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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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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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Don’t know what to do with your old and damaged mobile phones?
We do! Let's make them into beautiful ELECTRONIC WASTE ART by donating your old gadgets!
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Groups Urge President Duterte to Wage War on Waste and Pollution
Green groups today urged President Rodrigo Duterte to wage a "War on Waste" and lay down an ecological and just waste and pollution prevention and reduction regime that protects public health and the environment a matter of national priority.
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Contest: Design a logo for Detox Pilipinas
Greenpeace Philippines is looking for a striking logo that will symbolize our work on pollution monitoring and reporting to help keep our rivers and waterways clean and toxic-free.
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Envi orgs slam disposal of Canadian waste in PH landfill
Manila – Environmental and public health groups expressed frustration and disappointment over the sudden disposal of 29 of the 50 container vans containing mixed wastes that were illegally imported from Canada, despite the absence of a court order directing the illegal shipment’s disposal.
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Greenpeace ranking reveals fashion companies’ action on toxic pollution
Beijing/ Manila, 19 March 2015 – Greenpeace East Asia today released its Detox Catwalk, an online platform assessing how effectively major fashion brands are removing toxic chemicals from their supply chains and tackling water pollution [1]. Inditex (which owns Zara), Fast Retailing (which owns Uniqlo) and H&M join 13 other ‘Detox Leaders’ in this year’s…
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Groups demand immediate return of Canadian toxic waste
As the illegal Canadian toxic waste shipments fester in Philippine ports for 16 months, public furor over the Canadian government’s brazen defiance of international law erupted anew in Manila as environment and public health groups staged a street protest in front of the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) commemorating the signing of the flawed international…
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Reducing our Plastic Footprint
Today, July 3, is International Plastic Bag Free Day. Globally, citizens and organizations are organizing activities highlighting the issue of plastic bag use and its effects, thereby strengthening the call…
