{"id":3016,"date":"2019-04-16T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-04-16T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www-prod.greenpeace.org\/usa\/campaign-updates\/3016\/nestles-plastic-monster-spews-pollution-at-companys-u-s-headquarters\/"},"modified":"2024-12-09T19:02:34","modified_gmt":"2024-12-09T19:02:34","slug":"nestles-plastic-monster-spews-pollution-at-companys-u-s-headquarters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/usa\/nestles-plastic-monster-spews-pollution-at-companys-u-s-headquarters\/","title":{"rendered":"Nestl\u00e9\u2019s plastic monster spews pollution at company&#8217;s U.S. headquarters"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class='wp-block-image size-large p4featured_image'><img src='https:\/\/storage.googleapis.com\/planet4-usa-stateless\/2024\/12\/c80ce4a9-33745172568_6b13cec5e6_z.jpg' alt='Plastic Monster Visits Nestle In Virginia' \/><figcaption class='wp-element-caption'>Greenpeace activists joined a 15-foot tall monster in a visit to Nestl\u00e9\u0092s headquarters in Arlington, Virginia delivering Nestl\u00e9 plastic pollution gathered from streets, rivers, and beaches across the country and demanding that Nestl\u00e9 take responsibility for the over 1.5 million metric tons of single-use plastic it produces annually.   \u0093It\u0092s time for Nestl\u00e9 to end its reliance on single-use plastics and move toward systems of reuse,\u0094 said Greenpeace Plastics Campaigner Kate Melges, who helped return the plastics to the company. \u0093Nestl\u00e9 has created a monster by producing endless quantities of throwaway plastics that persist in our environment for lifetimes. It\u0092s time for the company to own its mess and stop pushing false solutions that will never solve this crisis.\u0094<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Washington, DC &#8211;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/greenpeaceusa09\/sets\/72157708181133464\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.media.greenpeace.org\/shoot\/27MZIFJWZW23G&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1555504975708000&amp;usg=AFQjCNEAfRq3A8Gv_49mx69zDjxqix7HdQ\">Greenpeace activists joined a 15-foot tall monster in a visit to Nestl\u00e9\u2019s U.S. headquarters in Arlington, VA today<\/a>\u00a0(link to be updated with photo and video), delivering Nestl\u00e9 plastic pollution gathered from streets, rivers, and beaches across the country and demanding that Nestl\u00e9 take responsibility for the over 1.5 million metric tons of single-use plastic it produces annually. The delivery was part of a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/international\/press-release\/21780\/greenpeace-ship-plastic-waste-nestle-headquarters\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/international\/press-release\/21780\/greenpeace-ship-plastic-waste-nestle-headquarters\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1555504975708000&amp;usg=AFQjCNGFotnu6taY0iMBOIqogP71AxlPZQ\">global day of action<\/a>\u00a0against the company,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/media.greenpeace.org\/collection\/27MZIFJWG2RA3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/media.greenpeace.org\/collection\/27MZIFJWG2RA3&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1555504975708000&amp;usg=AFQjCNFRokrzTgLs98gFjwhlWqg095YU_w\">which includes activities in Switzerland, Slovenia, Germany, Italy, Kenya, Canada, and the Philippines.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s time for Nestl\u00e9 to end its reliance on single-use plastics and move toward systems of reuse,\u201d said Greenpeace Plastics Campaigner Kate Melges, who helped return the plastics to the company. \u201cNestl\u00e9 has created a monster by producing endless quantities of throwaway plastics that persist in our environment for lifetimes. It\u2019s time for the company to own its mess and stop pushing false solutions that will never solve this crisis.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>At Nestl\u00e9&#8217;s U.S.\u00a0headquarters, activists arrived at the building alongside the monster, and asked to speak with a company representative. The monster then repeatedly spewed Nestl\u00e9 plastic pollution gathered from across the country. Activists left the building, leaving behind the plastic pollution for the company to take responsibility for.<\/p>\n<p>Nestl\u00e9 has started to acknowledge the impact of its throwaway plastics in recent months, but has failed to act with the urgency or ambition needed to address its role in the global plastic pollution crisis. Nestl\u00e9 was\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/usa\/news\/coca-cola-pepsico-and-nestle-found-to-be-worst-plastic-polluters-worldwide-in-global-cleanups-and-brand-audits\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/usa\/news\/coca-cola-pepsico-and-nestle-found-to-be-worst-plastic-polluters-worldwide-in-global-cleanups-and-brand-audits\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1555504975708000&amp;usg=AFQjCNG_sgR_-gFfM4W7RGGCztGuoecM0g\">named one of the worst three plastic polluters following 239 cleanups and brand audits in 42 countries last October<\/a>. The company was also named the worst plastic polluter following\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/seasia\/ph\/press\/releases\/Nestle-Unilever-PG-among-worst-offenders-for-plastic-pollution-in-Philippines-in-beach-audit\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=http:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/seasia\/ph\/press\/releases\/Nestle-Unilever-PG-among-worst-offenders-for-plastic-pollution-in-Philippines-in-beach-audit\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1555504975708000&amp;usg=AFQjCNEv1WQjXU47i53Oc-vM4TAGGjR2UQ\">2017<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/international\/press-release\/21300\/nestle-and-unilever-named-top-plastic-polluters-following-philippines-brand-and-waste-audits\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/international\/press-release\/21300\/nestle-and-unilever-named-top-plastic-polluters-following-philippines-brand-and-waste-audits\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1555504975708000&amp;usg=AFQjCNEDrZgzIwNtb69nxOIx9SCO5GVRyw\">2019<\/a>waste and brand audits in the Philippines. Nestl\u00e9 sells non-recyclable sachets throughout Southeast Asia that frequently end up polluting waterways and our oceans.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier in the day,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/international\/press-release\/21780\/greenpeace-ship-plastic-waste-nestle-headquarters\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/international\/press-release\/21780\/greenpeace-ship-plastic-waste-nestle-headquarters\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1555504975708000&amp;usg=AFQjCNGFotnu6taY0iMBOIqogP71AxlPZQ\">activists accompanied a 65-foot long and 20-foot high monster to Nestl\u00e9 headquarters in Switzerland<\/a>, demanding accountability for its global plastic pollution. The action in Switzerland followed a 7-week long Greenpeace ship tour from the Philippines to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/media.greenpeace.org\/shoot\/27MZIFJWAGLJG\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/media.greenpeace.org\/shoot\/27MZIFJWAGLJG&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1555504975708000&amp;usg=AFQjCNFJ_5v4kxunY0RjB4BfYOf_oxc7zA\">Unilever headquarters in the Netherlands<\/a>, and then on to Nestl\u00e9. The tour has called attention to the impacts of companies like Unilever and Nestl\u00e9\u2019s plastic pollution, particularly to communities in the Global South.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe consequences of Nestl\u00e9\u2019s heavy reliance on sachets and single-use plastic packaging, especially in the Global South, can no longer be denied,\u201d said Von Hernandez, global coordinator of the Break Free From Plastic movement. \u201cIt is unconscionable for a multibillion dollar company to be shifting the burden of what is essentially unmanageable waste to developing countries, and then argue that they are trying to help the poor. We never asked for this pollution, and we never wanted to see our oceans ravaged by throwaway plastic. We want Nestl\u00e9 to be accountable and clean up its act by reducing its plastic footprint and investing in alternative delivery systems immediately.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Last week,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/international\/press-release\/21754\/greenpeace-nestle-annual-general-meeting-end-plastic-pollution\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/international\/press-release\/21754\/greenpeace-nestle-annual-general-meeting-end-plastic-pollution\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1555504975708000&amp;usg=AFQjCNH0zwTedznpY_bmMgYVEzu5oOyzrQ\">activists interrupted the company\u2019s AGM by confronting executives with plastics found polluting the world\u2019s oceans<\/a>. Greenpeace International Executive Director Jennifer Morgan urged Nestl\u00e9 executives and shareholders at the AGM to show true leadership to solve the plastic pollution crisis, stating:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPeople can see with their own eyes the damage plastic pollution is doing to our oceans, waterways and communities. We\u2019ve all witnessed the way plastic is contaminating our precious biodiversity and are only just beginning to understand how it is impacting us \u2026 It\u2019s time for Nestl\u00e9 to really take some responsibility for the magnitude of its contribution to the problem: it must be transparent and put forward a concrete action plan, with ambitious timelines, on how to reduce the production of throwaway packaging and invest in truly sustainable refill and reuse delivery systems.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Additional information about Nestl\u00e9\u2019s plastic pollution footprint can be found here:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Nestle%CC%81-A-giant-plastic-problem.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.greenpeace.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Nestle%25CC%2581-A-giant-plastic-problem.pdf&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1555504975708000&amp;usg=AFQjCNG6D2fS6td2us0zwjLeULaIp1hjfA\">https:\/\/www.greenpeace.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Nestle%CC%81-A-giant-plastic-problem.pdf<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Photos from the action at Nestl\u00e9\u2019s U.S. headquarters are available here: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/greenpeaceusa09\/sets\/72157708181133464\">https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/greenpeaceusa09\/sets\/72157708181133464<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Additional photo and b-roll footage will be available here later today: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.media.greenpeace.org\/shoot\/27MZIFJWZW23G\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.media.greenpeace.org\/shoot\/27MZIFJWZW23G&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1555504975708000&amp;usg=AFQjCNEAfRq3A8Gv_49mx69zDjxqix7HdQ\">https:\/\/www.media.greenpeace.org\/shoot\/27MZIFJWZW23G<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Photo and video from actions on Nestl\u00e9 around the globe are available here:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/media.greenpeace.org\/collection\/27MZIFJWG2RA3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/media.greenpeace.org\/collection\/27MZIFJWG2RA3&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1555504975708000&amp;usg=AFQjCNFRokrzTgLs98gFjwhlWqg095YU_w\">https:\/\/media.greenpeace.org\/collection\/27MZIFJWG2RA3<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">###<\/p>\n<p><strong>Contacts<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<p>Perry Wheeler, Greenpeace USA Senior Communications Specialist, +1 301 675 8766<\/p>\n<p>For interviews on the ground in Virginia: Myriam Fallon, +1 708 546 9001<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Washington, DC &#8211;\u00a0Greenpeace activists joined a 15-foot tall monster in a visit to Nestl\u00e9\u2019s U.S. headquarters in Arlington, VA today\u00a0(link to be updated with photo and video), delivering Nestl\u00e9 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