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Seven ways to go plastic free for Plastic Free July
At the start of Plastic Free July, the question on many people’s minds is this: How do I go plastic free? How can I use less plastic? Here are some answers.
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Greenpeace welcomes single-use plastic phase-out but renews call to ban the bottle
Greenpeace is welcoming the Government’s announcement today of a plan to phase out more single-use plastics, but is calling for the ban to cover a wider range of products, including…
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Greenpeace congratulates new All Blacks team, renews call to dump INEOS oil industry sponsor
Greenpeace is congratulating the new All Blacks team named last night and renewing its call on NZ Rugby to ‘keep oil off the All Blacks’.
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Living through Sri Lanka’s biggest marine disaster
The apocalypse is here. These were the first thoughts that ran through my mind when news about the X-Press-Pearl began filtering in. Yellow shorelines were blackened with charred debris and hazardous cargo littered Sri Lanka’s coast. A few days later, waves and waves of tiny plastic pellets called ‘nurdles’ began washing up on western and…
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Tons of toxic microplastics are covering Sri Lanka’s western coastline
Tons of toxic microplastics used to make single-use plastic packaging are covering Sri Lanka’s western coastline.
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Recycling has failed – it’s time for a container deposit scheme
We can't recycle our way out of the plastic crisis. In Aotearoa, our city councils have had waste and recycling collection systems in place for decades yet we still have dismal recovery and recycling stats.
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Coca-Cola it’s time to stop your pollution at source
There is an old, now iconic, Coca-Cola commercial from 1971, called Hilltop or as it’s more commonly known as “I’d like to buy the world a Coke”. The video features a diverse…
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Glass Packaging Forum threatens container return scheme
The crucial next step in transforming Aotearoa into a beautiful, circular economy with zero waste is under threat from the Glass Packaging Forum
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Plastic pollution is a climate, health and social justice issue
Achieving systems change requires confronting the entire system.
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What is fossil capital? And how does it fuel social injustice
The world we live in has been built around an economic system that prioritises never-ending growth over the welfare of people and the planet. This system plunders our planet’s resources
