Subject: BFFP Newsletter 🌍 📰 : New report showing corporations’ performance in reducing plastic use, and more stories!

The Coca-Cola Company, increased its use of virgin plastic by 10% despite its voluntary commitments to tackle plastic pollution.

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November 13, 2025

BFFP Members React to New Report Showing Corporations’ Performance in Reducing Plastic Use

On November 4th, the Ellen MacArthur Foundation released the Global Commitment Progress Report 2025, showing businesses’ plastic use performance based on their voluntary global efforts against plastic waste. Although the companies had a slight decrease in average plastic use, it is worth noting that the Top Plastic Polluter, The Coca-Cola Company, increased its use of virgin plastic by 10% despite its voluntary commitments to tackle plastic pollution.


The publication also includes a 2030 Plastic Agenda for Business report, setting new corporate goals for the next five years.

Nina Aquilani; Image from kidsrights.org

Young Indonesian Activist, Finalist for International Children's Peace Prize 2025

Young Indonesian, Aeshnina “Nina” Aqilani, is a finalist for the International Children’s Peace Prize as announced by the international group Kids Rights. 17-year-old Nina’s work on fighting waste colonialism— plastic waste importation into lower income countries— has been gaining global attention since 2019. The winner will be announced in Stockholm on November 19, 2025. The annual recognition is awarded to a child who has made a significant contribution to children’s rights advocacy.

The short film Homo Plastikus takes place in the midst of a plastic pandemic in which humans are becoming plasticized.

Homo Plastikus, Written & Directed by Jimena Ayala From Acción Ecológica México, Won First Place in the Horror Short Film Contest by Plastic Pollution Coalition

The horror short film contest organized by the Plastic Pollution Coalition, which highlights the horrors of plastic pollution, has attracted participants from Argentina, Italy, Kenya, Mexico, and the United States. As part of their submissions, filmmakers were asked to provide a sustainability report explaining how they had avoided single-use plastics, sourced their materials and suppliers sustainably, and incorporated energy-efficient practices into their productions. The result was a collection of films focused on environmental issues, produced in an eco-friendly way.


First place went to the short film Homo Plastikus, written and directed by Latin American Jimena Ayala, fromAcción Ecológica México. The film shows how, in a world where plastic surrounds us and is inside us, a plastic pandemic has begun and humans are becoming plasticized. But there may still be hope: Eco Clinic has a cure. Would you try it?

(Spanish with English subtitles)

Image credit: Simu2000 Composting Facility, Ubungo NipeFagio, 2025

October 2025 Nipe Fagio Newsletter

From the heart of Ubungo, the Simu2000 Composting Facility continues to shine as a living example of how communities can turn waste chaos into climate action. It’s not just about compost; it’s about dignity, innovation, and livelihoods born from what others discard. On the global stage, Nipe Fagio proudly represented Tanzania and East Africa at the Global Zero Waste Forum 2025 in Istanbul, TĂŒrkiye, alongside change-makers pushing for a zero-waste world. The organisation also participated in the Global Gathering on Organics in Brussels hosted by Zero Waste Europe, sharing how grassroots solutions, such as the Simu2000 Composting Facility, are redefining the role of organic waste in climate resilience and local economies.

A 10-minute spotlight on BFFP media resources for Asia Pacific during the 2025 Science Journalists of India Conference

Bringing Plastic Issues to the Science Solutions Journalism Conference

From November 2-4, the Science Journalists Association of India (SJAI) hosted its third conference, titled ‘Science Solutions Journalism in a Fragmented World’, in Ahmedabad, India. Given our work in the Asia Pacific region debunking false solutions, the SJAI conference was an opportunity to network with 100+ journalists and science communicators from across India, committed to hope-based, solutions-centred coverage of environmental issues. BFFP partnered with SJAI to discuss how the network can be harnessed for diverse voices in environmental coverage, especially for plastic pollution.

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