A <\/i><\/b>stark <\/i><\/b>reminder of corporate responsibility in plastic pollution<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n
26 October 2018 (TORONTO) – On Tuesday, October 30th, 2018, <\/b>Greenpeace Canada will reveal, downtown Toronto, a<\/span> large-sized sculpture that contains branded plastic trash <\/b>cleaned up and audited across Canada last month. The event is open to the public. <\/span><\/p>\n The top five plastic polluters in Canada according to Greenpeace\u2019s audit results were revealed earlier this month. Greenpeace Canada cleaned up nearly 10,000 L of trash, three-quarters of which was plastic. Over 3,000 pieces of non-identifiable and identifiable \u00a0branded plastic waste were collected. 46% of the identifiable plastic waste belonged to <\/span>Nestl\u00e9, Tim Hortons, PepsiCo., The Coca-Cola Company and McDonald\u2019s<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n While some of these largest polluters have <\/span>signed <\/span><\/a>onto the G7 \u2018Zero Plastics Waste\u2019 Charter \u2018committing to fight plastic pollution by investing into better recycling processes\u2019, a recent Greenpeace International report, <\/span>\u2018A Crisis of Convenience\u2019<\/span><\/a> (released last tuesday), demonstrates that none of the 11 surveyed Fast Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG) companies, which included Nestl\u00e9, PepsiCo., The Coca-Cola Company, Danone, P&G and others, have comprehensive strategies that include commitments to reduce their production of single-use plastic or offer more sustainable alternatives.<\/span><\/p>\n The eight-foot high art installation of an albatross mother feeding its child single-use plastic is intended to connect these corporate polluters back to the plastic pollution pandemic and create a visual reminder of the real threats facing our oceans. <\/span><\/p>\n Members of the press are invited to visit the art installation and to speak with volunteers and staff who participated in the cleanups last month and helped construct the sculpture.<\/span><\/p>\n EVENT DETAILS<\/b><\/p>\n Date: Tuesday, October 30th, 2018<\/b><\/p>\n Event: <\/b>Plastic Polluters Branded Trash Sculpture <\/i><\/b>Reveal<\/b><\/p>\n Time : 11 AM to 5 PM EST<\/b><\/p>\n Location: Yonge- Dundas Square, <\/b>1 Dundas St E, Toronto, ON, M5B 2R8.<\/b><\/p>\n \n A press release will be available next tuesday.<\/span><\/p>\n -END- <\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Press Contact:<\/b><\/p>\n Loujain Kurdi, Greenpeace Canada, Communications Officer, loujain.kurdi@greenpeace.org, +1 (514) 577-6657.<\/span><\/p>\n