BFFP Newsletter: U.S. Interior Department commits to stop SUP, sign to #StopShippingPlasticWaste & the latest PoP episode

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Subject: BFFP Newsletter: U.S. Interior Department commits to stop SUP, sign to #StopShippingPlasticWaste & the latest PoP episode

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U.S. National Parks, Wildlife Refuges, and other Interior Department-managed Lands will phase out all single-use plastic!

U.S. Interior Department Commits to Stop Using Single-Use Plastic

On World Oceans Day, U.S. Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland initiated a plan to "reduce the procurement, sale and, distribution of single-use products and packaging" while committing to phase out 100% of single-use plastic products across Department-managed lands, (including all the U.S. National Parks and National Wildlife Refuges) by 2032.

“The Interior Department has an obligation to play a leading role in reducing the impact of plastic waste on our ecosystems and our climate," said Secretary Haaland. “We are uniquely positioned to do better for our Earth.”

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Register for the First Estonian Zero Waste Conference

Image credit: Mission Reuse, 2022

Discover Mission Reuse!

In the Netherlands, 5 million disposable cups are used every day. Line these cups up and you have 385 km worth of single-use cups, made completely of or comprising plastic.

Throughout July 2022, Plastic Soup Surfer is surfing this distance, from Amsterdam to Brussels, in his Mission Reuse Expedition to fight for the adoption of reusable cups.

From donating to joining the campaign, there are many ways to support this Expedition.

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Environmental Justice Victory in California, U.S.

#StopShippingPlasticWaste: Sign the Petition

Akin to waste colonialism, plastic waste trade contributes to plastic pollution especially in communities in Asia Pacific, Africa, and Latin America.

Join the petition calling on shipping companies to #StopShippingPlasticWaste from the world's rich economies including USA, EU, UK, Japan, and Australia to developing countries.

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Association Zéro Déchet Sénégal Launches New Branch

Image Credit: GAIA, #breakfreefromplastic 2022

No Place Should Be a Dumping Ground

Africa is not yet free from colonialism; it continues to manifest itself in the form of waste trade that allows for the importation of toxic and non-recyclable waste into the African continent.

On the 25th May 2022, organisations and experts from the African region came together to look at the impact of waste colonialism, from dumping of textile and e-waste to plastic policy.

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Image Credit: People Over Plastic, 2022

People Over Plastic: The Hard Truth Behind The Underbelly of Fast Fashion

Chile’s Atacama desert has become a fashion graveyard for the world’s unwanted clothes. Every year, nearly 59,000 tons of clothing arrive in Chile’s Iquique port from Europe, Asia, and the United States. Some of it is redistributed and sold throughout Chile, but the vast majority remains in Atacama. Learn more about the plastic problem you haven't heard of in People Over Plastic's latest episode.

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Subject: BFFP Newsletter: U.S. Interior Department commits to stop SUP, sign to #StopShippingPlasticWaste & the latest PoP episode

People Over Plastic: The Hard Truth Behind The Underbelly of Fast Fashion