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Break Free From Plastic @breakfreefromplastic.org · 11h

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

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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Beyond Plastics @beyondplastics.bsky.social · 1d

📊 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

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Break Free From Plastic @breakfreefromplastic.org · 4d

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.

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Break Free From Plastic @breakfreefromplastic.org · 4d

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

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Break Free From Plastic @breakfreefromplastic.org · 5d

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

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Break Free From Plastic @breakfreefromplastic.org · 8d

🔥 🏭 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

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Plastic Pollution Coalition @plasticpollutes.bsky.social · 15d

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

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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Break Free From Plastic @breakfreefromplastic.org · 22d

Supermarkets should facilitate the infrastructure needed for reusable packaging solutions!

Read the report 👇
breakfreefromplastic.org/supermarket-audit

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Break Free From Plastic @breakfreefromplastic.org · 22d

🍾 44% of audited stores offer bottle deposit schemes.
🪙 58% have banned or charge for single-use carrier bags, likely due to regulations in 100+ countries.
🛍️53% sell reusable canvas shopping bags as an alternative. (3/4)

Break Free From Plastic @breakfreefromplastic.org · 22d

📜 Stores are slow to adopt plastic reduction practices unless required by law, though examples worldwide show they are feasible and accepted by widely consumers.

🥦 Few stores have a bulk dry goods section (14%) or remove plastic produce bags (11%). (2/4)

Break Free From Plastic @breakfreefromplastic.org · 22d

🚨 NEW REPORT ALERT

🛒🍎 New report audits supermarkets around the world on their plastic related business practices.

#SupermarketAudit’s key findings 🧐👇 (1/4) 🧵

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Break Free From Plastic @breakfreefromplastic.org · 22d

Supermarkets play a critical role in the plastics crisis. They have the power to push for reusable packaging solutions - as they already do in places with deposit return schemes for reusable bottles. 🫙🥦

Read the #SupermarketAudit: breakfreefromplastic.org/supermarket-audit

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Break Free From Plastic @breakfreefromplastic.org · 22d

🍎We call on supermarkets to act now and implement simple yet effective plastic reduction practices.

Read #BreakFreeFromPlastic’s Supermarket Audit: breakfreefromplastic.org/supermarket-audit

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Break Free From Plastic @breakfreefromplastic.org · 22d

🚨 New report finds that supermarkets are not doing nearly enough to reduce the amount of plastic generated. 🛒

It’s time for the supermarket sector to take responsibility for its contribution to the plastic pollution crisis. 🛒

Learn more: breakfreefromplastic.org/supermarket-audit

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Break Free From Plastic @breakfreefromplastic.org · 24d

Thinking of doing a cleanup activity on #WorldCleanupDay? 🌊 Conduct a Brand Audit! 📝

Learn more: https://brandaudit.breakfreefromplastic.org/

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Break Free From Plastic @breakfreefromplastic.org · 24d

🔎 Since 2018, hundreds of Break Free From Plastic movement member organizations and supporters around the world have joined the global brand audit project to hold corporations accountable for plastic pollution.

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Break Free From Plastic @breakfreefromplastic.org · 27d

Help us urge corporations to take immediate action to quit sachets, effectively addressing the environmental, social, and economic impacts of these single-use plastics!

Learn more: https://brandaudit.breakfreefromplastic.org/

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Break Free From Plastic @breakfreefromplastic.org · 27d

Doing a clean-up activity on #WorldCleanupDay? Let’s look at whose mess we’re actually cleaning up. 👀

The sachet brand audit report highlights the widespread problem of single-use sachets.

Learn more: https://brandaudit.breakfreefromplastic.org/

#BreakFreeFromPlastic

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Break Free From Plastic @breakfreefromplastic.org · Sep 5

In 2025, the global Plastic Overshoot Day is projected to occur on September 5th. 📈

Global plastic production must be capped and gradually reduced. ✂️

Learn more about the report 👇
plasticovershoot.earth 🌍

#BreakFreeFromPlastic #PlasticOvershootDay

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Break Free From Plastic @breakfreefromplastic.org · Aug 15

Civil society urges world leaders to persevere towards a strong, legally binding treaty that cuts plastic production and protects human health, human rights, and the environment.

#BreakFreeFromPlastic #INC52 #PlasticsTreaty #BeatPlasticPollution

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Break Free From Plastic @breakfreefromplastic.org · Aug 15

The second part of the fifth round of #PlasticsTreaty negotiations has adjourned after a haphazard process that extended the negotiations for an extra day, but ended without a clear agreement on the path forward.

Read our Press Release to learn more:
www.breakfreefromplastic.org/2025/08/15/c...

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Break Free From Plastic @breakfreefromplastic.org · Aug 15

The plenary has adjourned after a haphazard process that extended the negotiations for an extra day, but ended without a clear agreement on the path forward.

Stay tuned for Break Free From Plastic’s Press Release.

#INC52 #PlasticsTreaty

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Break Free From Plastic @breakfreefromplastic.org · Aug 15

More countries take the floor, yet we hear the same things over & over again.

The process has not been easy.
The treaty text has been a disappointment. We are united in recognizing that plastic pollution poses a serious environmental threat.

So much rhetoric, no real action.

#BeatPlasticPollution

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Break Free From Plastic @breakfreefromplastic.org · Aug 15

Several countries take the floor 🇸🇦🇮🇳🇧🇷🇳🇴🇨🇺, and express their opinions on the early-morn text by the chair.

Some want to reject the text, some want to continue the negotiations, some express disappointment at the lack of a legally binding treaty text at this stage.

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#INC52 #PlasticsTreaty

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Break Free From Plastic @breakfreefromplastic.org · Aug 15

The 9th plenary begins...

"The perseverance towards a just goal is more relevant than ever." says INC Chair Luis Vayas.

He clarifies that "nothing is agreed, until everything is agreed."

🗣️Key elements: production, finance, plastic products & decision-making.

#BeatPlasticPollution

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