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. 🌏🙌🏽✨
As the world gathers in Belém, Brazil for #COP30, learn more about how plastics impact climate change.
#BreakFreeFromPlastic
#BreakFreeFromPlastic
November 20, 2025 at 9:54 PM
As the world gathers in Belém, Brazil for #COP30, learn more about how plastics impact climate change.
#BreakFreeFromPlastic
#BreakFreeFromPlastic
At COP30 in Belém do Pará, Brazil, an urgent call to action has been presented: the Surf Manifesto for the Climate and the Future of the Ocean.
Learn more 👉 vist.ly/4f69f
#BreakFreeFromPlastic #Cop30 @ecosurfoficial.bsky.social
Learn more 👉 vist.ly/4f69f
#BreakFreeFromPlastic #Cop30 @ecosurfoficial.bsky.social
November 19, 2025 at 2:29 PM
At COP30 in Belém do Pará, Brazil, an urgent call to action has been presented: the Surf Manifesto for the Climate and the Future of the Ocean.
Learn more 👉 vist.ly/4f69f
#BreakFreeFromPlastic #Cop30 @ecosurfoficial.bsky.social
Learn more 👉 vist.ly/4f69f
#BreakFreeFromPlastic #Cop30 @ecosurfoficial.bsky.social
Courts are increasingly stepping in, recognizing that the right to a clean and healthy environment isn’t optional.
Read more here: https://news.mongabay.com/2025/09/can-courts-combat-plastic-pollution-lessons-from-indonesia-commentary/
#BreakFreeFromPlastic #EnvironmentalJustice
Read more here: https://news.mongabay.com/2025/09/can-courts-combat-plastic-pollution-lessons-from-indonesia-commentary/
#BreakFreeFromPlastic #EnvironmentalJustice
November 18, 2025 at 9:47 AM
Courts are increasingly stepping in, recognizing that the right to a clean and healthy environment isn’t optional.
Read more here: https://news.mongabay.com/2025/09/can-courts-combat-plastic-pollution-lessons-from-indonesia-commentary/
#BreakFreeFromPlastic #EnvironmentalJustice
Read more here: https://news.mongabay.com/2025/09/can-courts-combat-plastic-pollution-lessons-from-indonesia-commentary/
#BreakFreeFromPlastic #EnvironmentalJustice
Reuse is part of our culture and has been practiced for many centuries. 🔁 🫙🍃
Learn more from #BreakFreeFromPlastic changemaker Rahyang Nusantara.
#Reuse #ReuseAndRefill #NoToSingleUse #ReuseSolutions
Learn more from #BreakFreeFromPlastic changemaker Rahyang Nusantara.
#Reuse #ReuseAndRefill #NoToSingleUse #ReuseSolutions
November 17, 2025 at 8:30 AM
Reuse is part of our culture and has been practiced for many centuries. 🔁 🫙🍃
Learn more from #BreakFreeFromPlastic changemaker Rahyang Nusantara.
#Reuse #ReuseAndRefill #NoToSingleUse #ReuseSolutions
Learn more from #BreakFreeFromPlastic changemaker Rahyang Nusantara.
#Reuse #ReuseAndRefill #NoToSingleUse #ReuseSolutions
After almost a decade of serving the #BreakFreeFromPlastic movement as its Global Coordinator, Von goes back to his roots in local campaigning as he leads Oceana’s Philippine team.
Read more 👇
www.breakfreefromplastic.org/2025/11/13/r...
#activism
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www.breakfreefromplastic.org/2025/11/13/r...
#activism
November 14, 2025 at 5:00 AM
After almost a decade of serving the #BreakFreeFromPlastic movement as its Global Coordinator, Von goes back to his roots in local campaigning as he leads Oceana’s Philippine team.
Read more 👇
www.breakfreefromplastic.org/2025/11/13/r...
#activism
Read more 👇
www.breakfreefromplastic.org/2025/11/13/r...
#activism
Today, Europe is one of the world’s top #plastic producers. The petrochemical industry is lobbying hard to expand and deregulate to protect profits, not people.
#Petrochemicals are toxic to people and the planet. No space for expansion. No time to waste.
#BreakFreeFromPlastic
#Petrochemicals are toxic to people and the planet. No space for expansion. No time to waste.
#BreakFreeFromPlastic
November 10, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Today, Europe is one of the world’s top #plastic producers. The petrochemical industry is lobbying hard to expand and deregulate to protect profits, not people.
#Petrochemicals are toxic to people and the planet. No space for expansion. No time to waste.
#BreakFreeFromPlastic
#Petrochemicals are toxic to people and the planet. No space for expansion. No time to waste.
#BreakFreeFromPlastic
🚨 New report shows @CocaCola increased its use of virgin plastic by 10% despite its commitment to tackle plastic pollution.
Learn more: https://www.breakfreefromplastic.org/2025/11/07/members-react-emf-2025-reports/
#BreakFreeFromPlastic #PlasticPollution #CorporateAccountability
Learn more: https://www.breakfreefromplastic.org/2025/11/07/members-react-emf-2025-reports/
#BreakFreeFromPlastic #PlasticPollution #CorporateAccountability
November 7, 2025 at 10:36 AM
🚨 New report shows @CocaCola increased its use of virgin plastic by 10% despite its commitment to tackle plastic pollution.
Learn more: https://www.breakfreefromplastic.org/2025/11/07/members-react-emf-2025-reports/
#BreakFreeFromPlastic #PlasticPollution #CorporateAccountability
Learn more: https://www.breakfreefromplastic.org/2025/11/07/members-react-emf-2025-reports/
#BreakFreeFromPlastic #PlasticPollution #CorporateAccountability
Tourism should uplift communities, not pollute them. 🌏✨
Let’s protect the places we love to visit.
Bring your reusables. Support zero-waste initiatives.
And help #BreakFreeFromPlastic, wherever your journey takes you. 💙
#ZeroWasteTourism #PacificEnvironment #ReuseRevolution
Let’s protect the places we love to visit.
Bring your reusables. Support zero-waste initiatives.
And help #BreakFreeFromPlastic, wherever your journey takes you. 💙
#ZeroWasteTourism #PacificEnvironment #ReuseRevolution
November 7, 2025 at 4:52 AM
Tourism should uplift communities, not pollute them. 🌏✨
Let’s protect the places we love to visit.
Bring your reusables. Support zero-waste initiatives.
And help #BreakFreeFromPlastic, wherever your journey takes you. 💙
#ZeroWasteTourism #PacificEnvironment #ReuseRevolution
Let’s protect the places we love to visit.
Bring your reusables. Support zero-waste initiatives.
And help #BreakFreeFromPlastic, wherever your journey takes you. 💙
#ZeroWasteTourism #PacificEnvironment #ReuseRevolution
Join us at the The People’s Microplastics Conference November 14–15 in Port O’Connor, TX!
Stay tuned for the full lineup and register for updates now at https://www.microplasticsconference.org/
#microplasticsconference #microplastics #plasticpollutes #plasticpollution
Stay tuned for the full lineup and register for updates now at https://www.microplasticsconference.org/
#microplasticsconference #microplastics #plasticpollutes #plasticpollution
November 5, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Join us at the The People’s Microplastics Conference November 14–15 in Port O’Connor, TX!
Stay tuned for the full lineup and register for updates now at https://www.microplasticsconference.org/
#microplasticsconference #microplastics #plasticpollutes #plasticpollution
Stay tuned for the full lineup and register for updates now at https://www.microplasticsconference.org/
#microplasticsconference #microplastics #plasticpollutes #plasticpollution
The first plastic ever produced is probably still lurking in the environment. 👻
Plastic takes years to decompose, and even then, it never fully disappears; it just gets smaller and smaller. There must be a massive reduction in #plastic production! 📉
#BreakFreeFromPlastic
Plastic takes years to decompose, and even then, it never fully disappears; it just gets smaller and smaller. There must be a massive reduction in #plastic production! 📉
#BreakFreeFromPlastic
October 30, 2025 at 2:49 PM
The first plastic ever produced is probably still lurking in the environment. 👻
Plastic takes years to decompose, and even then, it never fully disappears; it just gets smaller and smaller. There must be a massive reduction in #plastic production! 📉
#BreakFreeFromPlastic
Plastic takes years to decompose, and even then, it never fully disappears; it just gets smaller and smaller. There must be a massive reduction in #plastic production! 📉
#BreakFreeFromPlastic
This initiative seeks to prevent and eliminate plastic pollution, involving everyone: governments, businesses, and civil society. Protecting our oceans is key to preserving healthy marine ecosystems. 🪸
October 29, 2025 at 9:43 AM
This initiative seeks to prevent and eliminate plastic pollution, involving everyone: governments, businesses, and civil society. Protecting our oceans is key to preserving healthy marine ecosystems. 🪸
🌊 A plastic-free sea is possible! We celebrate the signing of the decree establishing the National Plastic-Free Ocean Strategy (Enop) for 2025-2030.
#CleanOceans #BreakFreeFromPlastic #PlasticFreeOcean
#CleanOceans #BreakFreeFromPlastic #PlasticFreeOcean
October 29, 2025 at 9:43 AM
🌊 A plastic-free sea is possible! We celebrate the signing of the decree establishing the National Plastic-Free Ocean Strategy (Enop) for 2025-2030.
#CleanOceans #BreakFreeFromPlastic #PlasticFreeOcean
#CleanOceans #BreakFreeFromPlastic #PlasticFreeOcean
Plastics are used for a few minutes, but end up in the environment for hundreds to thousands of years. 😣
Learn more about the plastics crisis and what you can do about it: https://www.breakfreefromplastic.org/
#BreakFreeFromPlastic #NoToSingleUse #microplastics
Learn more about the plastics crisis and what you can do about it: https://www.breakfreefromplastic.org/
#BreakFreeFromPlastic #NoToSingleUse #microplastics
October 26, 2025 at 9:12 AM
Plastics are used for a few minutes, but end up in the environment for hundreds to thousands of years. 😣
Learn more about the plastics crisis and what you can do about it: https://www.breakfreefromplastic.org/
#BreakFreeFromPlastic #NoToSingleUse #microplastics
Learn more about the plastics crisis and what you can do about it: https://www.breakfreefromplastic.org/
#BreakFreeFromPlastic #NoToSingleUse #microplastics
October is "Great Global Nurdle Hunt" Season! Join #nurdle hunters around the world and help gather evidence to address microplastic pollution!
🔎Do you want to become a nurdle hunter? Head to the Fidra website to find out how to take part.
👉 www.nurdlehunt.org.uk/take-part/th...
🔎Do you want to become a nurdle hunter? Head to the Fidra website to find out how to take part.
👉 www.nurdlehunt.org.uk/take-part/th...
October 23, 2025 at 9:17 AM
October is "Great Global Nurdle Hunt" Season! Join #nurdle hunters around the world and help gather evidence to address microplastic pollution!
🔎Do you want to become a nurdle hunter? Head to the Fidra website to find out how to take part.
👉 www.nurdlehunt.org.uk/take-part/th...
🔎Do you want to become a nurdle hunter? Head to the Fidra website to find out how to take part.
👉 www.nurdlehunt.org.uk/take-part/th...
Will plastics be part of our fossil remains? 🦴🐚🌿
PLASTICS will leave a trace like no other; they’re found everywhere. ⛰️🌊
With systemic change, community-led solutions, and strong policy interventions, we can still rewrite our history!
#ArchaeologyDay #BreakFreeFromPlastic
PLASTICS will leave a trace like no other; they’re found everywhere. ⛰️🌊
With systemic change, community-led solutions, and strong policy interventions, we can still rewrite our history!
#ArchaeologyDay #BreakFreeFromPlastic
October 18, 2025 at 5:24 AM
Will plastics be part of our fossil remains? 🦴🐚🌿
PLASTICS will leave a trace like no other; they’re found everywhere. ⛰️🌊
With systemic change, community-led solutions, and strong policy interventions, we can still rewrite our history!
#ArchaeologyDay #BreakFreeFromPlastic
PLASTICS will leave a trace like no other; they’re found everywhere. ⛰️🌊
With systemic change, community-led solutions, and strong policy interventions, we can still rewrite our history!
#ArchaeologyDay #BreakFreeFromPlastic
Have you heard about Plastic Credits? 🤔 It's where companies provide funding for waste collection initiatives to “offset” their plastic footprint.
Real solutions begin with reduction, not compensation.
#BreakFreeFromPlastic #PlasticCredits
Real solutions begin with reduction, not compensation.
#BreakFreeFromPlastic #PlasticCredits
October 16, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Have you heard about Plastic Credits? 🤔 It's where companies provide funding for waste collection initiatives to “offset” their plastic footprint.
Real solutions begin with reduction, not compensation.
#BreakFreeFromPlastic #PlasticCredits
Real solutions begin with reduction, not compensation.
#BreakFreeFromPlastic #PlasticCredits
The City of Philadelphia has sued two companies — #SCJohnson, which owns Ziploc, and #BimboBakeries, which owns Oroweat, Sara Lee & other name brands — for a "coordinated campaign of deception" over misleading recycling claims, including around the #How2Recycle "chasing arrows" symbol. ♻️👎 #Philly
October 16, 2025 at 3:45 PM
The City of Philadelphia has sued two companies — #SCJohnson, which owns Ziploc, and #BimboBakeries, which owns Oroweat, Sara Lee & other name brands — for a "coordinated campaign of deception" over misleading recycling claims, including around the #How2Recycle "chasing arrows" symbol. ♻️👎 #Philly
It will take time for the full extent and scale of the harm done by the Smitty's Supply fire to become clear. Stay tuned for more updates, and please share this post 🔁 to help spread the word! (3/3)
October 15, 2025 at 3:47 PM
It will take time for the full extent and scale of the harm done by the Smitty's Supply fire to become clear. Stay tuned for more updates, and please share this post 🔁 to help spread the word! (3/3)
😷 Soot collected the day after the Smitty's Supply explosion tested positive for arsenic, barium, chromium, lead, and other hazardous materials, according to investigators working with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. People worry about possible impacts even as the cleanup continues. (2/3)
October 15, 2025 at 3:47 PM
😷 Soot collected the day after the Smitty's Supply explosion tested positive for arsenic, barium, chromium, lead, and other hazardous materials, according to investigators working with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. People worry about possible impacts even as the cleanup continues. (2/3)
🚨 On August 22nd, an explosion at the Smitty’s Supply oil & chemical plant in Roseland, Louisiana, U.S. forced the evacuation of an elementary school and all residents in a one-mile (1.6 km) radius. More than a month later, people still have urgent concerns. (Photo Credit: © Julie Dermansky) 🧵 (1/3)
October 15, 2025 at 3:44 PM
🚨 On August 22nd, an explosion at the Smitty’s Supply oil & chemical plant in Roseland, Louisiana, U.S. forced the evacuation of an elementary school and all residents in a one-mile (1.6 km) radius. More than a month later, people still have urgent concerns. (Photo Credit: © Julie Dermansky) 🧵 (1/3)
In a historic ruling, the Environmental Court ruled against the State for a textile mega-landfill in Alto Hospicio, Chile.
#CommunityAction #CareForThePlanet #AltoHospicio #BreakFreeFromPlastic
#CommunityAction #CareForThePlanet #AltoHospicio #BreakFreeFromPlastic
October 13, 2025 at 1:29 PM
In a historic ruling, the Environmental Court ruled against the State for a textile mega-landfill in Alto Hospicio, Chile.
#CommunityAction #CareForThePlanet #AltoHospicio #BreakFreeFromPlastic
#CommunityAction #CareForThePlanet #AltoHospicio #BreakFreeFromPlastic
Here's a chance to gather evidence to strengthen EU's waste shipment regulations, and ensure that non-OECD countries don't receiving problematic plastic waste from high-income countries.
October 4, 2025 at 5:49 AM
Here's a chance to gather evidence to strengthen EU's waste shipment regulations, and ensure that non-OECD countries don't receiving problematic plastic waste from high-income countries.
If you're a researcher or an investigative journalist looking into plastic pollution, WE NEED YOU!
Read more to know what the problem is, and how YOU can be a part of the solution!
#BreakFreeFromPlastic
Read more to know what the problem is, and how YOU can be a part of the solution!
#BreakFreeFromPlastic
October 4, 2025 at 5:49 AM
If you're a researcher or an investigative journalist looking into plastic pollution, WE NEED YOU!
Read more to know what the problem is, and how YOU can be a part of the solution!
#BreakFreeFromPlastic
Read more to know what the problem is, and how YOU can be a part of the solution!
#BreakFreeFromPlastic
We join countless voices in honoring Dr. Jane Goodall's remarkable legacy. 🌎
As a tireless advocate for the planet, she spoke out about plastics with a clear message: choose people and the planet over plastic’s false promise of convenience. 🙏🏽
#breakfreefromplastic
As a tireless advocate for the planet, she spoke out about plastics with a clear message: choose people and the planet over plastic’s false promise of convenience. 🙏🏽
#breakfreefromplastic
October 3, 2025 at 8:52 AM
We join countless voices in honoring Dr. Jane Goodall's remarkable legacy. 🌎
As a tireless advocate for the planet, she spoke out about plastics with a clear message: choose people and the planet over plastic’s false promise of convenience. 🙏🏽
#breakfreefromplastic
As a tireless advocate for the planet, she spoke out about plastics with a clear message: choose people and the planet over plastic’s false promise of convenience. 🙏🏽
#breakfreefromplastic
🔥 🏭 Waste-to-energy is a FALSE solution to plastic pollution.
The REAL solution? CUT plastic production and scale up REUSE systems.
Learn more about reuse: https://www.breakfreefromplastic.org/reuse-solutions/
#BreakFreeFromPlastic #WasteToEnergy #Incineration
The REAL solution? CUT plastic production and scale up REUSE systems.
Learn more about reuse: https://www.breakfreefromplastic.org/reuse-solutions/
#BreakFreeFromPlastic #WasteToEnergy #Incineration
September 30, 2025 at 1:34 PM
🔥 🏭 Waste-to-energy is a FALSE solution to plastic pollution.
The REAL solution? CUT plastic production and scale up REUSE systems.
Learn more about reuse: https://www.breakfreefromplastic.org/reuse-solutions/
#BreakFreeFromPlastic #WasteToEnergy #Incineration
The REAL solution? CUT plastic production and scale up REUSE systems.
Learn more about reuse: https://www.breakfreefromplastic.org/reuse-solutions/
#BreakFreeFromPlastic #WasteToEnergy #Incineration