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

If we can do it, corporations also can! Dear corporations, time to switch to reuse and refill systems! ✊🏽⚡️ #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! ✊🏽⚡️💚

From false solutions to misdirection, find out what plastic pollution myths we should leave behind in 2025! 🧵1/2 #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

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

#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...

@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

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

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

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

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/

#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

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

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

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

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

🚨📘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

As the world gathers in Belém, Brazil for #COP30, learn more about how plastics impact climate change. #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

One in every 25 participants at #COP30 is a fossil fuel lobbyist, raising serious questions about the corporate capture and credibility of the annual Cop negotiations. Read more from this article by @ninalakhani.bsky.social via @theguardian.com 👇 www.theguardian.com/environment/...

At COP30 in Belém do Pará, more than 50,000 people made history with a clear, unified message: “It is time to bury fossil fuels and build a clean, just future.” Today, we symbolically laid fossil fuels to rest. ✊

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

2/ This comes just a week after an ammonia leak & explosion at fertilizer giant CF Industries’ plant in Mississippi forced an entire community to shelter in place or evacuate. A pattern is emerging, and it's dangerous. www.mississippifreepress.org/yazoo-city-r...

1/ Dozens hospitalized. 500+ evacuated. From ONE truck carrying toxic ammonia. Now, industry wants to add 54.5 million metric tons of fossil-fuel-based ammonia to US communities — touting it as “clean, sustainable.” ⚠️ Ammonia isn’t clean. Ammonia isn’t safe. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Reuse is part of our culture and has been practiced for many centuries. 🔁 🫙🍃 Learn more from #BreakFreeFromPlastic changemaker Rahyang Nusantara. #Reuse #ReuseAndRefill #NoToSingleUse #ReuseSolutions

A Texas shrimper just made ExxonMobil pause a $10 billion plastics project. My new op-ed in @us.theguardian.com explores how Diane Wilson and her community used a local court challenge to pressure one of the world’s most powerful oil companies. @breakfreefromplastic.org @goldmanprize.bsky.social

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

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

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

🚨 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

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

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

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

🌊 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

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

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...

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

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

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)

In a historic ruling, the Environmental Court ruled against the State for a textile mega-landfill in Alto Hospicio, Chile. #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/...

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/...

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

📊 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