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Plastic Industry & Corporations

The plastic industry and corporations are driving the expansion of plastic production and are the top plastic polluters. The plastic-producing petrochemical industry is the largest driver of the increased demand for oil and gas globally. It fuels the climate crisis and has disastrous impacts on communities and ecosystems worldwide. Large multinational fast-moving consumer goods corporations use huge quantities of virgin plastic for single-use plastic packaging.

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Uncovered: Unilever’s complicity in the plastics crisis and its power to solve it (2023)

In this report, Greenpeace International exposes 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.

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Pushing Back: A Guide for Frontline Communities Challenging Petrochemical Expansion

This guide is an informational resource for communities facing the threat of petrochemical production and expansion. It informs community leaders, organizers, and attorneys of the risks and impacts of petrochemical production and use, and ways to raise concerns about existing or proposed facilities.

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The Greenwashing Hydra

Corporate greenwashing involves a company enhancing – or fabricating – the environmental impact of its services and products. According to this report, this practice has become increasingly sophisticated, taking many different forms.

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Plastics: The Last Straw For Big Oil?

The energy sector is facing significant reduction demand for fossil fuel products as the world transitions to cleaner sources of electricity and fuel. This report explores a range of risks within the plastic and petrochemical sectors.

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The unbearable cost of single-use plastic (2021)

This study zooms in on single-use plastics and looks at the structure of the plastics industry, the players involved and the financial risks that the plastic crisis generates.

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Toxic Tours

Toxic Tours is a community-led storytelling and mapping experience on the impacts of plastic production on frontline communities.

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Throwing away the Future: How companies still have it wrong on plastic pollution “solutions” (2019)

False solutions used by multinational corporations, such as switching to paper or ‘bioplastics’ or embracing chemical recycling, divert attention away from beneficial systems that prioritize refill and reuse.

BRANDED Vol. I - The Brand Audit Report 2018

In 2018, individuals and organizations worldwide took local action to hold corporations accountable for the plastic pollution through unnecessary, problematic and excessive throwaway packaging and materials.

BRANDED Vol. II - The Brand Audit Report 2019

On World Clean Up Day 2019, individuals and organizations worldwide mobilized their communities to conduct clean-ups and brand audits to hold corporations accountable.

Coca Cola's Plastic Problem: Secrets of the World's Top Plastic Polluter | Environmental Documentary - Java Discover | Free Global Documentaries & Clips

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A Plastic Surgery: Coca Cola's Hidden Secrets (2018)

More and more businesses are promising to recycle, including the Coca-Cola Company, who sells 4000 plastic bottles every second. The film investigated the company’s pledges and discovered that their promises are as sugar-filled as their products.

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