Plastic never breaks down: it breaks up into tiny toxic pieces called “microplastics” that are found across the planet & throughout the human body, harming our health. 🔬 Join #TEDxGreatPacificGarbagePatch on Nov. 8 to learn how to solve the problem: bit.ly/TEDxGreatPac...

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

Join us on Nov. 8 for the livestream #TEDxGreatPacificGarbagePatch 🌊 Where experts, activists and thought leaders will dive into the question: How Do We Solve Plastic Pollution by 2040? 💧Register: bit.ly/TEDxGreatPac...

As people head back-to-school and reorganize for the busy fall season, more plastic pollution and waste enters the trash bin. 🗑️ Follow the ‘Zero Waste Rehoming’ steps to reduce your clutter with intentional redistribution. ✨🍁 #PlasticPollutes bit.ly/3I5k9UF

Bottled water companies aren’t looking out for our health, they’re looking out for their plastic profits.💰 Time to invest in safe tap water and take back our public good! #FilteredNotBottled 💦 #PlasticPollutes

🌿The cannabis industry has a growing plastic problem tied to regulations, meant to protect consumers, but with unintentional consequences: more plastic pollution. 👉🏼Read our latest blog as we explore pot’s plastic problem. bit.ly/3VaoV69 #PlasticPollutes #Cannabis #BreakFreeFromPlastic

Rsearch finds that Neptune Balls, which are bundles of seagrass, are 'mopping up ocean plastic.' This regenerative material has been used historically in a variety of ways such as packaging and housing materials. #PlasticPollutes #BreakFreeFromPlastic

Art can be used to confront and depict the world around us. Here we highlight artists that use art to address one of the planet’s most pressing issues: the plastic pollution crisis—sparking conversation and demanding change. bit.ly/3VweKJ3 #PlasticPollutes #BreakFreeFromPlastic #Art

🔬New research finds that you could be inhaling 68,000 microplastics per day in your home. #PlasticPollutes Learn more 👉🏼 journals.plos.org/plosone/arti...

💡Did you know that every plastic item you’ve ever used or seen in your lifetime is still in existence in some form on the planet? And it will still be here long after you’re gone—including your childhood toothbrush. Read more about the problem of plastic here: bit.ly/45tqQaE

Plastic bottled water industry checklist: ✅ Exploit water crises and public fears around tap water ✅ Sell tap water back in plastic ✅ Call it “pure” and “natural” ✅ Pollute and drain Earth’s freshwaters ✅ Pocket profits ✅ Repeat #PlasticPollutes #BreakFreeFromPlastic

Investing in reuse systems could save the UK grocery market hundreds of millions of dollars, according to new research by by GoUnpackaged. 🔄 And the benefits don’t stop there! Learn more about how we can scale up reuse infrastructure 👉🏼 bit.ly/3Jqw6Ey #PlasticPollutes

People should have the right to repair their own products, instead of being forced to buy new things because industry makes everything out of plastic and plans its obsolescence before it’s even produced.

🪺 New research shows that White Storks use #plastic baler twine when they build their nests, which entangles and kills their chicks. 🐥 This highlights the continued threat that plastics poses to bird species worldwide. Learn more: ow.ly/Iktv50WInl4 #PlasticPollutes

Dear algorithm, show me pictures of raingardens, pollinator gardens, community gardens, & native plants (instead of plastic grass). #PlasticPollutes

Ed Begley Jr & daughter Haydey Begley are environmental icons in Hollywood 🔮 We’re thrilled to have them helping us judge our short film contest Plastic Kills… Again! 📺 Submit yours by 9/15 for a chance at $3,000. 👁️ bit.ly/3AbdMLv #PlasticPollutes #Film

🚨 BREAKING! Late on the last day of negotiations for a UN Plastic Treaty, the Chair spoke for just 43 SECONDS to extend until tomorrow... 👀 Will countries & stakeholders still be available? Check back tomorrow for updates! And sign the petition now! This is the moment. ⏰ bit.ly/StrongUNPlas...

✊🌍 HIGHLIGHTS: Ahead of the final plenary a coalition of member states, scientists, civil society groups & rights-holders united for a press conference with one message: 📢 A weak treaty fails the world. Delegates must choose ambition to protect people & the planet! #PlasticsTreaty #INC52

With just hours left in #PlasticsTreaty talks, Juan Carlos Monterrey 🇵🇦 reminds us: our health, our children, our future are on the line. 📣 Share. Call. Urge your representatives to fight for this once-in-a-lifetime treaty. 👉 Act now: bit.ly/3HyTgI7

A broad coalition of Member States, civil society representatives, rights holders, and scientists come together in a press conference ahead of the final plenary of #PlasticTreaty negotiations.

Businesses can champion change by embracing reuse and refill systems once again, maintain better business practices, and support a healthy planet. 🌏 But we need global legislation to ensure that it is enforced. #StrongPlasticsTreatyNow! #PlasticPollutes #BreakFreeFromPlastic

We are in the final hours of negotiations for a Global Plastics Treaty, yet the newly proposed text hands the treaty to polluters.🌎❌ World leaders: send it back. 🚨Protect people and planet!✊ #PlasticPollutes #BreakFreeFromPlastic #INC #PlasticsTreaty

Have you ever looked at plastic filled grocery aisles and realized that plastics are plan B for the fossil fuel industry? #PlasticPollutes

Plastic bottled water is the most consumed drink worldwide 🌏 but the reality is: it’s a poison we pay for. Join us on 8/27 to learn how plastic bottles connect to water injustice & how to envision a world of safe drinking water. Register:🚰 bit.ly/ppc-webinar-082725 #PlasticPollutes

🔔 Scientists continue to sound the alarm and declare that the world needs a strong #PlasticsTreaty that protects human health.⁠ Contact your government in support of a strong Plastics Treaty. 👉🏼 www.breakfreefromplastic.org/plastics-tre... #PlasticPollutes #BreakFreeFromPlastic

🇺🇸 The U.S. is backing polluters over people, even as plastic poisons our air, water, and bodies ⏳ With less than 1 week left in #PlasticsTreaty talks, the world is watching. Read our new blog to learn what’s at stake. bit.ly/4ma3r5a

🗣️World leaders: Stand with people, not polluters. End plastic pollution. We need a binding Treaty that: 🛑 Limits plastic production ☣️ Bans toxic chemicals 👩🏾‍🦰 Protects human rights 💰 Finances equitable implementation ✅ Supports real solutions Sign the petition: bit.ly/44F90Cs #PlasticPollutes

“This is just a job for them. This is about their 401(k)s and their retirement plans. It’s life or death for us.” Read 👉 bit.ly/45nbkNo #PlasticsTreaty

❌ Plastics Treaty not for sale! Oil producing countries want to sell out the #PlasticsTreaty to the fossil fuel lobby! We can’t let them! Watch and share the video to demand world leaders to step up and deliver a strong treaty that cuts plastic production! www.greenpeace.org/PlasticsTreaty

Plastic poisons people. 🌎 As world leaders meet NOW in Geneva, Switzerland to negotiate a global #PlasticsTreaty, we need to make sure it protects people, not plastic profits. 👉🏼 Sign the petition. bit.ly/44F90Cs

⚠️ Fossil fuel and chemical industry lobbyists have flooded #PlasticsTreaty talks at a record high. They're working with petrostates to distract, delay, and drag the treaty toward the lowest common denominator. #KickPollutersOut #INC5-2 👉 Read more: bit.ly/41wUn1L

Plastic Pollution Coalition is in Geneva, Switzerland at the next round of #PlasticsTreaty negotiations, INC5.2, which resume today. Follow us for updates with #BreakFreeFromPlastic allies around the globe, as we demand that world leaders put people over plastic! #PlasticPollutes

✅ Plastics Treaty negotiations, INC5.2 resumed today in Geneva, Switzerland. ⁠ ⁠ ✍️ Join us in demanding that world leaders stand with people, not polluters to create an ambitious UN #PlasticsTreaty! Sign the petition: bit.ly/44F90Cs ⁠ #PlasticPollutes #BreakFreeFromPlastic #INC ⁠

As the #PlasticsTreaty negotiations are about to begin, civil society is calling out the fossil fuel industry for undermining progress, and urging delegates to focus on upstream measures that tackle plastic production at its source. Spread the word! (5/5) www.breakfreefromplastic.org/2025/08/05/s...

Plastic Pollution Coalition has filed a “false and deceptive marketing” complaint against makers of Just Water-branded water. Get the full scoop. 🔗 bit.ly/474tkhV

A strong, binding Plastics Treaty must protect our health. 🫁 🩺 Demand a strong #PlasticsTreaty that puts health and justice before profit. #BreakFreeFromPlastic #BeatPlasticPollution #INC52

In a few days, Global #PlasticsTreaty negotiations will resume. 📣 Message your country’s Minister leading the negotiations to demand a strong Plastics Treaty: http://breakfreefromplastic.org/plastics-treaty-contact-your-minister #BreakFreeFromPlastic #BeatPlasticPollution #INC52

Back from the dead, it’s Plastic Kills… Again! 🧟‍♂️ @plasticpollutes.bsky.social short film contest has returned, bigger & badder than before. 🎥 💀 We’re dying to see what you scare up. 🩸 Learn more: bit.ly/3AbdMLv #PlasticPollutes #FlipTheScriptOnPlastics

‼️99% of sports & adventurewear is made from plastic, and full of chemicals. 🧵Seek out natural fibers like Mover’s merino wool and organic cotton, which is threaded tightly to be water and wind resistant without creating pollution or human health consequences. #PlasticPollutes

We must take action to stop plastic pollution. Sign the petition and let your voice be heard. Tell world leaders that we need a strong #PlasticsTreaty: bit.ly/44F90Cs

✨ Plastic Free July may be coming to a close next week, but stay tuned because we need your support NOW as world leaders go back to the negotiating table for a #PlasticsTreaty. Sign the petition to ensure that the Plastics Treaty is strong! bit.ly/44F90Cs

📅 It’s Plastic Free July, and that may be taking you on a journey to explore plastic-free alternative materials, like silicone. 🫟 But is silicone really better than plastic? Let’s explore the latest research in our blog. #PlasticFreeJuly #PlasticPollutes bit.ly/3TKfHwK

What if how products are made hold the answer in eliminating plastic packaging? Meet companies that are scaling up waterless products that don’t rely on endless plastic packaging. 🧼 Save your spot in our latest solution series webinar. #PlasticPollutes bit.ly/ppc-webinar-...

"Plastics made the LA fires worse, but we have an opportunity to build back better." #PlasticPollutes #BreakFreeFromPlastic www.earthisland.org/journal/inde...

✨ This week, New Jersey signed into law a bill establishing a grant program to fund point-of-use filter bottling stations and filter faucets in public schools. 🙌 💧We’re excited to see policy that protects kids from lead with filters, not millions of single-use plastic water bottles. #PlasticPollutes

Plastic is everywhere! #Microplastics have been found in 🌬️air, 🍎food & even in 🫀organs & 🩸blood. The only way to reduce #microplastics are to cut plastic production. Watch & 🔁 to tell world leaders to deliver a strong #PlasticsTreaty in August! www.greenpeace.org/PlasticsTreaty

🌊 The ocean is turning into a #plastic soup. Trillions of #microplastics are harming wildlife, disrupting climate balance, and threatening the oceans we depend on. To save the sea, we must cut plastic at the source. #PlasticPollutes #BreakFreeFromPlastic

✨ We are pleased to announce the recipients of Plastic Pollution Coalition's 2025 Plastic-Free Visionaries Award, recognizing leaders at the forefront of the movement to end plastic pollution.✨ #PlasticPollutes #BreakFreeFromPlastic bit.ly/44kcCbr

New investigation finds clothing dumped in protected wetlands in Ghana. #PlasticPollutes www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...