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Coke are still choking our oceans: Our response to Coca-Cola’s PR spin

Posted by Fiona Nicholls - 12th July 2017
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Coke Bottles Found on Beach Clean Mull Scotland
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People power works. Over 90,000 of us have emailed the bosses of Coca-Cola saying enough is enough, and after 3 months of pressure from Greenpeace, Coke is finally realising the risk that ocean plastic pollution is posing to its brand. This morning Coca-Cola made an announcement in response to all… Read More

What I learnt on board the Beluga

Posted by Louisa Casson - 14th June 2017
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This week hasn’t been a normal “day at the office”. I’ve spent the last few days on board the Beluga II, the Greenpeace boat currently sailing around the Scottish coast to document and investigate the impact of ocean plastic pollution on Scotland’s internationally significant wildlife. While ships are part and… Read More

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

Posted by Louisa Casson - 13th April 2017
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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… Read More

Microbeads in the spotlight!

Posted by Louisa Casson - 2nd March 2017

This week, microbeads shot up the political agenda (again) – thanks to Greenpeace supporters (again!) and a host of coalition members. At the end of February we asked you to get in touch with your MPs to ask them to grill ministers on their plans to ban… Read More

Microbeads consultation: the good, the bad, & the ???

Posted by Elisabeth Whitebread - 20th December 2016
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Back in September, the government announced it was planning to launch a consultation on banning microbeads, those pesky toxic beads that companies have added to face washes, toothpastes, washing powders and other products. Once rinsed down the drain these tiny plastics end up in our oceans,… Read More

A joint mission: ending plastic pollution

Posted by Louise Edge - 14th September 2016
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Back in July I was lucky enough to be one of 100 people who spent the day cleaning up a heavily plastic polluted beach on ‘Freedom Island’ in Manila Bay, Philippines. The beach was in an appalling state – piled high with throwaway plastic wrappers, straws and bottles which… Read More