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What is Plastic Free July?
Plastic Free July® is a global movement that helps millions of people be part of the solution to plastic pollution – so we can have cleaner streets, oceans, and beautiful communities. Will you be part of Plastic Free July by choosing to refuse single-use plastics?
Plastic Free July provides resources and ideas to help you (and millions of others around the world) reduce single-use plastic waste everyday at home, work, school, and even at your local café.
The Plastic Free Foundation is a global not-for-profit organisation leading the movement to turn waste off at the tap including the delivery of the annual Plastic Free July® challenge.
From humble beginnings in 2011, the award-winning Plastic Free July campaign was started by Rebecca Prince-Ruiz and a small team in local government in Western Australia. It has since grown into a global movement that shares Plastic Free solutions to help people and organisations to contribute to a world without plastic waste.
Plastic Free July® is a global movement that helps millions of people be part of the solution to plastic pollution – so we can have cleaner streets, oceans, and beautiful communities. Will you be part of Plastic Free July by choosing to refuse single-use plastics?
Plastic Free July provides resources and ideas to help you (and millions of others around the world) reduce single-use plastic waste everyday at home, work, school, and even at your local café.
The Plastic Free Foundation is a global not-for-profit organisation leading the movement to turn waste off at the tap including the delivery of the annual Plastic Free July® challenge.
From humble beginnings in 2011, the award-winning Plastic Free July campaign was started by Rebecca Prince-Ruiz and a small team in local government in Western Australia. It has since grown into a global movement that shares Plastic Free solutions to help people and organisations to contribute to a world without plastic waste.
Overview
Location
Australia, Western Australia, Perth
Employees
11-50
Founded date
2011
Mentions in press and media 11
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| Jun 24, 2026 | World urged to ditch single-use plastic in global record bid | A team taking time out of their work day at a cafe to make a Plastic Free Pledge A team taking time out of their work day at Fremanlte Ports to make a Plastic Free Pledge Plastic Free July's rallying millions to take a Pledge on 1 July... |
| Aug 4, 2025 | Credit: Plastic Jesus by Todd Francis and Be The Change by @Holymolyuk | Share Share Share Share Email This July and August, art takes to the streets in a powerful new exhibition that transforms public billboards into platforms for environmental activism. Launched in aid of Plastic Free July and titled, ‘Let’s L... |
| Jul 7, 2025 | Eco-Tip for Monday, July 7, 2025 | Dear Front Rangers: Ahh, July — time for fireworks, warm evening walks, and cooling off with watermelon. It’s also a great time for ditching plastic. That’s right — it’s Plastic Free July, a global movement inviting us to take a closer look... |
| Jul 2, 2024 | Party with a purpose this Plastic Free July! | We’re inviting you to shift the way you organise a celebration from the types of decorations used, to how food is served, and how gifts are given. NSW EPA Executive Director Alexandra Geddes said birthdays are some of the happiest times of ... |
| Jun 26, 2024 | Longmont panel will promote a “Plastic Free July” | Longmont officials plan to hold a panel at 6 p.m. July 18th to promote the global “Plastic Free July” challenge, which calls for people to give up single-use plastics for the month, according to a Facebook post advertising the event. The Au... |
| Feb 27, 2024 | How to save the planet, and your sanity, when no solution looks perfect | A few years ago, California native Kristy Drutman — founder of the popular Browngirl Green platform and podcast — decided to take on the environment-minded challenge known as “Plastic Free July.” The idea is to avoid single-use plastics for... |
| Feb 22, 2022 | Global survey sees nearly nine in 10 people supporting a UN plastic pollution treaty but will governments follow? | Global survey sees nearly nine in 10 people supporting a UN plastic pollution treaty but will governments follow? Tue, Feb 22, 2022 01:01 CET Report this content An average of nearly 90% of people surveyed across 28 countries believe having... |
| Aug 26, 2021 | Hotel Chocolat : Plastic-Free July | Glastonbury's done it… schools around the country are doing it… can you stop using single-use plastic? It's definitely a challenge and takes some forward planning but at Hotel Chocolat we're trying extra hard to minimise our ... |
| Jul 2, 2018 | Local NGO EcoDrive Releases Start Small, Start Now Hong Kong Plastic Crisis Documentary | 3 Mins Read Right in time for global campaign Plastic Free July, local not-for-profit (NFP) organization, EcoDrive, has released a documentary film about Hong Kong’s plastic problem. Start Small, Start Now, directed by London-based Photo Es... |
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FAQ about Plastic Free July
When was Plastic Free July founded?
Plastic Free July was founded in 2011.
What has the press written about Plastic Free July?
Parsers VC has collected 11 articles mentioning Plastic Free July, among them “World urged to ditch single-use plastic in global record bid” (Jun 24, 2026) and “Credit: Plastic Jesus by Todd Francis and Be The Change by @Holymolyuk” (Aug 4, 2025).
Is Plastic Free July still active?
Yes, Plastic Free July is active; its latest activity on Parsers VC dates from Oct 28, 2026.