Break Free From Plastic
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Join the global movement working to end plastic pollution through LONG TERM systemic changes and REAL solutions. 🌏🙌🏽✨
Once upon a time, Coca-Cola set the standard for refillable glass bottles. But today, they’re the top corporate plastic polluter in the world according to Brand Audit reports.
Send this to @CocaCola to urge them to Bring Back Refill.
#BreakFreeFromPlastic #NoToSingleUse
Send this to @CocaCola to urge them to Bring Back Refill.
#BreakFreeFromPlastic #NoToSingleUse
January 17, 2026 at 8:23 AM
Once upon a time, Coca-Cola set the standard for refillable glass bottles. But today, they’re the top corporate plastic polluter in the world according to Brand Audit reports.
Send this to @CocaCola to urge them to Bring Back Refill.
#BreakFreeFromPlastic #NoToSingleUse
Send this to @CocaCola to urge them to Bring Back Refill.
#BreakFreeFromPlastic #NoToSingleUse
Did you know that India has been a dumping ground for immense quantities of plastic waste from around the world?
In this video with Dainik Jagran, Devayani Khare of Break Free From Plastic - Asia Pacific, explains why plastic waste trade is a scam.👇
youtu.be/scch-iUzTbM
In this video with Dainik Jagran, Devayani Khare of Break Free From Plastic - Asia Pacific, explains why plastic waste trade is a scam.👇
youtu.be/scch-iUzTbM
Plastic Waste Trade Scam:क्या “international recycling” सच में environment बचाती है?Jagran Unscammed
YouTube video by Dainik Jagran - दैनिक जागरण
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January 16, 2026 at 5:39 AM
Did you know that India has been a dumping ground for immense quantities of plastic waste from around the world?
In this video with Dainik Jagran, Devayani Khare of Break Free From Plastic - Asia Pacific, explains why plastic waste trade is a scam.👇
youtu.be/scch-iUzTbM
In this video with Dainik Jagran, Devayani Khare of Break Free From Plastic - Asia Pacific, explains why plastic waste trade is a scam.👇
youtu.be/scch-iUzTbM
👚 Is this made to look good on you?
Two recent reports present the results of tests conducted on clothing from major fashion brands, revealing harmful impacts on both the environment and human health.
#BreakFreeFromPlastic
Two recent reports present the results of tests conducted on clothing from major fashion brands, revealing harmful impacts on both the environment and human health.
#BreakFreeFromPlastic
January 14, 2026 at 9:00 AM
👚 Is this made to look good on you?
Two recent reports present the results of tests conducted on clothing from major fashion brands, revealing harmful impacts on both the environment and human health.
#BreakFreeFromPlastic
Two recent reports present the results of tests conducted on clothing from major fashion brands, revealing harmful impacts on both the environment and human health.
#BreakFreeFromPlastic
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Interesting to see the Guardian's @dpcarrington.bsky.social weighing in on this. My take, as someone covering microplastics heavily for the past year (and currently sitting at a 200+ person conference with many of the scientists in question):
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
‘A bombshell’: doubt cast on discovery of microplastics throughout human body
Exclusive: Some scientists say many detections are most likely error, with one high-profile study called a ‘joke’
www.theguardian.com
January 13, 2026 at 8:53 PM
Interesting to see the Guardian's @dpcarrington.bsky.social weighing in on this. My take, as someone covering microplastics heavily for the past year (and currently sitting at a 200+ person conference with many of the scientists in question):
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
NO TO SINGLE-USE! 🥤🥡
Single-use items represent a massive design failure, creating a legacy of pollution that recycling alone cannot fix.
#ChooseReuse! What's one thing you do to avoid single-use? Share it in the comments!
#BreakFreeFromPlastic #RefuseSingleUse
Single-use items represent a massive design failure, creating a legacy of pollution that recycling alone cannot fix.
#ChooseReuse! What's one thing you do to avoid single-use? Share it in the comments!
#BreakFreeFromPlastic #RefuseSingleUse
January 6, 2026 at 12:45 PM
NO TO SINGLE-USE! 🥤🥡
Single-use items represent a massive design failure, creating a legacy of pollution that recycling alone cannot fix.
#ChooseReuse! What's one thing you do to avoid single-use? Share it in the comments!
#BreakFreeFromPlastic #RefuseSingleUse
Single-use items represent a massive design failure, creating a legacy of pollution that recycling alone cannot fix.
#ChooseReuse! What's one thing you do to avoid single-use? Share it in the comments!
#BreakFreeFromPlastic #RefuseSingleUse
If we can do it, corporations also can! Dear corporations, time to switch to reuse and refill systems! ✊🏽⚡️
#corporateresponsibility #plasticpollution
#corporateresponsibility #plasticpollution
January 5, 2026 at 3:08 AM
If we can do it, corporations also can! Dear corporations, time to switch to reuse and refill systems! ✊🏽⚡️
#corporateresponsibility #plasticpollution
#corporateresponsibility #plasticpollution
Hope is rooted in collective action. It’s built by communities who show up, challenge polluters, and push for systemic change. See you again in 2026! ✊🏽⚡️💚
December 30, 2025 at 3:15 AM
Hope is rooted in collective action. It’s built by communities who show up, challenge polluters, and push for systemic change. See you again in 2026! ✊🏽⚡️💚
From false solutions to misdirection, find out what plastic pollution myths we should leave behind in 2025!
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#breakfreefromplastic #myth #mythbusters #meme #memedog
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#breakfreefromplastic #myth #mythbusters #meme #memedog
December 29, 2025 at 2:59 AM
From false solutions to misdirection, find out what plastic pollution myths we should leave behind in 2025!
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#breakfreefromplastic #myth #mythbusters #meme #memedog
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#breakfreefromplastic #myth #mythbusters #meme #memedog
Reuse, repair, and other zero waste practices have been the norm for many communities in the world. 🌍✨ It shows that the solutions we need often already exist.
Which reuse tradition inspires you the most? Share yours below!
#BreakFreeFromPlastic #Reuse #Refill #Repair
Which reuse tradition inspires you the most? Share yours below!
#BreakFreeFromPlastic #Reuse #Refill #Repair
December 21, 2025 at 2:28 AM
Reuse, repair, and other zero waste practices have been the norm for many communities in the world. 🌍✨ It shows that the solutions we need often already exist.
Which reuse tradition inspires you the most? Share yours below!
#BreakFreeFromPlastic #Reuse #Refill #Repair
Which reuse tradition inspires you the most? Share yours below!
#BreakFreeFromPlastic #Reuse #Refill #Repair
Waste doesn’t just disappear, IT MOVES 🌍
The global waste trade hides exploitation, pollution, & backroom deals. Instead of cutting plastic, polluters export the damage to vulnerable communities.
🧵 A thread on why this is a climate, labor, & justice issue
The global waste trade hides exploitation, pollution, & backroom deals. Instead of cutting plastic, polluters export the damage to vulnerable communities.
🧵 A thread on why this is a climate, labor, & justice issue
December 19, 2025 at 9:16 AM
Waste doesn’t just disappear, IT MOVES 🌍
The global waste trade hides exploitation, pollution, & backroom deals. Instead of cutting plastic, polluters export the damage to vulnerable communities.
🧵 A thread on why this is a climate, labor, & justice issue
The global waste trade hides exploitation, pollution, & backroom deals. Instead of cutting plastic, polluters export the damage to vulnerable communities.
🧵 A thread on why this is a climate, labor, & justice issue
#UNEA7 🌍 is ending in #Nairobi with only a handful of agreed resolutions and a failed attempt at multilateralism. The most constructive parts happened on the sidelines, including events and actions 🙌 about the #PlasticsTreaty.
Read our statement here: www.breakfreefromplastic.org/2025/12/12/u...
Read our statement here: www.breakfreefromplastic.org/2025/12/12/u...
December 12, 2025 at 3:34 PM
#UNEA7 🌍 is ending in #Nairobi with only a handful of agreed resolutions and a failed attempt at multilateralism. The most constructive parts happened on the sidelines, including events and actions 🙌 about the #PlasticsTreaty.
Read our statement here: www.breakfreefromplastic.org/2025/12/12/u...
Read our statement here: www.breakfreefromplastic.org/2025/12/12/u...
@cfa_ind is pulling back the curtain and exposes the real costs of fossil fuels in their new monthly series.
Read more:
https://heyzine.com/flip-book/aa9373c917.html
#BreakFreeFromPlastic #FossilFreeFuture #ToxicTrade #ClimateJustice
Read more:
https://heyzine.com/flip-book/aa9373c917.html
#BreakFreeFromPlastic #FossilFreeFuture #ToxicTrade #ClimateJustice
December 11, 2025 at 8:46 AM
@cfa_ind is pulling back the curtain and exposes the real costs of fossil fuels in their new monthly series.
Read more:
https://heyzine.com/flip-book/aa9373c917.html
#BreakFreeFromPlastic #FossilFreeFuture #ToxicTrade #ClimateJustice
Read more:
https://heyzine.com/flip-book/aa9373c917.html
#BreakFreeFromPlastic #FossilFreeFuture #ToxicTrade #ClimateJustice
The global plastic crisis represents one of the most pressing human rights challenges of our time.
Go to toxictours.org to see how plastic devastates natural ecosystems, and destroys people’s health, livelihoods, and peace of mind.
#HumanRightsDay #BreakFreeFromPlastic
Go to toxictours.org to see how plastic devastates natural ecosystems, and destroys people’s health, livelihoods, and peace of mind.
#HumanRightsDay #BreakFreeFromPlastic
December 10, 2025 at 5:30 AM
The global plastic crisis represents one of the most pressing human rights challenges of our time.
Go to toxictours.org to see how plastic devastates natural ecosystems, and destroys people’s health, livelihoods, and peace of mind.
#HumanRightsDay #BreakFreeFromPlastic
Go to toxictours.org to see how plastic devastates natural ecosystems, and destroys people’s health, livelihoods, and peace of mind.
#HumanRightsDay #BreakFreeFromPlastic
At a breakfast briefing organized by @eia-news.bsky.social in #UNEA7, speakers emphasised the persistent calls for action and firm political resolve, which are essential to prevent the #PlasticsTreaty from being weakened and reflecting the environmental reality we live in.
📷 James Wakibia
📷 James Wakibia
December 9, 2025 at 4:31 PM
At a breakfast briefing organized by @eia-news.bsky.social in #UNEA7, speakers emphasised the persistent calls for action and firm political resolve, which are essential to prevent the #PlasticsTreaty from being weakened and reflecting the environmental reality we live in.
📷 James Wakibia
📷 James Wakibia
At a breakfast briefing organized by @eia-news.bsky.social in #UNEA7, speakers emphasised the persistent calls for action and firm political resolve, which are essential to prevent the #PlasticsTreaty from being weakened and reflecting the environmental reality we live in.
📷 James Wakibia
📷 James Wakibia
December 9, 2025 at 4:27 PM
At a breakfast briefing organized by @eia-news.bsky.social in #UNEA7, speakers emphasised the persistent calls for action and firm political resolve, which are essential to prevent the #PlasticsTreaty from being weakened and reflecting the environmental reality we live in.
📷 James Wakibia
📷 James Wakibia
Nina, from #BreakFreeFromPlastic member River Warrior Indonesia, was named a finalist for the International Children’s Peace Prize 2025.
From her hometown in East Java, Nina has led bold campaigns against waste colonialism. 🙌
Learn more:
https://www.breakfreefromplastic.org/waste-trade/
From her hometown in East Java, Nina has led bold campaigns against waste colonialism. 🙌
Learn more:
https://www.breakfreefromplastic.org/waste-trade/
December 9, 2025 at 3:00 AM
Nina, from #BreakFreeFromPlastic member River Warrior Indonesia, was named a finalist for the International Children’s Peace Prize 2025.
From her hometown in East Java, Nina has led bold campaigns against waste colonialism. 🙌
Learn more:
https://www.breakfreefromplastic.org/waste-trade/
From her hometown in East Java, Nina has led bold campaigns against waste colonialism. 🙌
Learn more:
https://www.breakfreefromplastic.org/waste-trade/
#UNEA7 offers a crucial moment for Member States to advance solutions — from minerals governance to chemicals and waste — and to ensure a strong and well-resourced UNEP capable of meeting today’s challenges.
Read more 👇
https://www.ciel.org/news/unea-7-oecpr-reaction/
#BreakFreeFromPlastic
Read more 👇
https://www.ciel.org/news/unea-7-oecpr-reaction/
#BreakFreeFromPlastic
UNEA-7 Presents Opportunity for Restart - Center for International Environmental Law
While the OECPR meeting showed obstructionism, Member States should recall their existing environmental governance obligations for a fresh start.
www.ciel.org
December 8, 2025 at 12:12 PM
#UNEA7 offers a crucial moment for Member States to advance solutions — from minerals governance to chemicals and waste — and to ensure a strong and well-resourced UNEP capable of meeting today’s challenges.
Read more 👇
https://www.ciel.org/news/unea-7-oecpr-reaction/
#BreakFreeFromPlastic
Read more 👇
https://www.ciel.org/news/unea-7-oecpr-reaction/
#BreakFreeFromPlastic
Opening plenary #UNEA7 has begun. Let's remind countries that addressing #plasticpollution is crucial for planetary resilience. Follow the livestream via @unep.org here 👇
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#BreakFreeFromPlastic
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#BreakFreeFromPlastic
1) Opening Plenary - 2) Opening Committee of the Whole | UNEA-7
The seventh session of the United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA-7) will take place from 8 to 12 December 2025 at the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) headquarters in Nairobi, Kenya, on...
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December 8, 2025 at 11:36 AM
Opening plenary #UNEA7 has begun. Let's remind countries that addressing #plasticpollution is crucial for planetary resilience. Follow the livestream via @unep.org here 👇
webtv.un.org/en/asset/k18...
#BreakFreeFromPlastic
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#BreakFreeFromPlastic
As world leaders gather for #UNEA with the theme “Advancing sustainable solutions for a resilient planet,” we must remind them that we cannot talk about planetary resilience without addressing the growing plastic pollution crisis.
#BreakFreeFromPlastic #UNEA7
#BreakFreeFromPlastic #UNEA7
December 8, 2025 at 10:47 AM
As world leaders gather for #UNEA with the theme “Advancing sustainable solutions for a resilient planet,” we must remind them that we cannot talk about planetary resilience without addressing the growing plastic pollution crisis.
#BreakFreeFromPlastic #UNEA7
#BreakFreeFromPlastic #UNEA7
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The chance to deliver a treaty that helps to end the plastic pollution crisis is still on the table. Ambitious countries have yet to use all the tools at their disposal, including voting, to secure real progress.
There Is Still Hope for an Ambitious Plastics Treaty
The plastics crisis must remain a priority in international negotiations.
www.commondreams.org
December 5, 2025 at 3:15 PM
The chance to deliver a treaty that helps to end the plastic pollution crisis is still on the table. Ambitious countries have yet to use all the tools at their disposal, including voting, to secure real progress.
At #UNEA7, #BreakFreeFromPlastic members urged world leaders to act on the plastic crisis. The action seeks to highlight the interconnected nature of plastics and other environmental crises.
Follow @breakfreefromplastic.org for more updates.
Photos by @jameswakibia
#UNEA7
Follow @breakfreefromplastic.org for more updates.
Photos by @jameswakibia
#UNEA7
December 5, 2025 at 6:17 AM
At #UNEA7, #BreakFreeFromPlastic members urged world leaders to act on the plastic crisis. The action seeks to highlight the interconnected nature of plastics and other environmental crises.
Follow @breakfreefromplastic.org for more updates.
Photos by @jameswakibia
#UNEA7
Follow @breakfreefromplastic.org for more updates.
Photos by @jameswakibia
#UNEA7
VICTORY! 🙌 "Californians voted to ban plastic grocery bags almost a decade ago, but the law clearly needed a redo. With the governor’s signature, California has finally banned plastic bags in grocery checkout lanes once & for all." - Jenn Engstrom, Director, CALPIRG www.newsweek.com/grocery-stor...
Grocery store law to change shopping for millions
A ban on plastic bags being offered in stores will begin next year in California.
www.newsweek.com
December 4, 2025 at 8:08 PM
VICTORY! 🙌 "Californians voted to ban plastic grocery bags almost a decade ago, but the law clearly needed a redo. With the governor’s signature, California has finally banned plastic bags in grocery checkout lanes once & for all." - Jenn Engstrom, Director, CALPIRG www.newsweek.com/grocery-stor...
The plastic pollution crisis is threatening our health and our planet. ‼️
As leaders meet in Nairobi for #UNEA, let’s remind them: there’s no planetary resilience without tackling plastic pollution.
Follow for more updates. 🌍
#BreakFreeFromPlastic #UNEA7 #plasticpollution
As leaders meet in Nairobi for #UNEA, let’s remind them: there’s no planetary resilience without tackling plastic pollution.
Follow for more updates. 🌍
#BreakFreeFromPlastic #UNEA7 #plasticpollution
December 3, 2025 at 12:32 PM
The plastic pollution crisis is threatening our health and our planet. ‼️
As leaders meet in Nairobi for #UNEA, let’s remind them: there’s no planetary resilience without tackling plastic pollution.
Follow for more updates. 🌍
#BreakFreeFromPlastic #UNEA7 #plasticpollution
As leaders meet in Nairobi for #UNEA, let’s remind them: there’s no planetary resilience without tackling plastic pollution.
Follow for more updates. 🌍
#BreakFreeFromPlastic #UNEA7 #plasticpollution
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🚨📘Our new book, "The Problem with Plastic" is out today from @thenewpress.bsky.social and yesterday it was chosen as an Amazon Editors' Pick for Best Nonfiction Books of December! 🎆Learn more and get your copy at bit.ly/problem-with... to help protect yourself & the planet from plastic pollution. 🌎
December 2, 2025 at 4:17 PM
🚨📘Our new book, "The Problem with Plastic" is out today from @thenewpress.bsky.social and yesterday it was chosen as an Amazon Editors' Pick for Best Nonfiction Books of December! 🎆Learn more and get your copy at bit.ly/problem-with... to help protect yourself & the planet from plastic pollution. 🌎
We celebrate global talent in film! This year, “Homo Plastikus” takes first place in the horror short film competition organized by @plasticpollutes.bsky.social 🙌
🎥 Watch the short film: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F4b5lxQdnPs
#BreakFreeFromPlastic #HomoPlastikus
🎥 Watch the short film: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F4b5lxQdnPs
#BreakFreeFromPlastic #HomoPlastikus
December 2, 2025 at 1:00 PM
We celebrate global talent in film! This year, “Homo Plastikus” takes first place in the horror short film competition organized by @plasticpollutes.bsky.social 🙌
🎥 Watch the short film: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F4b5lxQdnPs
#BreakFreeFromPlastic #HomoPlastikus
🎥 Watch the short film: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F4b5lxQdnPs
#BreakFreeFromPlastic #HomoPlastikus