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Waste pickers are the hidden heroes tackling the world’s plastic pollution

Waste pickers all over the world are vital to reducing the impact of pollution on people living in poverty. Find out about the lives of waste pickers – and what…

by Richard Gower March 22, 2024

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BREAKING: Greenpeace send dead Dove confetti raining over Unilever board as company AGM kicks off

Footage available here. Greenpeace UK has today disrupted the start of Unilever’s Annual General Meeting in an escalation of its global…

by Stefano Gelmini May 1, 2024

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Black plastic: what’s the problem?

Black plastic is one of the most problematic forms of plastic you can find on supermarket shelves – but what makes this microwave meal tray favourite so bad?

by Alice Hunter November 23, 2018

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Impact report 2019

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by Greenpeace UK May 7, 2020

Greenpeace campaigner stands in a waste dump in Turkey, holding up a crisp packet from the UK

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“We can no longer bear this load” UK waste exports to Turkey on the rise again

New analysis of data by Greenpeace Türkiye has shown a 60% increase in UK waste exports to Turkey between 2022 and 2023 as recent declines in the amount sent to…

by Greenpeace UK Press Office November 5, 2024

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Greenpeace reveals the plastic choking the ‘golden floating rainforest’ of the Sargasso Sea

Greenpeace UK retrieved hundreds of pieces of plastic from clusters of seaweed floating in the Sargasso Sea in the Atlantic Ocean. They spent the last five days on board the…

by Alexandra Sedgwick May 7, 2024

A hand reaches down to pick up a Dove-branded plastic sachet that's half buried in beach sand. A broken sandal is also visible in frame.

Unilever staff: you can stop the harm

You joined a company that said it can make a difference. But Unilever isn't living up to its values. Here's how you can change that.

by Mal Chadwick November 29, 2023

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Deposit Return Schemes for plastic bottles – what exactly are they?

You may have seen the term Deposit Return Scheme (DRS) batted around lately- but what exactly does it mean? The way I like to think of it is this…

by Fiona Nicholls February 22, 2017

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Impact report 2021

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by Leah Das May 11, 2022

Protestors walk behind a banner that says 'End the plastic era'

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MPs support a strong global target to cut plastic production

Plastic pollution is overwhelming our planet and all life on earth. Microplastics are contaminating our bodies, the air we breathe, the water we drink and the food we eat. The…

October 4, 2024