In Ecuador’s Chocó Andino region, eight rural schools have come together to form a Zero Waste Schools Network, led by La Cuica Cósmica.

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📉 In Melipeuco, the amount of waste sent for final disposal fell from 3,797 tonnes in 2021 to 1,318 tonnes in 2022, while spending associated with this waste decreased by 65%. Today, this experience serves as a reference for other municipalities in La Araucanía.
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On International Translation Day, we thank the translators who make the language of justice accessible for all. Your work helps us and communities everywhere hold corporations accountable for plastic pollution and fight for a safer world. #BreakFreeFromPlastic

"Dow...has planned layoffs for at least 6,000 workers over the last year, while raking in more profits selling plastics and chemicals this year than last."

War profiteering, job shedding and ubiquitous pollution. Hard pass

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Ahead of the Heads of Delegation (HOD) meeting for the Global Plastics Treaty in Bangkok next week, read our Plastic Recycling Briefing in EN - FR - ES:
www.no-burn.org/plastics-tre...

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Can a treaty that avoids controls on plastic production, and instead focuses only on recycling and burning plastics, deliver?

The short answer: no treaty would be a better than a plastic recycling treaty.

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3/ 10 years into their partnership with @breakfreefrom, CESTA connects local work to a global fight: a treaty regulating plastic's entire lifecycle, not just what's left behind.

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The work also reached teachers and waste picker organisations: 9 teachers completed a 20-hour environmental education certification, while exchanges between the 6 cooperatives that make up the Nicaraguan Waste Pickers’ Association were strengthened.

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⚠️ “Plastic Kills” is a campaign developed by Basura Cero Nicaragua to train young people and help them understand and share the impacts of the plastic crisis, reaching more than 360 people.

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We need Global Plastics Treaty that will cut plastic production at the source.

Read the report: https://www.beyondplastics.org/press-releases/starbucks-cups-recyclable-report
Sign the petition: bit.ly/GPTreatyNow

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True wellness isn't just about what we put into our bodies—it’s about the waste we stop putting into the world.

Minimize the waste. Maximize your health. 🔄

#thesolfoundation #PlasticFree #BreakFreeFromPlastic #ZeroWasteLiving #EcoFriendly #OceanConservation #ReduceToIncrease #SustainableLifestyle

🌱The project will continue throughout this year. Visit fundacionelarbol.cl to find out about upcoming activities and updates.

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Thanks to citizen science initiatives led by BFFP members we are able to measure the scale of plastic pollution around us and find out who is behind all that. This helps drive policy and systemic changes at local and global level. #EndPlasticPollution #CitizenScience #BreakFreeFromPlastic

The #plasticstreaty negotiations were launched to end plastic pollution, NOT postpone action. We’re calling on governments to uphold the UNEA 5/14 mandate, address plastic production, protect ambition &reject a weak treaty.

www.no-burn.org/gaia-respons...
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Your plastic bottle will outlive your grandchildren. It takes 450 YEARS to decompose.
Refuse. Reuse. Refill. It's that simple.
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