Category: NGO & Activism
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Mixed Waste Sorting is Key to Meeting EU Circular Economy Objectives
Reloop and Zero Waste Europe have published today a new study by Eunomia Research and Consulting which shows that applying…
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Shell Directors Personally Sued over Climate Strategy
Claimants ClientEarth say the oil company’s plan puts the company at financial risk as the world transitions to clean energy…
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New Mexico NGOs Against Chemical Recycling
Letter To Governor Grisham About Chemical Recycling, January 17, 2023
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Net Zero Insurance Alliance Fails to set Sufficient Climate Targets for its Members
The Net-Zero Insurance Alliance (NZIA) Target-Setting Protocol, launched today at the World Economic Forum, lacks ambition and opens the door…
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GAIA Launches Zero Waste Journalists Network to Investigate Environmental Issues
Gaia Asia Pacific Gathers Environmental News Reporter Via The Zero Waste Journalists Network
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Greenwashing Categorisation
Greenwashing Growing Increasingly Sophisticated, Says Planet Tracker. New report from financial think tank examines the different forms greenwashing is taking…
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117 Organisations Urge New York to Reject Chemical Recycling
On the eve of a new legislative session starting in January, more than 117 New York organizations called on the…
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Oceana Calls on Amazon to Reduce its Plastic Footprint
Matt Littlejohn of Oceana says his group is asking Amazon to reduce its plastic footprint to reduce ocean pollution
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Belgian NGO is Recycling Human Hair to Protect the Environment
A Belgian NGO has discovered a way to recycle hair collected from hairdressers to preserve the environment. The Hair Recycle…
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WWF Plastic Progress Report 2022
Today, World Wildlife Fund’s ReSource: Plastic program released its third annual public report, Transparent 2022, revealing how some of the…
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First Commercially Available Recycled Ocean Plastic Pellets in North America
OLF produces first commercially available plastic pellet – Legacy Plastic™
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How Microplastics Differ Across Atlantic Ocean?
New study demonstrates how microplastic particles differ across the Atlantic Ocean
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Environmental Investigation Agency on COP 27
CoP27 – the good, the bad and the ugly at the international UN climate summit in Egypt
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Joint statement from Industry and Civil Society on Packaging and Packaging Waste Legislation
Commission must not bow to industry lobbying on the Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation revision — When they say “civil…
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Fashion Brands Linked to Russian Oil
Fashion brands’ hidden links to Russian oil in a time of war
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4ocean Reviews Strategies for Addressing the Ocean Plastic Crisis
4ocean reviews small-scale and large-scale solutions to reduce plastic pollution
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EMF Global Commitments Report 2022
Led by the Ellen MacArthur Foundation, in collaboration with the UN Environment Programme, the Global Commitment has united more than…
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Plastic Recycling Will Never Work Says Greenpeace
New Greenpeace Report: Plastic Recycling Is A Dead-End Street. Year After Year, Plastic Recycling Declines Even as Plastic Waste Increases…
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Just Zero Nonprofit Launched
Just Zero, a new nonprofit advocacy organization focused on tackling our country’s waste crisis has officially launched.
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Legal Actions Against Big Food for Plastic Pollution
Duty of Vigilance: Nestlé, Danone, others on legal notice over threadbare plastics approach
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Greenpeace Links Colonialism to Waste Export
The legacy of colonialism has ensured racism and the environmental emergency are inextricably linked. A new report by the Runnymede…
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Legal Actions Against Ineos Plant in Antwerp
Lawyers at ClientEarth, together with 13 NGOs, have taken the Flemish authorities to court to block petrochemicals giant INEOS’ plastics…
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NGOs Sue California County for Biofuel Plants
Communities for a Better Environment and the Center for Biological Diversity sued Contra Costa County on Tuesday over its rushed…
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First National Leadership Environmental Sustainability Scorecard (FREE)
Clean Up Kenya will this Sunday, 5th June 2022, on World Environment Day, commence the releasing of a National Leadership…
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ZWE on Changes to EU Renewable Energy and Emission Trading
Zero Waste Europe endorses ENVI Commitee decisions on RED III and ETS
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40 NGOs Ask to End EU Biofuel Support
RePowerEU: 40 NGOs demand EU to end support for bioenergy made from agricultural crops and forest biomass
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Ocean Conservancy Wants to Regulate Chemical Recycling
Ocean Conservancy Spearheads Congressional Push for EPA Regulation of Chemical Recycling
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WWF on Biodegradable and Compostable Plastics
Is biodegradable and compostable plastic good for the environment? Not necessarily
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California Plastic Battle is Not Over
Environmentalists are trying to bypass Legislature
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Bioplastics Could Cause Harm Says Hong Kong NGO
Biodegradable plastics can actually cause harm, says Hong Kong green group
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Bill Gates Involved in Shady Palm Oil Plantations
Another shady deal … à la Bill Gates.
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Net Zero Greenwashing by Worlds Largest Corporations
Major companies largely fail net zero climate pledge test
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NGO Brings EU to Court over Bioplastics
Legal proceedings will start against EU taxonomy
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Scientists Ask FDA to Ban BPA
A petition to ban BPA from food packaging was sent by a group of doctors, scientists, and health and environmental…
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Belgian NGO Petition on PFAS Waste Management
Belgian NGO petition regarding the management and processing of PFAS waste
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WWF Position on Chemical Recycling
WWF Position: Chemical Recycling Implementation Principles
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NGO Front Against Belgian Ineos Plant
Fresh legal action launched to block Ineos plastics project in Belgium ‘once and for all’
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Shell Carbon Capture Plant Fiasco
Shell’s fossil hydrogen plant in Canada found to be emitting more climate-wrecking gases than it is capturing
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Campaign Against Influence Fossil Fuel in Universities
Campaign against involvement of fossil fuel companies in Singapore Universities
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PEF Not So Sustainable Says NGO
Wonder Plastic PEF Will Not Yet Help Solve The Plastic Soup says Plastic Soup Foundation
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Tesco is Biggest Forest Destroyer
Tesco is the UK’s worst supermarket for forest destruction says Greenpeace
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Amazon Plastic Impact Exposed
Group calls on Amazon to commit to reduce use of plastic packaging worldwide, as it has announced it will do…
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Dow and WasteAid Partner on Circular Economy in Egypt
Dow and WasteAid launch new plastics partnership in Egypt
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ZWE Report on Chemical Recycling
Chemical recovery ‘not recycling’ say campaigners
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Justice for Waste Pickers in Kenya (FREE)
Clean Up Kenya has teamed up with Nairobi Recyclers to launch a ‘Justice for Waste Pickers’ campaign to draw attention to the…
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Amnesty International on Carbon Markets
Cop26: States Risk Bulldozing Human Rights Of People Most Affected By The Climate Crisis
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Ocean Plastic Harvester Completes Prototype Testing
Ocean “Plastic Harvester” Completes Prototype Testing
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Greenpeace Report on Indonesia Palm Oil Industry
One in five hectares of palm oil in Indonesia is criminal. I think it’s more!
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Net Zero is Ultimate Greenwashing Says NGOs
Over 700 Civil Society Groups Demand Real Climate Solutions, Not Net-Zero Promises
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The Benefits of Ocean Plastic Pollution
What if ocean plastic waste was actually a good thing? There’s science, a movement and a petition.
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Philippines Government Sued over Plastic Pollution
Oceana, youth, fisherfolk, local lawmakers and former senator sue National Solid Waste Management Commission on plastic pollution
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Science and China Can Stop Climate Change not Politicians or Activists (FREE)
The latest article by Betterman Simidi Musasia, Founder and Patron of Clean Up Kenya – Science and China holds the…
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WWF on US School Food Recovery Act
WWF Statement on the US House Introduction of the 2021 School Food Recovery Act
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NGO Campaign to Ban Fossil Fuel Ads and Sponsorship
Let’s ban fossil fuel ads and sponsorships for good says Greenpeace
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Retailers Face Legal Action on Plastic
Supermarkets could face legal action for failure to act on plastic says ClientEarth
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First PET Pollution in Kenya Report Expected (FREE)
First national pollution brand audit report to be launched in Kenya. This is a FREE article
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Dow Partners on Commercial Ecological Social Development in Amazon Rainforest
Dow announces strategic collaboration with Natura for Project Ybá in Brazil – a model of sustainable commercial-ecological-social development in the…
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WWF Japan and TerraCycle Partner on Fishing Nets
WWF Japan and Terra Cycle to start collecting and recycling waste fishing nets
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Net Zero Target Will Lead to Humanitarian Disaster Says Oxfam
‘Net zero’ carbon targets are dangerous distractions from the priority of cutting emissions says new Oxfam report
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Was NL Balloon Release in Tokyo Misplaced?
NGOs are not amused with this. Can you still release balloons in 2021?
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Domtar to be Acquired by Deforestation Group
Domtar to be acquired by famous deforestation company. UPM buys Lignin from Domtar
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NGOs File Complaint Against Italy for Unlawful Transposition EU SUP Directive
Italy has been protecting national interests in the transposition of EU SUP directive
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Chemical Recycling is Plastic Incineration Says NGO
NGO believes chemical recycling is greenwashing term for plastic incineration
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Oceana Canada Calls for Ban on Compostable Plastics
Bioplastics, including so-called compostable plastics, are showing up in grocery aisles, restaurants and even office supply stores. But are these…
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NGO Report on Plastic Designing
Designing plastics for real recycling
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Most Sustainability Claims by Fashion Giants Are Greenwash
This report investigates the behaviour of some of the biggest fashion brands and retailers regarding their use of synthetic fibres…
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NGO Report on Fake Solutions to Plastic Crisis
Report: Consumer goods companies are missing the mark with false solutions to the plastic pollution crisis
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Industry Trying to Circumvent NL Deposit Scheme
Starting today in The Netherlands, you can turn in small plastic bottles for a 15-cent deposit
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Legal Experts Suggest Definition of Ecocide
Global expert drafting panel reveals proposal for a fifth crime under the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court
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Ellen MacArthur Does Plastic Colonialism in Kenya (FREE)
NGO says Ellen MacArthur Foundation is a greenwashing platform doing plastic colonialism in Africa.
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New NGO Report on Rogue Palm Oil Producer
Following companies are named: Unilever, Kao, Procter and Gamble, PepsiCo, Mondelēz, Nestlé and Colgate-Palmolive, ABN Amro, and Industrial and Commercial…
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NGO Report on Human Rights and Environmental Abuses Corporate Lobbying
Corporate lobbyists are fighting a proposed EU law that seeks to hold companies accountable for human rights abuses and environmental…
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NGO Video on Chemical Recycling
Imagine if we could solve #plasticpollution with one miracle technology. Sound too good to be true? That’s because it is.…
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Amazon Plastic Problem
Oceana: Amazon (AMZN) plastic problem set to skyrocket with Prime Day booming sales
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US Citizen Petition Against PFAS
NGOs petition US FDA to ban PFAS in food packaging
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NGO Sues Coca Cola for Greenwashing (FREE)
Earth Island Institute Files Lawsuit Against Coca-Cola for False Advertising.
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NGO Accuses Coca Cola of Greenwashing through The Ocean Cleanup (FREE)
Coca-Cola funds endless cleanups, but doesn’t prevent more plastic bottles ending up in our oceans.
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Malaysia Complicit of Deforestation (FREE)
Time has come to leave your comfort zone and join the fight against deforestation. Once the trees are gone, it’s…
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Greenpeace Asks South Korea to go Green
We urge the P4G to promptly raise the GHG reduction target
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Health Hazard of Natural Fibres Packaging, NGO Report
European consumer organisations call for action on single-use tableware made of alternatives to plastic
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Shell Loses NGO Climate Change Lawsuit
Shell lost NL court case against NGOs and has been ordered to reduce its carbon emissions in order to protect…
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NGO Quiz on Bioplastics
An international NGO made a quiz on bioplastics
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NGO Condemns Dirty Global Waste Trade
The Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives (GAIA) Asia Pacific together with #breakfreefromplastic is holding a media briefing today on the…
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NGOs Send Letter for EU to Stop Biofuels (FREE)
NGOs send letter to EU commissioner
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Role of Associations and NGO in EU Plastic Waste Management
BIO-PLASTICS EUROPE project EVENT: “Plastic Waste management in European Cities – Key Role of Associations and NGOs”
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Indian NGO Lobbies for Compostable Bags
Action Group Against Plastic Pollution (AGAPP), an NGO-based in Jalandhar, has urged the government to facilitate a smooth transition from…
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Eco Entreprises Quebec Warns Against Compostable Plastic Packaging
Éco Entreprises Québec cautions against compostable and biodegradable plastic packaging
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Plastic Bank Stops A Billion Bottles Entering Ocean
Plastic Bank® Changes the World by Stopping One Billion Bottles of Ocean Plastic
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Total Replies to Reclaim Finance and Greenpeace
Total took note of the report: “Total fait du sale: La finance complice?” published by Reclaim Finance and Greenpeace
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WWF Statement on Break Free From Plastic Pollution Act
WWF issued the following statement
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Greenpeace Supermarket Plastic Ranking
How does your favorite supermarket rank when it comes to reducing the plastic pollution flooding our oceans, waterways, and communities?
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Shady Plastic Credit and Offset Schemes Report
As more companies and governments make commitments to address plastic pollution, several plastic offset claims and credit schemes have emerged
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Central Banks Are Greenwashing
The Network For Greening the Financial System (NGFS) needs to revise its scenarios to avoid climate inaction says NGOs
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NGO Plastic Report Sent to Biden and Congress
New report by #BreakFreeFromPlastic member organizations and allies identifies 13 solutions to reduce the environmental and health impacts of plastics,…
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GreenPeace Report on CO2 Capture
Limiting global warming to 1.5˚C above preindustrial levels will require global CO2 emissions to reach net zero by around 2050,…
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Open Letter Urges UK Gov not to Backtrack on Green Policies
Open letter urges government not to backtrack on green policies
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Another Paper Giant Destroying the Planet
Who said the paper industry was sustainable?
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Bank Lending to Plastics Industry Faces Scrutiny
Bank lending to plastics industry faces scrutiny as pollution concerns mount
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Greenpeace Report on Bioplastics in China
Here’s the report from Greenpeace on Bioplastics in China
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Massive US Anti Plastic Campaign
Hundreds Of Environmental Groups Call For ‘Presidential Plastics Action Plan’
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