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Unilever has positioned itself as a responsible business with strong sustainability credentials. However, its continued inaction on plastic pollution makes it uniquely vulnerable to accusations of greenwashing and hypocrisy. With both Greenpeace and the CMA targeting the company over its environmental performance claims, the risks to shareholder value are growing.
This report exposes the gap between what Unilever says it will do, and what it actually does.
This report reveals the results of The Big Plastic Count. Almost a quarter of a million participants threw away 6.4 million pieces of packaging waste in just one week, yet only 12% is likely recycled. It provided overwhelming proof that the UK’s waste system cannot cope with the enormous amount of waste generated.
This report details the chemical contamination that scientists found in five different dumpsites across southern Turkey. It identified a wide range of toxic chemicals in the ash and soil of all five sites, many of which are associated with plastic packaging or the burning of plastics. It was prepared by Greenpeace Mediterranean.
Has your MP taken the pledge to tackle plastic pollution?
There are two ways to send us your plastic – here's what you need to know.
The UK is a major contributor to the world’s plastic crisis, generating more plastic waste per person than any other country except the USA. Our recycling system is already overwhelmed by plastic waste. Now our waste is overwhelming other countries’ recycling systems too, causing serious harm to their citizens and environment, particularly in India, Indonesia and Malaysia.
Help young people explore how to protect the planet with these three short introductory activities. They’ll encourage young people to think about and discuss questions related to environmental challenges and explore ways we can all help.
Help young people explore how to protect the planet with these two short introductory activities. They’ll encourage young people to think about and discuss questions related to environmental challenges and explore ways we can all help.
Help children explore how to protect the planet with these two short introductory activities. They’ll encourage children to think about and discuss questions related to environmental challenges and explore ways we can all help.