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The Break Free From Plastic Act 2020: A bill to sustain the States beyond single-use stuff
Redistributing the weight of plastic pollution from communities & consumers to corporations.
China’s ban on single-use plastics may signal a shift from single-use to reuse
Rolling back on throw-away culture with lasting solutions.
What you can do in your community
Ready to be a part of the solution? Join us in taking the trash out of food, from city to city and coast to coast.
Break Free From Plastic U.S. biggest victories of 2019!
Get inspired by Break Free From Plastic U.S. partners' biggest victories of 2019!
What the SF is a reusable foodware ordinance?
How do we turn off the tap of plastic pollution for a whole community? See what we are up to in San Francisco!
Bay Area local governments working together on solutions to throw-away
Bay Area Local Governments meet to develop solutions to throw-away.
Plastic Exposed and the UNWRAPPED conference
Learn about Plastic Exposed and the UNWRAPPED Conference in June, 2019.
Community strategies
Learn about the strategies and rationale behind Throw-Away-Free Communities.