🥤What’s the problem with plastic? You’ve probably heard about plastic pollution in the ocean or microplastics in the human body. Maybe you’ve assumed that if people just recycled more, we wouldn't have a plastic problem in the first place. But the plastic pollution crisis reaches far beyond plastic harming wildlife and people not putting plastic in the correct bin. 🗑️
☣️ Plastic and its thousands of mostly unregulated toxic chemicals are known to harm human health and have huge costs. Plastic pollution is a social and environmental justice issue, and it is polluting every ecosystem on the planet.
🤝 As we work toward solutions to the plastic pollution crisis, it’s important to aim for progress, not perfection—and work together to solve this problem.
🌎 It’s bigger than any of us alone can fix.
🦅 Here we cover the basics of the problem with plastics—and why its entire existence harms human health and creates injustices around the world, impacting all living creatures.
🔗 All sources linked in our bio, in our latest blog.
#PlasticPollutes #BreakFreeFromPlastic #PlasticPollution #BeatPlasticPollution
The numerous impacts of plastic pollution include severe harm to human health. 🚨 Plastic does NOT just harm us when we use it, plastic also causes severe health problems in communities on the fencelines of fossil fuel extraction, transportation, storage, and refining; and plastics production, shipping, and disposal. ☣️ The list of health problems linked to plastics includes:
☑️ cancer
☑️ diabetes
☑️ obesity
☑️ respiratory issues
☑️ fertility and reproductive issues
☑️ hormone disruption
☑️ asthma, and more.
💥 Add your name to the UN #PlasticsTreaty petition to protect human health with real solutions.
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#ToxicPlastics #PlasticPollutes #BreakFreeFromPlastic #INC4 #PlasticPollution #Microplastics #Nanoplastics #EnvironmentalJustice #ClimateJustice #Environmentalism
🤎 Refill your cup.
💚 Fix what you have by repairing it instead of buying something new.
💛 Reuse materials so that they don't have to go to the landfill.
🧡 Share an item so that your friend won't have to buy it.
❤️ Reduce what you use. Buy less. Create reusable habits.
🩵 Support businesses that use nontoxic and regenerative materials.
💙 Refuse single-use plastic when you can.
💜 Rethink plastic.
🐭 🌍 Together we can shift the system, hold polluters accountable, embrace plastic-free principles, & #BreakFreeFromPlastic.
#PlasticPollutes #PlasticPollution #Reuse #Repair #Share #Reduce #Regenerate #RefuseSingleUsePlastic
Microwave meal with a side of …. #microplastics? 🥣😬
In just minutes of heating, #plastic containers can release hundreds of thousands of microplastic and nanoplastic particles to your food!
This is just one of the shocking findings in @Greenpeace International’s new report on plastic-packaged meals.
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#PlasticPollutes #Microplastics
As part of our @allatonce_org partnership, we’re excited to announce that we’ll be giving away tickets to @JackJohnson concerts this year!
🎸 We have a pair of tickets for each of the following shows:
🎤 Columbia, MD Merriweather Post Pavilion 6/26
🎤 Chicago, IL Huntington Bank Pavilion at Northerly Island 7/11
🎤 Berkeley, CA Greek Theatre 10/1
Visit the link to enter to win at our LINK IN BIO
⭐ We encourage you to donate at least $20 to @plasticpollutes to support our work to stop plastic pollution. The first $2,500 in donations will be matched by the Johnson Ohana Foundation.
Jack Johnson and his team have been amazing partners to @plasticpollutes over the years. They are helping to shift culture by providing reusable cups & refill stations at concerts, diverting loads of plastic from entering landfills by shifting to reuse & refill systems and showing people what’s possible! 💧
*Donation is not required to win. No purchase necessary. One entry per person. Winners will be chosen at random from PPC’s list. Winners will be notified by email at least one week prior to the show date. Winners will need to pick up tickets in person at Will Call on the day of the event.
#AAOPlasticFree #AAOLocalFood #SURFILMUSIC
As we move away from single-use plastics, foundational solutions—reuse and refill—aren’t always possible just yet. That’s where biobased and regenerative materials can help.
But not all plastic alternatives are created equal.
So how do we assess which materials are truly “regenerative” … and which are just more greenwashing?
On June 17, join @plasticpollutes for a webinar to explore:
🌱 What makes a material regenerative
🫛 How hemp and agricultural byproducts are being used to replace plastic
🧑🌾 The economic and environmental benefits across their life cycle
Register to learn how regenerative materials offer a promising path to replace conventional plastics at scale.
Our panel includes:
🥬 Alexandra French, CEO of Xampla, producer of MorroTM materials from pea proteins @morroearth
🥬 Kim Kovacs, CEO of RENW, a hemp packaging company @renw.earth
Co-moderators:
🥬 Erica Cirino, Communications Manager, Plastic Pollution Coalition
🥬 Aidan Maguire, Business Partnerships Manager, Plastic Pollution Coalition
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#PlasticPollutes #PlasticAlternatives #PlasticFreeMaterials #Renenerative
Big welcome from Plastic Pollution Coalition to our newest Artist Ally @Anas_Seko_ . 🎨📷 Anas uses the arts, mobile photography, and environmental communication to share the realities of plastic pollution in Benin—while educating communities on the often unseen impacts of the plastics crisis and uplifting local solutions.
🖼️ Anas is a collaborator, advocating for change by leading and founding several initiatives including the NGO Citoyens Volontaires and the green enterprise SEKO Green.
He is the co-founder and Head of Communications of the international coalition Francophonie Zéro Plastique, which brings together 370 French-speaking organizations across 26 countries to address plastic pollution.
@plasticpollutes is honored to have Anas join our coalition.
➡️ Follow @anas_seko_ and swipe through to learn more about his journey and work.
#PlasticPollutes #BreakFreeFromPlastic #Benin #PlasticArtist
The @exxpedition_ journey is officially ocean bound! 🌊 And Jackie Nuñez, a @PlasticPollutes Member, is a part of this exciting journey. Jackie begins her 1,300 nautical mile sail now to document and study the plastic pollution crisis as part of a unique, all-women voyage, made up of people from across disciplines.
As founder of @noplasticstraws , Jackie’s contributions toward advocacy and plastic-free solutions have been significant.
On this journey, Jackie will be focusing on three core goals:
🔬 Solution-focused science: Analyzing the chemical makeup of ocean plastics.
🗣️ Communications: Shedding light on the impact of microplastics on our oceans.
🌍 Global Networking: Connecting changemakers from Tonga, NZ to Australia.
🙌 Jackie, we are cheering you on from here on land. Sail on! ⛵
#eXXpedition #PlasticPollutes #Sailing #PlasticResearch
🚨 New report finds that supermarkets are not doing nearly enough to reduce the amount of plastic generated. 🛒
In many cases, measures have only been implemented where stores are forced to by legislation. 🧑⚖️
🍎We call on supermarkets to act now and implement simple yet effective plastic reduction practices.
Read #BreakFreeFromPlastic’s Supermarket Audit: breakfreefromplastic.org/supermarket-audit (Linked in our bio)
#SupermarketAudit
Before plastic, there were other ways. What are your stories without plastic? 💐 Happy Mother’s Day
#PlasticPollutes #BreakFreeFromPlastic #MothersDay
Plastic pollution is designed long before it reaches the stomachs of whales, our brains, and Earth’s oceans, land, and air. #PlannedObsolescence #PlasticPollutes #BreakFreeFromPlastic
🥤Unlike natural materials, plastic goes back into Earth as a contaminant, endlessly polluting—WITHOUT regenerating, nourishing, or supporting Earth’s natural cycles that sustain us. It's time to #BreakFreeFromPlastic.
