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Real change needs real options
In conversations about plastic waste, behavior change is often described as simply a matter of motivation. If people care enough, the thinking goes, they will reduce plastic use. But insights from reuse projects in Southeast Asia tell a fuller story.
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People pay the price as Plastics Treaty talks end in deadlock
After two years of negotiations, governments in Geneva once again failed to agree on a Global Plastics Treaty strong enough to end the plastic crisis—choosing delay and division over decisive action to protect people and the planet.
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Amid Flooding, Groups Call on PH to Lead on Plastics Treaty
As floods swamped parts of Metro Manila last week, bringing with them more than 600 tons of collected waste, over 80 organizations from across the Philippines are calling on the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) to act decisively on the root of the problem: unchecked plastic production.
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The Environmental, Socioeconomic, and Health Impacts of the Plastic Crisis in the Philippines and Recommendations for a Robust Plastics Treaty
As a country heavily impacted by both the plastic and climate crises, there is much at stake for the Philippines to secure an ambitious legally binding instrument that will protect people and the planet from harms throughout the plastic lifecycle.
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Green groups, advocates deliver bold message to governments: End plastic now
As world leaders gather in Busan, South Korea this week for the fifth and most critical session of the Global Plastics Treaty negotiations, Greenpeace Philippines, together with its community partners in La Union, unfurled a giant banner along the shores of Urbiztondo, sending a bold message to END PLASTIC NOW.
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Greenpeace: Comprehensive flood control must include national ban on sachets
The Philippines bears the brunt of the plastic pollution crisis, which becomes glaringly evident during climate disasters. Comprehensive flood control must include a national ban on sachets.
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‘Real Beauty’ and ‘Good Life’?
Residents of a coastal community in Bataan Province are using brand parodies to show how plastic sachet manufacturers are bringing “real harm” to Filipinos.
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HUMANS OF THE OCEAN: Pinoy fisherman laments plastic crisis’ impact on livelihood
A lot of things have changed over the decades, for better or worse. For one, reusable and sustainable packaging used to be the norm, before destructive plastics, such as sachets,…
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Sailing for Change: Two Filipina Environmental Volunteers onboard the Greenpeace Rainbow Warrior Ship
We delve into the journey of two Filipina volunteers who embarked on a voyage aboard the Greenpeace ship – the Rainbow Warrior – a journey that proved to be life-changing.
