April 2017

In pictures: It's Earth Day, stand up for the planet!

Posted by Angela Glienicke — 22 April 2017 at 8:48am - Comments

A farmer in Lower Nyando - Kisumu County, EasternAfrica, applying ecological farming

It’s Earth Day today! This global, annual event has been celebrated since the 70’s and is a chance to show your appreciation for environmental protection. Whether it’s campaigning for clean air, protecting forests and oceans or fighting against climate change, the planet needs our help. These pictures illustrate biodiversity and positive solutions and actions for protecting the environment.

Article tagged as: earth day, slideshows

Plastic Pollution - Why Coca-Cola need to take responsibility too

Posted by Louisa Casson — 13 April 2017 at 12:28pm - Comments

One of the best things about working on Greenpeace’s campaign to end ocean plastics is the chance to have lots of conversations with all sorts of people about the issue - whether on local radio stations or with pedestrians walking past the 2.5 tonne sculpture we installed outside Coca-Cola’s London HQ this week.

Article tagged as: bottle return, bottles, Coca-Cola, Coke, deposit return schemes, DRS, oceans, plastic bottles, plastic pollution, recycling, reverse vending machine

5 Reasons Why We're Outside Coca-Cola's HQ

Posted by Louisa Casson — 9 April 2017 at 7:48pm - Comments

This morning, we've installed a piece of art right to the doorstep of Coca-Cola’s European office, to hold the soft drinks giant accountable for ocean plastic pollution.

Article tagged as: bottle return, bottles, Coca-Cola, Coke, deposit return schemes, DRS, oceans, plastic bottles, plastic pollution, recycling, reverse vending machine

7 reasons to Go Electric now

Posted by Fran G — 7 April 2017 at 11:19am - Comments

by. Credit: wikimedia commons

What pops into your head if I suggested you buy an electric car? For most people, it conjures up a host of stereotypes.

Article tagged as: Air Pollution, climate change, diesel, electric cars

What soft drink companies are saying

Posted by Louisa Casson — 7 April 2017 at 10:35am - Comments

It’s been three weeks since Greenpeace launched our expose on the gigantic plastic footprint of the soft drinks industry - and their lacklustre action to protect our oceans from the blight of throwaway plastic bottles.

Article tagged as: bottle return, bottles, Coca-Cola, Coke, danone, deposit return schemes, Dr Pepper, Dr Pepper Snapple, DRS, oceans, Pepsi, plastic bottles, plastic pollution, recycling, reverse vending machine, Suntory

Reduce your exposure to air pollution

Posted by Emily Randall — 5 April 2017 at 10:43am - Comments

Children campaigning for clean air

Air pollution is a problem. It won’t go away until politicians and the car industry come together with a plan to make truly clean travel possible for everyone. In the meantime we can protect ourselves and the ones we love by taking steps to reduce our exposure to air pollution.

Article tagged as: Air Pollution, diesel, electric cars

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