{"id":21300,"date":"2019-03-07T03:00:31","date_gmt":"2019-03-07T03:00:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/international\/?p=21300"},"modified":"2019-11-25T13:01:10","modified_gmt":"2019-11-25T12:01:10","slug":"nestle-and-unilever-named-top-plastic-polluters-following-philippines-brand-and-waste-audits","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/international\/press-release\/21300\/nestle-and-unilever-named-top-plastic-polluters-following-philippines-brand-and-waste-audits\/","title":{"rendered":"Nestl\u00e9 and Unilever named top plastic polluters following Philippines brand and waste audits"},"content":{"rendered":"

Manila, Philippines  – Nestl\u00e9 and Unilever are responsible for a quarter of the branded throwaway plastic driving the plastic pollution crisis in the Philippines, according to <\/span>a report published today by the Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives (GAIA)<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

The companies were named the top polluters based on a series of brand and waste audits conducted in six cities and one province in the country. The report, conducted in collaboration with the University of Santo Tomas\u2019 Research Center for Social Sciences and Education (RCSSEd), provides new evidence exposing Nestl\u00e9 and Unilever\u2019s overproduction of single-use sachets (small packets containing single-use quantities of any material) that are marketed in the Global South, but not other parts of the world. <\/span><\/p>\n

In response to the GAIA report\u2019s findings, Greenpeace Southeast Asia (Philippines) Campaigner Abigail Aguilar said:<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cOnce again, this report suggests that although countries in Southeast Asia are being blamed for the plastic pollution crisis, the responsibility lies with multinational corporations like Nestl<\/span>\u00e9 and Unilever <\/span>that continue to expand their production of unnecessary throwaway plastic at the expense of our communities, waterways, and health.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cNestl\u00e9 and Unilever need to stop deflecting the blame for plastic pollution onto individuals. These companies are responsible for this crisis and the only solution is for them to significantly reduce the production of throwaway plastics and move toward refill and reuse systems for their customers throughout the world. It\u2019s time to reject overconsumption and the corporations that continue to sell it to us.\u201d  <\/span><\/p>\n

ENDS<\/span><\/p>\n

Notes:<\/b><\/p>\n

Photos of the plastic pollution crisis in the Philippines, can be accessed here<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

To read the entire report, please click here<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

To read GAIA\u2019s press release, click here<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Contacts<\/b>: <\/span><\/p>\n

Angelica Pago, Greenpeace SEA Media Campaigner for Plastics: +63 949 889 1332, <\/span>angelica.pago@greenpeace.org<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Perry Wheeler, Greenpeace USA Senior Communications Specialist: +1 301 675 8766, <\/span>perry.wheeler@greenpeace.org<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Greenpeace International Press Desk: +31 (0)20 718 2470 (available 24 hours), pressdesk.int@greenpeace.org<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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