Single-use packaging (including plastic, aluminum, paper) is contributing to the triple climate, biodiversity, and pollution crisis. In 2018, the level of packaging used in Europe reached new heights, with a record of 174kg of packaging waste per person (1). To enforce and strengthen current EU policies, the European Commission is reviewing the Packaging and Packaging […]
#WeChooseReuse reiterates campaign demands in the run up to the EU revision of the Packaging and Packaging Waste Directive
Single-use packaging (including plastic, aluminum, paper) is contributing to the triple climate, biodiversity, and pollution crisis. In 2018, the level of packaging used in Europe reached new heights, with a record of 174kg of packaging waste per person (1). To enforce and strengthen current EU policies, the European Commission is reviewing the Packaging and Packaging […]
What’s the Story? This one minute animation produced by Daniel Bird, with vocals by London Community Gospel Choir, showcases the entire lifecycle of plastic bottles, and their devastating impact on human health and the planet. What is the solution to this global plastic pollution? Reuse! #wechoosereuse Campaign by #breakfreefromplastic member Greenpeace. Share the video on […]
For years, corporations and retailers have blamed each other for the plastic waste polluting our world. But it’s time for them to work together to create something beautiful—refillable and reusable systems to deliver their products and a world free from plastic pollution. Individuals can take action by celebrating businesses that are part of the #reuserevolution. […]
Plastic Change has created a series of 6 animation films to change the narrative on the plastic crisis, exploring who is responsible and why plastic pollution keeps on increasing. In several of the short animations the Danish NGO focuses on reuse. Visit plasticchange.org to learn more about the campaign and the narrative shift that is […]
For too long, the idea of progress and development has existed in opposition to conservation and protection of the natural world, which were often seen as roadblocks to economically thriving societies. Our long-time measure of a nation’s prosperity and “standard of living”, GDP, fails to take into account our depreciating natural resources, not to mention […]
By Kasia Pranke Local authorities across Europe are slowly beginning to recognise the urgent need of moving away from waste management and towards resource management instead. Earlier this year, Break Free From Plastic launched the “We Choose Reuse” campaign that aims to encourage individuals, businesses, local municipalities as well as national and European policy makers […]
There is one organization in Ireland that is synonymous with reuse, that is Refill.ie! Refill.ie has been in operation since 2017 and they are well on the way to realizing their ambition to have free drinking water access while outside our homes within 400m of anywhere you are in Ireland! It all started off as […]
#ReusableNappyWeek is an annual week of action from the 19th-25th of April to put the spotlight on reusable nappies. Reusable nappies have proven to be environmentally-friendly (saving resources and generating 99% less waste than their single-use counterpart), as well as more cost-efficient for both families and public authorities (when it comes to the management of this waste stream). […]
There are lots of good environmental reasons for producing and consuming reuse products - e.g. from effectively preventing littering at source, to promoting sustainable consumption habits. Yet, their economic advantage has been more difficult to grasp at times, in a still largely unwelcoming context utterly dominated by single-use products. Through the success story of […]
Register for the Food Contact Webinar on March 4th, organized by #breakfreefromplastic member Health Care Without Harm. Food contact materials (FCM) play an important role in food services in healthcare. They are used in a range of common catering products, including food and beverage containers and cutlery and help ensure the safe delivery of food […]
A tip: tap (a tip: tap water) is a non-profit association that campaigns for tap water, against packaging waste and thus for an ecologically sustainable lifestyle. We are campaigning for a water revolution, to make tap water the main beverage of our society. Since the 1970s, bottled water consumption in Germany has increased more than […]
Mother nature had it right. A balanced system and a healthy functioning world is one in which everything has a purpose and nothing goes to waste. Decay, in the natural world, is integral to renewal, unlocking nutrients that allow new life to thrive. It is a circular system that stands in sharp contrast to the […]
Most people are aware that single-use plastics pile up as trash and pollute our planet, but what is less widely understood is that when it comes to plastics, harm is occuring long before our water bottles and cling film turn up in our oceans. Over 99% of plastics are produced from fossil fuels (mainly oil […]
For too long, the idea of progress and development has existed in opposition to conservation and protection of the natural world, which were often seen as roadblocks to economically thriving societies. Our long-time measure of a nation’s prosperity and “standard of living”, GDP, fails to take into account our depreciating natural resources, not to mention […]
Across Europe, #BreakFreeFromPlastic members are calling for reuse systems to be put in place. The #WeChooseReuse 14 Days of Action in June, was an opportunity to make noise for reuse and have individuals ACT by signing the reuse commitment. Check out the #WeChooseReuse Toolkit shared with member organizations.
