BFFP Newsletter: Commit to Reuse, Make “Throwaway Go Away,” Coca-Cola’s False Solutions, Spotlight on Zero Waste Cities in Asia, and more...

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Subject: BFFP Newsletter: Commit to Reuse, Make “Throwaway Go Away,” Coca-Cola’s False Solutions, Spotlight on Zero Waste Cities in Asia, and more...

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#WeChooseReuse

#WeChooseReuse is a European led #breakfreefromplastic campaign, born out of the movement’s wish to push for ambitious and robust reuse solutions to the plastic pollution crisis.

The #WeChooseReuse microsite is now live! Get the latest news on member webinars and national campaigns. Sign the commitment, and call for corporations and municipalities to put reuse systems in place.

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Zero Waste Month 2021 features Zero Waste communities in Asia-Pacific!

ZERO WASTE CITIES ARE NOT A MYTH! It’s totally possible as shown by model and emerging Zero Waste communities in the Asia-Pacific region. In Week 3 of #ZeroWasteMonth2021, we put the spotlight on some of them and learn about the results they have seen by switching to Zero Waste systems! 💚

Shoutout to #breakfreefromplastic members who have made some of these Zero Waste cities possible: YPBB Bandung in Indonesia, Mother Earth Foundation in the Philippines, and Consumers Association in Penang under the ZW Cities Collaboration coordinated by GAIA Asia-Pacific and other members in Asia-Pacific.

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188 Environmental Groups Call for an End to Single-Use

Products

As government representatives from 193 countries prepare to discuss “Strengthening Actions for Nature,” 188 environmental groups from around the world are calling on them to change the systems that support production of polluting single-use products.

On Wednesday, the environmental groups issued a joint position, “From Single-Use to Systems Change”, to highlight the massive impact that disposable products are having on the natural environment, wildlife, human health, and vulnerable communities.

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Pushing Back Against Coca-Cola’s False Solutions

Coca-Cola’s announcement about rolling out 100% recycled plastic bottles for select brands in some U.S. states represents a false solution to the plastic pollution crisis. #breakfreefromplastic changemakers with Greenpeace USA, U.S. PIRG and others are already poking holes in this greenwashing effort.

Our global Brand Audit Report recently named Coca-Cola the world’s worst plastic polluter for the third year in a row. The company produces over 100 billion plastic bottles each year, and we are confident that producing even more, smaller plastic bottles is not the best way forward.

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On the BFFP Blog: A Lifetime Polluted by Plastic

Plastic is a material that pollutes at every stage of its life, causing a chain of problems for the environment and our health. Youth activist Alex Gordon, a junior at Eckerd College studying Political Science and Environmental Studies, shares how she has seen it firsthand and why she has chosen to help solve the problem from the source.

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We’ve opened up the #breakfreefromplastic blog to member contributors! If you’ve got an interesting story, we’d love to share it!

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In 2020, #breakfreefromplastic achieved so much thanks to the collective efforts of members like you. As we gear up for another busy year, we want to make sure you have the support you need in the fight against plastic pollution. Please take a few minutes to answer this member survey so we know how to further support your work.

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Subject: BFFP Newsletter: Commit to Reuse, Make “Throwaway Go Away,” Coca-Cola’s False Solutions, Spotlight on Zero Waste Cities in Asia, and more...

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