BFFP Youth Newsletter: Youth Summit 2023, Stories from India, Uganda, and more!

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Subject: BFFP Youth Newsletter: Youth Summit 2023, Stories from India, Uganda, and more!

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The BFFP Youth Summit 2023 is happening this

April 14-15

This year, BFFP will be holding the second International Break Free From Plastic Youth Summit on April 14-15, 2023. This 2-day virtual summit will gather 150 youth leaders globally to learn about the Global Plastics Treaty, to understand what it means for young people, and to learn how to campaign for ambitious treaty demands as countries fight for their citizens’ future in this crucial negotiation series. The summit will feature workshops and discussions on the history of plastic pollution, the Global Plastics Treaty, and national campaigns related to plastic. We will also offer opportunities for participants to get involved with campaigns that are happening near them and offer follow-up sessions for capacity building to further their growth as young leaders after the summit.

This summit is open to youth-led organizations, youth-focused organizations, and individual youth leaders. If you are interested in joining, don’t forget to register through the website!

Nature’s Buddy and the 300+ volunteers against plastic pollution in Himalayan region of Uttarakhand

One who thinks about the Himalayas will have a pristine image of snow mountains, meandering streams, vast green alpine meadows with dotted pine trees. But due to the increase in their tourism industry, the immense beauty of nature and biodiversity is affected slowly. On this Member Stories, the organization Nature’s Buddy shares about his members are taking matters into your own hands fighting against plastic pollution.

St Paul’s Catholic School is joining Plastic Clever Schools in the UK

Incredible scenes from St Paul’s Catholic School! 40 students from across all year groups are working together on a new project to reduce plastic waste.

First, they investigated which plastic items to focus on – plastic bottles and cookie wrappers. Then, they created action plans to tackle them. And now, they’re running campaigns to inspire their whole school to act!

The project is called Plastic Clever Schools, and it’s run by Common Seas and Kids Against Plastic. The project’s goal is to equip students to become active global citizens beyond the classroom, providing real-world experiences in which to apply new knowledge, practice skills and build confidence for a future without plastic waste.

Plastic Clever Schools website

COY 17 - Reddy for climate action!

The 17th U.N. Climate Change Conference of Youth (COY 17) - held in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt, is the youth precursor event to COP27, organized by YOUNGO, the official Children and Youth Constituency to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. This event aimed to serve as a capacity building forum for knowledge and cultural exchange to prepare youth for inclusion and participation at COP 27. Taylen Reddy, a BFFP Youth Ambassador, attended the event and shared about his visions on this blog post.

BFFP's Youth Ambassador from Brazil face off two biggest brand audit polluters

Brazil is one of the biggest countries in the world, and according to a study from Oceana, it is responsible for dumping at least 325,000 metric tons of plastic every year in the ocean. Learn more about how Maria Eduarda, a BFFP Youth Ambassador, faced off Nestle and Proctor and Gamble, two of the top plastic polluter companies according to the Brand Audit reports.

Watch the recording of the International Zero Waste Cities Conference

A graphic that reads, “Dear teachers and school administrators, let's work together towards a plastic free future! Join our FREE training program! Pre-register now at bit.ly/bffpeductraining. In the foreground there are cartoon images of smiling young people holding signs calling for climate justice, corporate accountability, and real solutions. The logos for Nationale Postcode Loterij, #breakfreefromplastic youth, and Plastic Solutions Fund are featured at the top of the graphic.

Watch Day 1 recording

The International Zero Waste Month took off on January 2023 as GAIA Asia Pacific together with individuals, grassroots groups, and national and regional alliances around the world countered false narratives and mainstream Zero Waste as a practical and doable solution to waste management issues and climate change. For more info, check out the Zero Waste Month site!

Zero Waste challenges the “take-make-waste” mode, focusing on collective responsibility and waste prevention. To date, more than 25 cities across the region have established Zero Waste models, showcasing innovations in source separation, organics management, materials recovery, and plastic regulation. Several of these cities have also incorporated brand audits in their baseline studies, exposing plastic waste as one of the most problematic aspects of their waste streams. While plastic bans have greatly reduced the number of carrier bags and plastic straws, governments struggle with dealing with the volume of single-use plastic, often spending millions of dollars in transportation costs for landfilling, or even incineration.

Watch Day 2 recording

My European Adventure: Finding Plastic Pollution Solutions in France & Switzerland

Discover the innovative ways Switzerland and France are reducing single-use plastics through the eyes of 11-year-old PPC Youth Ambassador Kareena Desai, as she shares her experiences from her recent trip to Europe. In an inspiring guest blog post, Kareena details how the simple practices she observed in Lucerne, Switzerland, & Paris, France, which have been required to cut plastic use under the European Union’s Single-Use Plastics Directive, may be implemented in the United States as well.

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