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Share your pics of ridiculous packaging!

Blog entry by Agnes Le Rouzic | April 6, 2018 3 comments

Have you ever looked around - at the supermarket, or coffee shop, or local mall - and noticed how much excessive plastic there is? Once you start looking for it, it’s EVERYWHERE. And it’s a huge problem. This week, we invite you...

Canada bans microbeads! Another move to tackle plastic pollution...and more needed!

Blog entry by Sarah King, Senior oceans strategist | November 14, 2016

When you google “microbeads,” calls to ban them pop up in the search results even before the trusty Wikipedia definition. That’s because scientific studies and environmental organizations have shone a spotlight on how these tiny,...

12 Eco-Friendly And Affordable Gift Ideas

Blog entry by Miriam Wilson | December 19, 2016

Stuck for a last-minute gift idea? Want to give an eco-friendly gift that won’t break the bank? We've got you covered! Plus, these gifts will help your friends and family to be more eco-friendly as they use them!   1. Water...

My week on a plastic beach helping to name and shame its polluters

Blog entry by Sarah King, Senior oceans strategist | October 4, 2017

It was more devastating than I imagined, and that’s saying something considering the descriptions and pictures I’ve been exposed to over the years. The plastic pollution covering Freedom Island in Metro Manila, Philippines is...

Delivering not-so-festive holiday greetings to Coke Canada’s HQ

Blog entry by Sarah King, Senior oceans strategist | December 7, 2017

As part of a global week of action, Greenpeace Canada activists visited Coca-Cola’s Canadian headquarters to urge Coke’s leadership to give some good will to marine life this holiday season and stop choking our oceans with its...

G7 charter won’t effectively tackle plastic pollution, but Canada can still act

Blog entry by Farrah Khan, Arctic and plastics campaigner | June 14, 2018 1 comment

Greenpeace activists send G7 leaders a hard-to-miss message one day before the G7 Summit in Charlevoix Quebec. © David Kawai / Greenpeace This past weekend, the G7 announced the creation of a much anticipated Ocean Plastics...

G7 charter won’t effectively tackle plastic pollution, but Canada can still act

Blog entry by Farrah Khan, Arctic and plastics campaigner | June 14, 2018

Greenpeace activists send G7 leaders a hard-to-miss message one day before the G7 Summit in Charlevoix Quebec. © David Kawai / Greenpeace   This past weekend, the G7 announced the creation of a much anticipated Ocean Plastics...

Go plastic free for our oceans

Blog entry by Sarah King, Oceans campaign coordinator | June 8, 2013 2 comments

Have you ever ordered fries at a sit down restaurant and with them came a plastic cup or plastic package with only a tear drop of ketchup? Have you ever noticed that most drinks you order these days, except for our old friends beer and...

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