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Reuse, Refill, and Reform: Prioritising People and Planet Over Industry Profit in Plastic Policy
We're at the brink of a crisis, and the government's move to address plastic pollution through new laws prioritising reusable systems over single-use plastics is crucial. With over 80% public support, the government must prioritise people and the planet by phasing down plastic production at INC5 in November 2024.
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Go BIG or go home: Malaysia at INC4
Malaysia's government claims that there is progress on the Global Plastics Treaty during INC4 - but the delegation team, that includes parties with self-interested goals like the petrochemical industry, largely opted to contribute minimally to the Global Plastics Treaty draft.
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Uncovered: Unilever’s Complicity in the Plastics Crisis and Its Power to Solve It
Greenpeace International investigates the reality behind these soundbites. We expose the blight of Unilever’s single-use sachets on low-income communities and the glaring gap that exists between what the company says it will do, and what it actually does. We conclude by urging Unilever to grasp the opportunity presented by the new UN Global Plastics Treaty…
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THE RECYCLING MYTH 2.0: The Toxic After-Effects of Imported Plastic Waste in Malaysia
A joint investigation was carried out last year by Greenpeace, revisiting several locations suspected to have onsite imported plastic waste to find out the lasting environmental and health impacts of the imported plastic waste trade.
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THE RECYCLING MYTH: Malaysia and the Broken Global Recycling System
In many places a waste management system exists that claims to dispose, incinerate or recycle collected plastic waste. In reality, most of the plastic waste generated in high-income countries is…
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A Crisis of Convenience Report
The corporations behind the plastic pollution pandemic: A Greenpeace review of the policies, practices and ambitions of significant fast-moving consumer goods businesses.