Toxic chemicals in our environment threaten our rivers and lakes, our air, land, and oceans, and ultimately ourselves and our future.

The production, trade, use, and release of many synthetic chemicals is now widely recognised as a global threat to human health and the environment.

Yet, the world's chemical industries continue to produce and release thousands of chemical compounds every year, in most cases with none or very little testing and understanding of their impacts on people and the environment.

Greener Electronics

The world is consuming more and more electronic products every year.This has caused a dangerous explosion in electronic scrap (e-waste) containing toxic chemicals and heavy metals that cannot be disposed ofor recycled safely. But this problem can be avoided. We are pressing leading electronic companies for change to turn back the toxic tide of e-waste. Know more

Project clean water

Water is central to our lives but it is also the world's most threatened essential resource. Some of the worst inddustrial pollution is contaminating the world's most vulnerable water resources.               Know more

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Living dangerously in toxic Thailand

Press release | November 13, 2002 at 8:00

The fire that razed 22 homes in Bangkok's slum area of Klong Toey on Monday, Nov. 4 brought about another chapter in the toxic legacy of Thailand. As soon as the fire was extinguished, authorities discovered that hazardous chemicals were burned...

Samui Incinerator - What a Waste!

Feature story | October 16, 2002 at 6:00

Once they said it's state of the art, now the incinerator that's oddly constructed in the world famous tropical paradise called Samui Island in Surat Thani province is crumbling on its own crap.

Global Day of Action against Waste Incineration

Feature story | June 17, 2002 at 6:00

Greenpeace together with an NGO delegation composed of environmental and church groups met with Department of Health (DOH) officials led by Dr. Antonio Lopez, Undersecretary for Operations, to submit a petition endorsed by 170 groups and...

Greenpeace welcomes Thai Government plans to ratify treaty banning persistent poisons...

Press release | March 13, 2002 at 8:00

The international environmental group Greenpeace today welcomed plans by the Government of Thailand to sign and ratify the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) but stressed that while this formal process is taking place,...

MIXED, STINKING GARBAGE OF METRO OFFICIALS EXPOSED

Press release | October 26, 2001 at 8:00

The environmental group Greenpeace together with allies from the Eco-Waste Coalition (1) today accused the Metro Manila Development Authority (MMDA) and some Metro Manila mayors of insincerity and hypocrisy in solving the garbage problem, after...

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