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Garbage “engulfing” Manila, Philippines after severe storm highlights plastic and climate crises
Waves of plastic pollution has engulfed parts of Metro Manila and nearby provinces, after a combination of heavy storm and monsoon rains, with garbage clogging drainage and causing floods.
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Plastic pollution a multifaceted problem, calls out companies to take action
On World Environment Day, Greenpeace Philippines called for ‘action from all fronts’, especially from companies most responsible for producing single-use plastic.
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Nestlé misses the mark with statement on tackling its single-use plastics problem
Greenpeace's response to Nestlé's statement aimed at addressing the growing plastic pollution crisis.
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Nestlé, Unilever, P&G among worst offenders for plastic pollution in Philippines in beach audit
Nestlé, Unilever, and Indonesian company PT Torabika Mayora are the top three contributors of plastic waste discovered in the Manila Bay area
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Greenpeace, PRRC track plastic pollution in Pasig River, kicks off clean-up project along Manila Bay
Greenpeace Philippines and the Pasig River Rehabilitation Commission (PRRC) today hosted a boat tour showing the magnitude and trajectory of plastic waste from tributary San Juan River to the Pasig River’s mouth.
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Time to Ban Single-Use Plastics and Protect the Oceans
Time to ban single-use plastics; A Policy Brief for ASEAN Leaders
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Greenpeace tells ASEAN: Act on plastics pollution in region’s ocean
Manila, Philippines - Acting on the urgency of the plastics pollution problem in the region, and with the upcoming Association of Southeast Asian Nation (ASEAN) Summit commencing in Manila, Greenpeace Southeast Asia brought its message to the ASEAN community by delivering a letter of appeal, brought by a giant animated ‘Plastic Bag Man and Woman’,…
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EcoGroups Warn Against Plastic Waste Burning
Environmental groups in the Philippines warn that proposed plastics investment strategies disguised as “solutions” to marine plastic pollution will only be costly, ineffective and contribute further to environmental degradation while taking away from real solutions.
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Policy experts say environmental protection is crucial to ASEAN economic integration success
Manila, Philippines, 20 May 2014—The protection of Southeast Asia’s natural and human resource base must be ensured as the region moves towards economic integration in 2015 and beyond. This was the pronouncement made by regional policy experts, civil society groups and members of the academe [1] ahead of the World Economic Forum on East Asia…
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Plastic regulation: Its time has come
Imagine this! According to the Asian Development Bank, in “The Garbage Book” published in 2004: