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New research finds plastic production in South Korea, Japan, and Taiwan as major contributors to plastic, climate crisis
19 November 2024, Seoul, South Korea: A new research by Greenpeace East Asia exposes the significant role that petrochemical industries in South Korea, Japan, and Taiwan play in fueling both…
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Greenpeace Audit Reveals Local FMCG Brands as Top Polluters in Rivers.
Taipei, Taiwan, November 7, 2024 – Greenpeace East Asia released a “Plastic brand audit of East Asian River Bank”, The audit found that 90% of waste in these rivers is…
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Greenpeace Publishes Taiwan’s First Systematic Research on Plastic Nurdle Pollution
Kaohsiung, Taiwan. October 28, 2024 – The fifth round of negotiations on the Global Plastics Treaty (GPT) will take place in Busan, South Korea, at the end of November. Since…
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Greenpeace Mazu Parade Targets Taiwan’s Petrochemical Expansion
Kaohsiung, Taiwan. October 29, 2024 – Ahead of the fifth Global Plastics Treaty negotiation(INC-5) Greenpeace held a creative parade today in the Linyuan Petrochemical Industrial Zone in Kaohsiung to challenge…
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Greenpeace Urges the Taiwan Government to Resolve the Garbage Crisis
Misallocation of Budget Has Turned Temporary Storage Sites into Garbage Mountains
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Filipino Domestic Helpers Go Beach Cleaning on Holidays: Hong Kong is my 2nd Home
Working in Hong Kong for over 17 years, a Filipino domestic helper, Angelina, chose to go beach cleaning on her Sunday with the Beyond Plastic team. They target beaches in different areas of Hong Kong, in particular those with severe coastal pollution problems. Their mission is to pick up every single piece of disposed plastic…
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Ubiquitous Microplastics in the Habitat: Understand the First Study on Microplastic Pollution on Protected Species in Taiwan in 5 Key Points
Greenpeace worked with 14 research and expert teams to go deep into the mountains, lakeshores and streams for over a year, and accomplished the first ever broad yet in-depth investigation into microplastics on protected terrestrial wildlife.
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Mountain Guides and Zoo Researcher Behind the Scenes: The Helping Hands of the Study on Microplastic Pollution on Protected Animal Species
Greenpeace released its astonishing report, Plastic Island: A Study on Microplastic Pollution on Protected Animal Species in Taiwan and Their Habitats, revealing the current situation of microplastic pollution in the natural environment of Taiwan.
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Microplastics found in feces and natural habitat of Taiwan’s protected species
Microplastics were detected in the feces of several protected species in Taiwan, including Formosan black bears and Formosan sambar deers, as well as in water collected from their habitats, showing that these protected species have been exposed to and are ingesting microplastics even in their natural environments, a study conducted by Greenpeace East Asia’s Taipei…
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Sheung Wan Borrow and Return Cup Program Gives the Earth a Coffee Break
Let’s give the Earth a time out from the overwhelming plastic pollution problem. In collaboration with a local start-up, Greenpeace launched the Sheung Wan Borrow and Return Cup Program in July 2022. Reusable cup ware is introduced to the Hong Kong community through a mobile app. In the first phase, 6 coffee shops offer returnable…