Plastic Free July is an opportunity to pause, rethink everyday habits and get started with simple steps to reduce reliance on single use plastics. As global plastic production has increased dramatically since the mid-20th century, so too have the life cycle emissions of plastics. Climate change is actively reshaping how plastics behave in the environment, making them more mobile, persistent and harmful across ecosystems.
Curious to know what people have done for Plastic Free July? Read inspirational stories from participants reducing single-use plastic waste at home, work, or in their community. With a remarkable 174 million participants globally, Plastic Free July is the largest plastic waste avoidance campaign on the planet. This award-winning behaviour change campaign empowers communities, corporations and governments to take action to reduce plastic waste.
Consumers Federation of Australia (CFA) engages with these issues by supporting representatives to Standards Australia technical committees such as EV-021 Environmental management, ME-009 Microplastics and EV-017 Degradability of materials for intended for organics recycling, as part of the CFA Standards Project. The Project plays an important role in ensuring peoples interests are represented in the development of standards; by getting involved you can make sure products and services meet your expectations and address everyday problems affecting us all, find out more about Representative Opportunities .