Break Free From Plastic
@breakfreefromplastic.org
Join the global movement working to end plastic pollution through LONG TERM systemic changes and REAL solutions. 🌏🙌🏽✨
After years of struggle, Sri Lanka’s Supreme Court has ordered $1 billion in compensation for the billions of plastic pellets unleashed into the sea, a landmark step toward justice and accountability. ⚖️
Let’s keep demanding accountability. Let’s #BreakFreeFromPlastic.
Let’s keep demanding accountability. Let’s #BreakFreeFromPlastic.
November 11, 2025 at 8:47 AM
After years of struggle, Sri Lanka’s Supreme Court has ordered $1 billion in compensation for the billions of plastic pellets unleashed into the sea, a landmark step toward justice and accountability. ⚖️
Let’s keep demanding accountability. Let’s #BreakFreeFromPlastic.
Let’s keep demanding accountability. Let’s #BreakFreeFromPlastic.
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
TOMORROW (Saturday, Nov. 8th) from 9 am - 5 pm PT / 12-8 pm ET 📽️🤩 WATCH LIVE as #BreakFreeFromPlastic Global Co-Coordinator Melissa Aguayo joins scientists, activists, business leaders & thought leaders in addressing the question: "How Do We Solve Plastic Pollution by 2040?"
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November 7, 2025 at 7:33 PM
TOMORROW (Saturday, Nov. 8th) from 9 am - 5 pm PT / 12-8 pm ET 📽️🤩 WATCH LIVE as #BreakFreeFromPlastic Global Co-Coordinator Melissa Aguayo joins scientists, activists, business leaders & thought leaders in addressing the question: "How Do We Solve Plastic Pollution by 2040?"
bit.ly/TEDxLivestream
bit.ly/TEDxLivestream
🚨 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
🌊 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...
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After more than a decade of advocacy, today marks a major milestone in the fight against plastic pellet pollution! 🌊 The European Parliament has officially approved the Regulation on preventing pellet losses to reduce microplastic pollution. A long-awaited step towards a zero pellet loss in Europe.
October 21, 2025 at 9:03 AM
After more than a decade of advocacy, today marks a major milestone in the fight against plastic pellet pollution! 🌊 The European Parliament has officially approved the Regulation on preventing pellet losses to reduce microplastic pollution. A long-awaited step towards a zero pellet loss in Europe.
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
🚨 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
The chair of stalled UN #PlasticsTreaty talks, Luis Vayas Valdivieso, is preparing to step down, after accounts of behind-the-scenes pressure from the @unep.org.
“There have been some challenges in the process," he said in an interview with @theguardian.com.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
“There have been some challenges in the process," he said in an interview with @theguardian.com.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
UN plastics treaty chair to step down with process in turmoil
Exclusive: Luis Vayas Valdivieso says he is quitting for personal and professional reasons after reports of pressure behind the scenes
www.theguardian.com
October 13, 2025 at 8:59 AM
The chair of stalled UN #PlasticsTreaty talks, Luis Vayas Valdivieso, is preparing to step down, after accounts of behind-the-scenes pressure from the @unep.org.
“There have been some challenges in the process," he said in an interview with @theguardian.com.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
“There have been some challenges in the process," he said in an interview with @theguardian.com.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Britain’s exports of plastic waste to developing countries have soared by 84%. Data showed that the increase in UK exports in the first half of 2025 was mainly to Indonesia and Malaysia.
Learn more about the article via @theguardian.com 👇
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Learn more about the article via @theguardian.com 👇
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
UK plastic waste exports to developing countries rose 84% in a year, data shows
Campaigners say increase in exports mostly to Malaysia and Indonesia is ‘unethical and irresponsible waste imperialism’
www.theguardian.com
October 13, 2025 at 2:58 AM
Britain’s exports of plastic waste to developing countries have soared by 84%. Data showed that the increase in UK exports in the first half of 2025 was mainly to Indonesia and Malaysia.
Learn more about the article via @theguardian.com 👇
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Learn more about the article via @theguardian.com 👇
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
What connects protein-packed tofu to plastic waste trade?
Plastic ends up in tofu factories, is shredded and used as fuel to make the protein-rich staple.
Watch this video to learn why plastic waste trade must be stopped 👇
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zV9v0RIE-iI
Plastic ends up in tofu factories, is shredded and used as fuel to make the protein-rich staple.
Watch this video to learn why plastic waste trade must be stopped 👇
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zV9v0RIE-iI
The Dirty Supply Chain Behind Indonesia’s Poisoned Tofu
The US keeps sending millions of pounds of plastic to Indonesia, even after the country banned plastic waste imports. Villagers burn it to cook tofu, contami...
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October 8, 2025 at 9:00 AM
What connects protein-packed tofu to plastic waste trade?
Plastic ends up in tofu factories, is shredded and used as fuel to make the protein-rich staple.
Watch this video to learn why plastic waste trade must be stopped 👇
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zV9v0RIE-iI
Plastic ends up in tofu factories, is shredded and used as fuel to make the protein-rich staple.
Watch this video to learn why plastic waste trade must be stopped 👇
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zV9v0RIE-iI
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📊 Our new report exposes the 4-to-1 lobbying advantage industry giants used to block #NewYork's Packaging Reduction & Recycling Infrastructure Act. But 73% of New Yorkers support it. Who will #Albany lawmakers listen to? ➡️ bit.ly/prria-lobbying
October 7, 2025 at 2:31 PM
📊 Our new report exposes the 4-to-1 lobbying advantage industry giants used to block #NewYork's Packaging Reduction & Recycling Infrastructure Act. But 73% of New Yorkers support it. Who will #Albany lawmakers listen to? ➡️ bit.ly/prria-lobbying
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
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Our homes are built with plastic materials that pose huge health hazards during wildfires. 🔥 Burning plastic is toxic. 😵 California Housing Agencies must advance the use of fire-safe, non-toxic materials. 🏡 Sign the petition! ‼️ bit.ly/46E9l88
#PlasticPollutes #Wildfires
#PlasticPollutes #Wildfires
New Report Shows How Plastics Fuel Wildfires—and How Communities Can Build & Rebuild Better
Plastics’ production and use in our built environment both fuels wildfires and exacerbates wildfires’ harms to human health and the environment.
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September 23, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Our homes are built with plastic materials that pose huge health hazards during wildfires. 🔥 Burning plastic is toxic. 😵 California Housing Agencies must advance the use of fire-safe, non-toxic materials. 🏡 Sign the petition! ‼️ bit.ly/46E9l88
#PlasticPollutes #Wildfires
#PlasticPollutes #Wildfires
🚨 NEW REPORT ALERT
🛒🍎 New report audits supermarkets around the world on their plastic related business practices.
#SupermarketAudit’s key findings 🧐👇 (1/4) 🧵
🛒🍎 New report audits supermarkets around the world on their plastic related business practices.
#SupermarketAudit’s key findings 🧐👇 (1/4) 🧵
September 16, 2025 at 11:00 AM
🚨 NEW REPORT ALERT
🛒🍎 New report audits supermarkets around the world on their plastic related business practices.
#SupermarketAudit’s key findings 🧐👇 (1/4) 🧵
🛒🍎 New report audits supermarkets around the world on their plastic related business practices.
#SupermarketAudit’s key findings 🧐👇 (1/4) 🧵