https://www.greenpeace.org/international/story/20554/our-ships-are-setting-sail-to-tackle-the-global-plastic-pollution-crisis/
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Greenpeace ships are setting sail to tackle the global plastic pollution
crisis
by Graham Forbes 29 January 2019
But the global movement to hold these corporations accountable is
growing. More than 3 million of you have joined us in urging companies
to stop polluting our planet with throwaway plastic. And together with
over 1,400 allies in the global Break Free From Plastic movement, we
conducted 239 cleanups in 42 countries to identify the biggest corporate
polluters.
In October, Greenpeace International released the Crisis of Convenience
report, based on a survey to 11 of the biggest fast-moving consumer
goods companies globally. Despite some of these companies publicly
signing a voluntary, non-binding commitment to tackle the crisis, the
report revealed that none of the companies surveyed currently have
comprehensive plans to move away from single-use packaging; on the
contrary, most of them have plans to increase the overall amount of
plastic packaging they produce.
So now we are deploying the Greenpeace ships; the Rainbow Warrior and
the Beluga, to tell the global story of where plastic pollution really
starts and ends. We are rallying supporters worldwide to help hold these
companies accountable and to make sure they follow up on their words
with bold action. Because we don’t need more talk—we need concrete,
urgent action to stop plastic pollution at the source!
It’s time for Nestle, Unilever, Coca-Cola, PepsiCo., Colgate, Danone,
Johnson & Johnson, and Mars to be transparent about exactly how much
plastic packaging they are producing and make concrete plans to reduce.
It’s time for these corporations to invest in alternative ways to
deliver their products to us and phase out single-use plastic.
These companies have created a monster, and we are not willing to allow
the plastic monster to grow any more. We need concrete plans for
reduction, and we need them now. We need corporations to slay the
plastic monster.
Stay tuned for more details about Greenpeace’s ships’ whereabouts in the
coming weeks and months and to see how you can get involved.