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People vs Plastic
The results of this survey demonstrate that there is overwhelming public support for the Global Plastics Treaty to cut plastic production, end single-use plastics and advance reuse-based solutions.
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Kuha sa Tingi
Discover how large-scale investments to reuse and refill systems can end sachet pollution, while providing economic benefits to communities.
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SPECIAL REPORT: Managing air quality beyond COVID-19
Air pollution doesn’t have to be an inescapable reality. The ECQ gave Filipino citizens a glimpse of what cities can be like with vastly improved air quality. It also showed us that air pollution can be solved without sacrificing people’s access to mobility.
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Waste trade and the Philippines: How local and global policy instruments can stop the tide of foreign waste dumping in the country
A policy paper that looks at current waste and importation laws to identify gaps and loopholes that allow waste trade to happen.
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Toxic Air: The Price of Fossil Fuels
A groundbreaking report from Greenpeace Southeast Asia and the Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air (CREA) about the global cost of air pollution from fossil fuels.
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Policy Brief: Southeast Asia’s struggle against the plastic waste trade
Executive Summary As leaders from the 10 countries that make up the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) prepare to meet in Bangkok for the 34th ASEAN Summit this June,…
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Dirty Laundry 2: Hung Out to Dry
Research commissioned by Greenpeace International has revealed that clothing and certain fabric-based shoes sold internationally by major clothing brands are manufactured using nonylphenol ethoxylates (NPEs). NPEs -- which are used as surfactants in textile production -- subsequently break down to form toxic nonylphenol (NP). Nonylphenol is a persistent chemical with hormone-disrupting properties that builds up…
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The state of water in the Philippines
This report gathers available information regarding water resources in the Philippines, focusing on the issues of pollution, especially of drinking water and freshwater sources, and water scarcity. It also reviews the country’s existing legal and policy frameworks for water use, quality control, and management.