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The Coca-Cola Company, PepsiCo and Nestlé named top plastic polluters

Results are in! The Top 5 Worst Plastic Polluters of 2020 ARE… Coca-Cola, PepsiCo, Nestlé, Unilever, & Mondelēz International. For the third time in a row, these corporations polluted the most places with the most plastic waste while waste pickers around the world bear the burden of cleaning up after them.

“Corporations rely on informal waste workers to collect their packaging, allowing them to meet sustainability commitments and justify their use of high quantities of single-use plastic packaging. Yet the current shift to lower value plastic packaging is threatening the livelihoods of the waste pickers, who cannot resell such low-grade items. The systems that waste pickers operate in must change,” said Lakshmi Narayan, co-Founder of SWaCH Waste Picker Cooperative in Pune, India and member of the international Steering Committee of #breakfreefromplastic.

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U.S. Presidential Plastics Action Plan

The Presidential Plastics Action Plan released this week urges President-elect Joe Biden to take eight key executive actions to solve the plastic pollution crisis.

“It is time for our leaders to take action and break away from the toxic cycles in plastic pollution by supporting the Presidential Plastics Action Plan. We must ensure our frontline workers are protected, enable a just transition, and make sure the concerns of frontline voices are included and addressed at the decision-making tables.” — #breakfreefromplastic changemaker Juan Parras, Founder and Executive Director of Texas Environmental Justice Advocacy Services.

If you live in the United States, please join the more than 550 organizations who are calling on Joe Biden to become a #PlasticFreePresident.

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Ready to put the focus on plastic pollution in Asia? Give it your best shot!

Break Free from Plastic Asia Pacific (BFFP AP) and Heinrich Boell Stiftung (HBS) Hong Kong Office are calling on professional and amateur photographers based in Asia to join our photo competition! Will YOU help us in amplifying the Asian narrative in the plastic pollution crisis?

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Plastic Free China’s NEW report on packaging actions of top express delivery companies

This year's Singles Day (Nov 11), China's largest e-commerce shopping spree, has seen a record high of 675 million packages delivered. 😲 According to a new report by #breakfreefromplastic members Plastic Free China and Toxic Free China, only three delivery companies SF Express, JD Logistics, and Suning Logistics have published the amount of packaging they have recycled. The report further revealed that these courier enterprises mainly recycle cartons but plastic packaging has not been included in their recycling initiatives.

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New BFFP Blog Post Alert: ‘plasticized’ childhood and pitch your blog idea!

Check out our first contributed article from #breakfreefromplastic changemaker JP Amaral of Instituto Alana. Titled ‘Plasticized’ Childhood, the blog talks about the report which reveals how plastic toys and the problematic packaging they come in may be affecting the health of children and the environment.

Now up on the #BFFP Blog!

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

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New report shows positive environmental impact of reusable packaging

#BreakFreeFromPlastic member Zero Waste Europe, University of Utrecht and Reloop have released a report showing how reusable packaging - bottles, crates, and jars - produces far less carbon emissions than their single-use counterparts.

The report also identifies key measures to improve the environmental sustainability of reusable packaging and bring down the carbon emissions of reusable containers.

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