BFFP Newsletter: Brand Audit 2021's Top Plastic Polluters, BFFP at COP26, The Podcast of Plastic, World Cleanup Day in Zambia ... and more!

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Subject: BFFP Newsletter: Brand Audit 2021's Top Plastic Polluters, BFFP at COP26, The Podcast of Plastic, World Cleanup Day in Zambia ... and more!

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The Coca-Cola Company and PepsiCo named Top Plastic Polluters for the Fourth

Year in a Row; Unilever Rises to #3 Spot

Break Free From Plastic's fourth Brand Audit report has identified the world's top plastic polluters for 2021. Still leading the list for the fourth year in a row is The Coca-Cola Company, followed by PepsiCo which has been in the top three corporate polluters since the first Brand Audit report in 2018. Meanwhile, Unilever rose to the third spot this year while the company is simultaneously serving as a Principal Partner for the COP26 summit in Glasgow.

11,184 volunteers in 45 countries conducted 440 brand audits where they documented brands found on plastic pollution to help identify the companies responsible. In total, 330,493 pieces of plastic pollution were collected and analyzed across six continents.

We demand that national governments hold corporations accountable for their pollution. Fast-moving consumer goods companies (FMCGs) need to REVEAL the full extent of their plastic footprint, REDUCE it significantly by setting and implementing ambitious targets, and REINVENT their packaging to be reusable and plastic-free.

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New Podcast Inspired by the Emmy Award-winning Film "The Story of Plastic"

This is not a drill ... BFFP and its members in Asia have launched a new podcast series to tackle plastic pollution and the climate crisis!

"The Podcast of Plastic," aims to raise awareness on the plastic pollution crisis and to debunk the various myths about plastic and waste in Asia Pacific. New episodes will be released every Tuesday starting November 2nd. Listen on Spotify, Apple podcasts, and other major podcast platforms.

Listen to the Trailer

Actions Against Extraction: Demanding an End to Petrochemical Expansion

#breakfreefromplastic changemakers across the United States organized a series of Actions Against Extraction to demonstrate the urgent need to combat both environmental racism and the climate crisis.

Fenceline and frontline community leaders from the Ohio River Valley to the Gulf South and California came together to make their demands clear for government leaders.

More than 14,000 people have signed the petition calling for the Biden Administration to stop issuing permits for new and expanding petrochemical facilities. Will you add your voice?

Watch the Actions

SDCEA climate activism in South Africa. Photo Credit: GAIA

Photo Credit: Centre 4 Zero Waste & Development in Africa, 2021

World Cleanup Day: Brand Audits in Zambia

World Cleanup Day is the world's largest one-day civic action to tackle the global waste crisis, engaging leaders in more than 180 countries. On the 18th of September, Centre 4 Zero Waste & Development in Africa (CZWDA) celebrated by conducting a brand audit at Ibolelo Market in Serenje District of Zambia.

The activity brought together the Forest Department, the Serenje Town Council, and the Ibolelo market committee, as well as waste pickers who collected more than 240kgs of recyclable waste.

Take a look!

COP26 Coalition, 2021

Join BFFP at COP26!

COP26 is nearly here! Break Free From Plastic and its members will be present in Glasgow, Scotland, from 5 - 11 November taking part in the many actions and activities across the city to call for zero waste and plastic-free solutions to the climate crisis.

On 9 November, Break Free From Plastic will present the Brand Audit 2021 report and lead a panel discussion at the People’s Summit on how plastic fuels the climate crisis. Registration is open for

in-person and virtual attendance.

Find out more!

Formosa Plastics Group:

A Serial Offender of Environmental and Human Rights

Did you know that Formosa Plastics has a six-decade-long record of regulatory and rights violations around the world?

A first-of-its-kind report—created by #breakfreefromplastic changemakers with the Center for International Environmental Law (CIEL), the Center for Biological Diversity, and Earthworks—explores Formosa as a key example of the broader petrochemical and plastics industry’s profound risks to human rights, human and environmental health, and the climate.

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