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Break Free From Plastic Members Respond to Election of Plastics Treaty New Chair

February 08, 2026 by Break Free From Plastic

A new round of talks for a global plastics treaty (INC-5.3) happened today at the Geneva International Conference Centre (CICG) in Geneva, Switzerland, where countries agreed to elect Mr. Julio Cordano, from Chile, as the new Chair following the resignation of the previous chair Ambassador Luis Vayas Valdivieso of Ecuador in early October of last year. READ MORE

News, Petrochemicals & Climate

Break Free From Plastic members react to the U.S. military intervention in Venezuela

January 21, 2026 by Break Free From Plastic

Several Break Free From Plastic members have responded to the U.S. strikes on Venezuelan soil on January 3rd, 2026. As a global movement rooted in justice, we echo our deepest concerns for the recent events in the region. Read our members' statements below. READ MORE

News, Policy, Press Release

UNEA-7 ends with only a handful of agreed resolutions and a failed attempt at multilateralism

December 12, 2025 by Break Free From Plastic

Despite the lack of results inside the negotiations, Break Free From Plastic members continue to keep plastic issues present at global talks.READ MORE

Waste Trade

Waste Colonialism: Germany's Role in the Global Plastic Trade

December 04, 2025 by Devayani Khare

When plastic waste is sorted and segregated, consumers distance themselves from the issue of plastic pollution - yet where does this segregated and sorted waste end up? This is the dark story of just one exporting country: Germany!READ MORE

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Real Solutions

December 07, 2022 by admin

False solutions to plastic pollution derail efforts to curb plastic pollution at the source. To stop plastic pollution, single-use plastic production must stop. Any greenwashing and false claims cannot justify the continued production of unnecessary plastics commonly used as packaging. Real solutions such as reuse-and-refill systems and Zero Waste approaches exist.

Plastics & Health

December 07, 2022 by admin

Plastic causes harm to human health throughout its lifecycle - from extraction to incineration. #breakfreefromplastic aims to tell the full story of plastic and its effects on human health. We expose the toxic impacts of plastics to show why the focus should be on real solutions to the plastic pollution crisis.

Petrochemicals & Climate

December 07, 2022 by admin

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.

Youth

December 07, 2022 by admin

Break Free From Plastic has always encouraged and welcomed the involvement and leadership of youth activists. Browse through various campaigns aiming to reach out and make space for these young changemakers.

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December 09, 2022 by admin

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December 09, 2022 by admin

BFFP Movement Charter Sign Up

December 09, 2022 by admin

Toxic Tours

January 24, 2023 by admin

#breakfreefromplastic Toxic Tours is a community-led storytelling and mapping experience on the impacts of plastic production on frontline communities. The Tours elevate local voices and ensure that community fights are amplified. Take the Toxic Tours, Take Action.

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News, Real Solutions

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.

News Real Solutions

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)

Member Stories Press Release

Member Stories

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.”

Member Stories

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.

Corporate Accountability News

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August 14

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