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Mingas por el mar: More Than 10 Years Transforming the Fight Against Plastic Through Ecuador’s Communities

This is how Mingas por el mar was born—an Ecuadorian foundation committed to a fundamental idea: to tackle plastic pollution, ...
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From Bandung to Nowshera: What Organic Waste Taught Me

We don't often talk about organic waste. Yet when we imagine zero waste cities, this is a crucial, community-centric step ...
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2023 Global Brand Audit: The Coca-Cola Company is once again the top global plastic polluter

Today, the #BreakFreeFromPlastic (BFFP) movement, committed to ending plastic pollution, announced its 2023 Global Brand Audit results revealing the world's worst plastic polluters. The annual brand ...
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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

The majority of countries, including the Pacific Small Island Developing States, the European Union, and champion countries in Latin America and Africa, are aligned in key provisions to address the ...
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What is a ‘Sachet Economy' and Why Is It Problematic for Plastic Waste Reduction?

This small, flexible plastic pouch was designed to package products like shampoo, instant coffee, laundry detergent, and potato chips in affordable quantities — just enough for a day’s consumption.
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Renowned Goldman Awardee Von Hernandez shares reflections after serving Break Free From Plastic for almost a decade

Von Hernández was planning a life dedicated to literary criticism and the humanities, inspired by his passion for the poetry of Rainer Maria Rilke and the novels of Gabriel García Márquez, when ...
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Break Free From Plastic Regional Brand Audit Report Identifies Top Plastic Sachet Polluters in Asia

Today, a #BreakFreeFromPlastic (BFFP) report based on citizen science brand audits across India, Indonesia, the Philippines, and Vietnam unveils the companies responsible for flooding Asia with ...
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The Coca-Cola Company and PepsiCo named top plastic polluters for the fourth year in a row

October 25, 2021 --- The Coca-Cola Company and PepsiCo are ranked as the world’s top plastic polluters for the 4th consecutive year according to Break Free From Plastic, whose latest global Brand ...
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COP27 Sponsor The Coca-Cola Company named worst plastic polluter for five years in a row according to 2022 Brand Audit

Activists commemorate 5-year Trashiversary by organizing actions and return-to-sender activities in front of top polluter offices to call for a global plastics treaty Today, in response to corporate ...
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#BreakFreeFromPlastic Movement Members Respond to Coca-Cola Dropping Reuse Targets

New York — December 4, 2024 — As the global Plastics Treaty talks just concluded in Busan with no agreement, The Coca-Cola Company announced on December 2nd what it calls an ‘evolution’ in their ...
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The Coca-Cola Company, PepsiCo and Nestlé named top plastic polluters for the third year in a row

Manila, Philippines - The Coca-Cola Company, PepsiCo and Nestlé are ranked as the world’s top plastic polluters for the 3rd consecutive year according to Break Free From Plastic‘s report “BRANDED Vol ...
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At least 1,500 March in Busan Demanding Cuts in Plastic Production as Global Treaty Talks Reach Final Stage

November 23, 2024; Busan, South Korea — At least 1,500 marched in Busan today urging government leaders to deliver a strong and robust plastics treaty that effectively addresses the root causes of the ...