprehensive Utilisation, with support from Society of Entrepreneurs and Ecology Foundation.READ MORE

Member Stories, Press Release

Mapo Resource Circulation Network Welcomes South Korean Government’s Decision to Exclude Incineration from Recycling Statistics

November 14, 2025 by Mapo Resource Circulation Network (MRCN)

Renowned Goldman Awardee Von Hernandez shares reflections after serving Break Free From Plastic for almost a decade

November 13, 2025 by Break Free From Plastic

“In the next decade, I want the movement to achieve what was once unthinkable: to make the single-use plastic economy a relic of the past.”READ MORE

Corporate Accountability, News

BFFP members react to new report showing corporate plastic pollution efforts

November 07, 2025 by Break Free From Plastic

BFFP members react to Ellen MacArthur Foundation’s new reports citing multiple concerns with corporate plastic reduction efforts.READ MORE

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Missing the mark unveiling corporate false solutions to the plastic crisis

November 22, 2022 by admin

Fast Moving Consumer Goods companies produce a staggering amount of plastic packaging, and most of it can’t be recycled, instead it is burned, landfilled or ends up polluting the environment. Every year, we find the same companies are the top plastic polluters during the annual brand audits.

Unilever COP26

November 22, 2022 by admin

As the world looks to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change Conference of the Parties 26 (COP26) meeting in Glasgow, the #breakfreefromplastic (BFFP) movement protests Unilever’s corporate sponsorship of this vital summit, given its records as one of the world’s top plastic polluters.

Plastics Treaty

November 22, 2022 by admin

On March 2, 2022, the United Nations approved a landmark agreement to create the world’s first-ever global plastics pollution treaty, adopted upon the conclusion of the resumed fifth session of the United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA 5.2).

Policy

December 04, 2022 by admin

Break Free From Plastic members and allies have dedicated countless hours and efforts to policy work. To achieve systemic change, we need the support of governments and policy making bodies. Browse through various campaigns related to this work.

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December 06, 2022 by admin

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December 06, 2022 by admin

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Corporate Accountability

December 07, 2022 by admin

Corporations play a big role in the plastics pollution crisis. Break Free From plastic members and allies have long been calling out and holding corporations accountable. Browse through various campaigns related to this work.

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Press Release, News, Plastics & Health

Regulatory landscape for plastics in Latin America and the Caribbean reveals uneven legislative coverage and a need for effective implementation

October 29, 2025 by Break Free From Plastic

The Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives (GAIA) and the Break Free From Plastic (BFFP) movement present an unprecedented analysis of plastics-related policies in Latin America and the Caribbean. This report seeks to provide a comprehensive overview of legislative progress in the region.

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Press Release, Corporate Accountability

Can Supermarkets Do More In Fighting Plastic Pollution? The World's First Supermarkets Audits Seem to Indicate So.

September 16, 2025 by Comms Hub

A new report audited 247 retailers in 27 countries to determine how supermarkets are contributing to or preventing plastic pollution with their business practices.

Press Release Corporate Accountability

Real Solutions, News, Reuse

Reuse Day: Turns Rental Cups and Bulk Detergent to A Movement for Reuse

August 26, 2025 by Plastic Free China

The first Reuse Day in China was successfully held in Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou, with the aim to advocate reuse, reduce plastic waste and cut carbon emissions.

Real Solutions News Reuse

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Civil society perseveres in the face of a deeply flawed Plastics Treaty negotiations process and demands that countries take decisive action

August 15, 2025 by Break Free From Plastic

Geneva, Switzerland – The resumed fifth meeting of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC-5.2) for a global agreement to end plastic pollution has adjourned after a haphazard process that extended the negotiations for an extra day, but ended without a clear agreement on the path forward. Civil society urges world leaders to persevere towards a strong, legally binding treaty that cuts plastic production and protects human health, human rights, and the environment.

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