Break Free From Plastic Brand Audit
Turn any clean-up into evidence: record the brands on the litter you collect and submit to the global audit that names the top polluters.
Individuals
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Petition: plastic-free groceries (Australian Marine Conservation Society (AMCS) and Boomerang Alliance)
Live Australian petition targeting Woolworths, Coles, ALDI and Metcash over supermarket plastic; 7,861 of 10,000 signatures when checked.
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Write to your representative about plastics
Find your federal electorate (Australia), Member of Parliament (UK) or representative (US) and write a short, specific letter; a template is on our Letters…
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Plastic Free Communities and Plastic Free Champions (SAS)
Lead your town through Surfers Against Sewage’s five-step plan, or earn the Plastic Free Champion award for your business; 830+ UK communities so far.
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Bank.Green: check whether your bank funds fossil fuels
Free international tool that rates banks on fossil-fuel finance and helps you switch; replaces the UK’s Make My Money Matter, which closed in 2025.
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Shop refill and bulk: Reusable Nation map and Refill Return app
Find zero-waste and refill shops: Reusable Nation’s community map for Australia and the free Refill Return app (Ecosurety) for the UK.
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Return and Earn (NSW)
10c per eligible drink container at 660+ return points; wine, spirits and cordial containers join from mid-2027.
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Containers for Change (Queensland)
10c per container including glass wine and spirit bottles (since 2023); 12.6 billion returned. Refund points sort and auction material to recyclers.
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Containers for Change (Western Australia)
10c per container; wine, spirit, cordial and flavoured-milk containers added on 1 July 2026. 5.5 billion returned, $22 million donated.
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Container Deposit Scheme Victoria (CDS Vic)
10c per container at 600+ refund points; more than a billion containers in year one. Lids are accepted; wine and spirits are not yet…