{"id":28,"date":"2018-05-08T15:55:28","date_gmt":"2018-05-08T15:55:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/k8s.p4.greenpeace.org\/defaultcontent\/?page_id=28"},"modified":"2025-07-02T15:35:58","modified_gmt":"2025-07-02T07:35:58","slug":"break-free-from-plastic","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/philippines\/act\/break-free-from-plastic\/","title":{"rendered":"Break free from plastic"},"content":{"rendered":"\n                \n                <div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n                \n                <div class=\"wp-block-group container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n                \n                <div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignfull has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile is-pattern-p4-page-header is-style-parallax\">\n\n                <div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n                    <div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n                    \n                        <h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-white-background-color has-background\">\n                            Break Free From Plastic\n                        <\/h1>\n                    <\/div>\n                \n\n                \n                        <p style=\"font-size:1.25rem\">\n                            Over 90% of plastics have not been recycled. Countries in Southeast Asia are used as dumping ground through the global waste trade. We have to hold brands accountable and demand alternatives to cheap throwaway plastic packaging.\n                        <\/p>\n                    \n\n                \n                        <div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n                            \n                        <\/div>\n                        <div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-cta\">\n                            <a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/act.seasia.greenpeace.org\/en-ph\/stop-single-use-plastic\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\n                                SIGN THE PETITION\n                            <\/a>\n                        <\/div>\n                    \n\n                <\/div>\n                <figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\">\n                    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\"\n                        src=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-philippines-stateless\/2019\/05\/ae719b75-gp0stqroy.jpg\"\n                        alt=\"\"\n                        sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 601px) 50vw, 100vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-philippines-stateless\/2019\/05\/ae719b75-gp0stqroy.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-philippines-stateless\/2019\/05\/ae719b75-gp0stqroy-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-philippines-stateless\/2019\/05\/ae719b75-gp0stqroy-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-philippines-stateless\/2019\/05\/ae719b75-gp0stqroy-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-philippines-stateless\/2019\/05\/ae719b75-gp0stqroy-510x340.jpg 510w\" class=\"wp-image-1976 size-full\"\n                    \/>\n                <\/figure>\n                <\/div>\n                \n                <\/div>\n                \n                <\/div>\n                \n                <div data-render=\"planet4-blocks\/gallery\" data-attributes=\"{&quot;attributes&quot;:{&quot;gallery_block_title&quot;:&quot;Stop Single-Use Plastic&quot;,&quot;multiple_image&quot;:&quot;1528,1899,1847,1840&quot;,&quot;image_data&quot;:[{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.greenpeace.org\\\/static\\\/planet4-philippines-stateless\\\/2019\\\/05\\\/1b882e1a-gp0stt3ff.jpg&quot;,&quot;focalPoint&quot;:{&quot;x&quot;:0.5,&quot;y&quot;:0.5},&quot;id&quot;:&quot;1528&quot;},{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.greenpeace.org\\\/static\\\/planet4-philippines-stateless\\\/2019\\\/05\\\/d90c0169-gp0stt74p.jpg&quot;,&quot;focalPoint&quot;:{&quot;x&quot;:0.5,&quot;y&quot;:0.5},&quot;id&quot;:&quot;1840&quot;},{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.greenpeace.org\\\/static\\\/planet4-philippines-stateless\\\/2019\\\/05\\\/2a4f8568-gp0stsm9n.jpg&quot;,&quot;focalPoint&quot;:{&quot;x&quot;:0.5,&quot;y&quot;:0.5},&quot;id&quot;:&quot;1847&quot;},{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.greenpeace.org\\\/static\\\/planet4-philippines-stateless\\\/2019\\\/05\\\/feceaf77-gp0stsbbo.jpg&quot;,&quot;focalPoint&quot;:{&quot;x&quot;:0.5,&quot;y&quot;:0.5},&quot;id&quot;:&quot;1899&quot;}],&quot;gallery_block_style&quot;:0,&quot;gallery_block_description&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;gallery_block_focus_points&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;images&quot;:[{&quot;image_src&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.greenpeace.org\\\/static\\\/planet4-philippines-stateless\\\/2019\\\/05\\\/1b882e1a-gp0stt3ff.jpg&quot;,&quot;image_srcset&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.greenpeace.org\\\/static\\\/planet4-philippines-stateless\\\/2019\\\/05\\\/1b882e1a-gp0stt3ff.jpg 1200w, https:\\\/\\\/www.greenpeace.org\\\/static\\\/planet4-philippines-stateless\\\/2019\\\/05\\\/1b882e1a-gp0stt3ff-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\\\/\\\/www.greenpeace.org\\\/static\\\/planet4-philippines-stateless\\\/2019\\\/05\\\/1b882e1a-gp0stt3ff-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\\\/\\\/www.greenpeace.org\\\/static\\\/planet4-philippines-stateless\\\/2019\\\/05\\\/1b882e1a-gp0stt3ff-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\\\/\\\/www.greenpeace.org\\\/static\\\/planet4-philippines-stateless\\\/2019\\\/05\\\/1b882e1a-gp0stt3ff-510x340.jpg 510w&quot;,&quot;image_sizes&quot;:false,&quot;alt_text&quot;:&quot;Plastic Waste in Verde Island, Philippines. \\u00a9 Noel Guevara \\\/ Greenpeace&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;A plastic packaging was seen floating in in Verde Island Passage, the epicenter of global marine biodiversity, in Batangas City, the Philippines. Daily, 163 million sachets produced by the biggest FMCG companies are left polluting the environment in the Philippines.&quot;,&quot;focus_image&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;credits&quot;:&quot;\\u00a9 Noel Guevara \\\/ Greenpeace&quot;},{&quot;image_src&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.greenpeace.org\\\/static\\\/planet4-philippines-stateless\\\/2019\\\/05\\\/feceaf77-gp0stsbbo.jpg&quot;,&quot;image_srcset&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.greenpeace.org\\\/static\\\/planet4-philippines-stateless\\\/2019\\\/05\\\/feceaf77-gp0stsbbo.jpg 1200w, https:\\\/\\\/www.greenpeace.org\\\/static\\\/planet4-philippines-stateless\\\/2019\\\/05\\\/feceaf77-gp0stsbbo-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\\\/\\\/www.greenpeace.org\\\/static\\\/planet4-philippines-stateless\\\/2019\\\/05\\\/feceaf77-gp0stsbbo-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\\\/\\\/www.greenpeace.org\\\/static\\\/planet4-philippines-stateless\\\/2019\\\/05\\\/feceaf77-gp0stsbbo-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\\\/\\\/www.greenpeace.org\\\/static\\\/planet4-philippines-stateless\\\/2019\\\/05\\\/feceaf77-gp0stsbbo-510x340.jpg 510w&quot;,&quot;image_sizes&quot;:false,&quot;alt_text&quot;:&quot;Plastic Waste in Manila Bay. \\u00a9 Jilson Tiu \\\/ Greenpeace&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Mounds of plastic trash are carried away into the shores of Manila Bay by monsoon  and Typhoon Yagi (local name Karding).\\n\\nMetro Manila and nearby provinces are being flooded by cheap, disposable plastics, producers are set to increase production by an additional 40% over the next decade. Is it still business as usual for these corporations?&quot;,&quot;focus_image&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;credits&quot;:&quot;\\u00a9 Jilson Tiu \\\/ Greenpeace&quot;},{&quot;image_src&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.greenpeace.org\\\/static\\\/planet4-philippines-stateless\\\/2019\\\/05\\\/2a4f8568-gp0stsm9n.jpg&quot;,&quot;image_srcset&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.greenpeace.org\\\/static\\\/planet4-philippines-stateless\\\/2019\\\/05\\\/2a4f8568-gp0stsm9n.jpg 1200w, https:\\\/\\\/www.greenpeace.org\\\/static\\\/planet4-philippines-stateless\\\/2019\\\/05\\\/2a4f8568-gp0stsm9n-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\\\/\\\/www.greenpeace.org\\\/static\\\/planet4-philippines-stateless\\\/2019\\\/05\\\/2a4f8568-gp0stsm9n-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\\\/\\\/www.greenpeace.org\\\/static\\\/planet4-philippines-stateless\\\/2019\\\/05\\\/2a4f8568-gp0stsm9n-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\\\/\\\/www.greenpeace.org\\\/static\\\/planet4-philippines-stateless\\\/2019\\\/05\\\/2a4f8568-gp0stsm9n-510x340.jpg 510w&quot;,&quot;image_sizes&quot;:false,&quot;alt_text&quot;:&quot;Single Use Plastic Projection in Bali. \\u00a9 Jurnasyanto Sukarno \\\/ Greenpeace&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Greenpeace activists project eleven Fast Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG) brands that are producing single use plastic packaging on the Suwung landfill in Bali. 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Sepe \\\/ Greenpeace&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Environmental activists display placards as they troop to Nestle\\u2019s Philippine headquarters in Makati City demanding accountability for its role in abetting the country\\u2019s plastic pollution crisis. Nestle was named one of the worst plastic polluters after cleanups and brand audits of plastic waste around the world in 2018.\\n\\nAccompanied by four higantes  and a serpent-like plastic monster, the groups delivered a demand letter and \\u201cinvoice from the Filipino people\\u201d outlining the costs of Nestl\\u00e9\\u2019s single-use plastic packaging to human health impacts, environmental pollution, death of wildlife, damage to livelihoods and businesses, greenhouse gas emissions, and waste management challenges.&quot;,&quot;focus_image&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;credits&quot;:&quot;\\u00a9 Basilio H. 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Let&#039;s keep pushing retailers, corporations and businesses to reduce single-use plastic.rn&quot;,&quot;columns&quot;:[{&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Challenge companies to stop using single-use plastic!&quot;,&quot;description&quot;:&quot;Corporations like Nestl\\u00e9 and Unilever profit wildly from single-use plastic packaging, while perpetuating the myth of recycling as a solution. But the truth is that recycling could never handle the amount of plastic surrounding our everyday life.rnrnIt is time for corporations like Nestle, Unilever, Coca-Cola, Danone, and Johnson u0026 Johnson to invest in alternative ways to deliver their products to us and to stop using single-use plastic!&quot;,&quot;cta_link&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/act.seasia.greenpeace.org\\\/en-ph\\\/stop-single-use-plastic&quot;,&quot;cta_text&quot;:&quot;SIGN THE PETITION&quot;,&quot;link_new_tab&quot;:true},{&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Expose the plastic menace on social media&quot;,&quot;description&quot;:&quot;What&#039;s the real cause of plastic pollution? Out-of-control production of throwaway plastic by the world\\u2019s biggest brands. In fact, they&#039;ve created a Plastic Monster of epic proportions.rnrnJoin the global movement to expose the menace caused by single-use plastic and packaging. 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