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Uniting for a Just Recovery during Plastic Free July

 

As the world continues to grapple with the Covid-19 pandemic, people around the world are demonstrating that a life free from unnecessary plastic and disposable material is still possible. This year’s Plastic Free July continues paving the way to #BreakFreeFromPlastic while encouraging principles built on a just recovery from the pandemic

 

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Our Open Letter to the European Commission

More than 100 billion plastic bags were used in Europe in 2010 before a European Directive was adopted to limit their consumption.


While all countries have transposed the Directive, only some have taken ambitious action to cut plastic bag pollution at the source. A new report, by #breakfreefromplastic members Rethink Plastic and Surfrider Foundation Europe, shows what measures have been adopted at national levels.

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Centre for Environmental Justice takes Sri Lankan government to court

 

#breakfreefromplastic member Centre for Environmental Justice (CEJAD) filed a case against the Sri Lankan government for failing to make regulations in minimizing or banning the use of single-use plastics in the country.

 

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Waste Trade: Green Groups Denounce Europe's "Do As I Say, Not As I Do" Policy

As it stands today, the European Commission does not intend to fully apply the Basel Convention waste amendments for shipments happening within its territory. This could lead to insufficiently regulated trade of potentially hazardous plastics across the European Union (EU). 

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Two U.S. Campaigns to #BuildBackBetter during COVID-19

 

In the midst of the Covid-19 crisis, we’re rallying around the types of systems that can help us make a Just Recovery towards a healthier, more equitable future. Two campaigns in the U.S. are advancing this work...

 

SIGN-ON to #CutOutCutlery

 

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