Tag: Break Free from Plastic

Global Plastics Treaty Negotiating Countries Fail to Respond to the Magnitude of the Plastics Crisis

Stuart Mitchell

The fourth meeting of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC-4) for a global agreement to end plastic pollution concluded after a plenary full of huddles, leaving the most contentious item to the very end of the session: intersessional work, which did not include discussions on primary plastic polymers. Countries decided to move forward with intersessional work on the financial mechanism, as well as on plastic products, chemicals of concern in plastic products, product design, reusability, and recyclability. Member States agreed to include observers’ participation during this work. Additionally, they decided to create…

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Global movement unites to tackle plastic pollution, urging governments and brands to put reuse at the heart of recovery plans

Stuart Mitchell

Global environmental NGOs including Friends of the Earth, City to Sea and Break Free From Plastic are joining forces to call on businesses, governments and individuals to put reuse and refill at the centre of their efforts to tackle plastic pollution.  The urgent call came on World Refill Day (16th June) to highlight the fact that despite an increase in public awareness over recent years, plastic pollution remains a growing environmental problem. Exclusive analysis released by City to Sea of data from Reloop, shows that currently Europe burns, landfills and litters over 50 billion single-use beverage containers a year, the majority of which are plastic. But significantly the analysis suggests that with…

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Break Free from Plastic launch new campaign

Stuart Mitchell

A four-by-four meter dragon spitting single-use plastic was installed in front of the ‘Our Ocean 2017’ conference to highlight the global crisis of plastic pollution. The Break Free From Plastic movement is demanding that the main culprits, including fast-moving consumer goods companies such as Nestlé, Unilever, Procter & Gamble, Coca-Cola, and PepsiCo, stop producing single-use plastic and that policy-makers legislate against it. The ‘Our Ocean 2017’ conference brings together representatives of governments, civil society, science, finance and businesses from around the world to discuss ocean protection. This year they are…

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