Hong Kong / Berkeley, USA, 23 April 2019 — Water contamination, crop death, illness, and the open burning of plastic waste have all flooded into Southeast Asia along with the world’s “recycled” plastics, according to a report by GAIA (Global Alliance for Incinerator...
MANILA, Philippines (April 10, 2019) — A day before Nestlé’s Annual General Meeting, over a hundred activists belonging to the global #breakfreefromplastic movement trooped to Nestlé’s Philippine headquarters today to demand accountability for their role in abetting...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 8, 2019 Contact: Lisa Arkin, Beyond Toxics, larkin@beyondtoxics.org 541-465-8860 Damon Motz-Storey, Oregon PSR, damon@oregonpsr.org, 303-913-5634 Toxics & Climate Activists Unite Against Covanta Coalition calls on Oregon State...
Campaign Statement Celebrates Detroit Incinerator Closure as Step Toward Environmental Justice Protections for workers, residents and move toward zero waste still crucial For Immediate Release News from Breathe Free Detroit Wednesday, March 27, 2019 Contact:...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Year’s worth of sachet use in the Philippines can cover entire Metro Manila 1 foot deep in plastic waste* New quantitative evidence reveals the extent of plastic pollution in the Philippines Manila, Philippines (March 7, 2019) —Filipinos...
Officials mull plastic bans and other policies to implement RA 9003, curb plastic pollution Quezon City, 31 January 2019—Hundreds of local government unit (LGU) officials across the country gathered today in a forum in Quezon City to discuss policies that will...
