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Learn more about solutions to plastic pollution and ways to take action

The planet can only hold so much plastic.

Over 400 million tonnes of plastics are produced every year, yet only less than 9% has been recycled. Continuing existing practices would mean continuous greenhouse gas emissions  from the extraction of fossil fuels for manufacturing plastics, to use, disposal, recycling and incineration. This ‘take-make-waste’ exercise threatens the ability of the world to keep global temperature rise below 1.5 degree Celsius.

We have to turn off the tap on plastic production and scale solutionsthat are proven safe, economical, and sustainable.

No more false solutions

Dear friends and colleagues, 

The BFFP #FalseSolutionsExposed Campaign Peak across Asia Pacific has started! We invite you to participate and express your support for our coordinated and member-led activities from June 13 to June 30, 2023. 

Check out this toolkit for details and communication materials you may use! The webpage will be launched by June 19th. —

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Day of Action against Incineration 

As the Asian Development Bank (ADB) holds its Asia Clean Energy Forum, join GAIA Asia Pacific members and allies in amplifying calls to stop all support for new incinerators and retire existing ones. Refer to the social media campaign details here (June 13 to 16). 

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Participate and spread the word about our five-part learning series, “#FalseSolutionsExposed: Busting Myths and Unveiling Real Solutions to Plastic Pollution,” featuring our members and experts in the field. Invite your network, schools, students, journalists, governments, allies, friends, and more! We will talk not only about false solutions but also about reuse and zero-waste solutions. We will launch the series on June 21, 1:30 pm Delhi, 4 pm Manila. Register here

See poster and suggested caption for your social media & messages: 

Solutions to plastic pollution exist. But how do we know which ones are effective and which ones only lead to further harm? 

Join us as we talk to field experts, scientists, and advocates in Asia Pacific to shed light on misconceptions and sustainable solutions to the plastics crisis. 

5-part webinar series Wednesdays | June 21 to July 19, 2023, 1:30 pm Delhi, 3 pm Jakarta/Hanoi, 4 pm Manila/Kuala Lumpur, 6 pm Canberra, 8 pm Auckland 

Register today at: https://bit.ly/FSEwebinar. 

#breakfreefromplastic #BeatPlasticPollution #climatecrisis #climatechange #climateaction #reuse #refill #zerowaste

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Do you have contact with some journalists? Invite them to the launch of the NEW BFFP resource: Guide for Journalists - Reporting on Greenwashing & False Solutions. It will happen in the opening session of the webinar series.June 21, 2023, | 4 pm Manila (GMT+8) Register for the first session here 

Thank you! - Faye, Eah, Matt, Gopang