Plastics dumped on poor countries
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Plastic bags and bottles dumped on Third World countries pose grave health hazards. The plastics industry has found that disposal of their wastes on other countries create better public relations on the domestic scene. However, such scheme has not provided solutions to the environmental problems generated by the production and recycling of plastics. Even plastics which are said to be biodegrable contain toxins and heavy metals that are harmful to the nervous and respiratory systems and kidneys.
Publication Name: Greenpeace (Washington, D.C.)
Subject: Environmental issues
ISSN: 0899-0190
Year: 1993
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The plastics scam
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The plastic industry's recycling campaignmay be a scam in that plastic items fated for recycling are dumped in developing countries such as the Philippines. The Greenpeace Hazardous Exports Prevention Patrol recently discovered three ships bound for Asia filled with American plastic waste that were scheduled for recycling. The patrol boarded the ships made an extensive inventory and warned Asian countries of the destination of the ships.
Publication Name: Greenpeace (Washington, D.C.)
Subject: Environmental issues
ISSN: 0899-0190
Year: 1992
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Keeping hope alive
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Greenpeace haslaunched two projects focusing on the role children can take in the environmental movement. The two projects are action updates for children via 'P3: The Earth-Based Magazine for Kids' and the video 'Get It Together' which teaches children how to mobilize. The video uses music video and documentary footages as its medium for teaching. These projects allow Greenpeace to affect the youth.
Publication Name: Greenpeace (Washington, D.C.)
Subject: Environmental issues
ISSN: 0899-0190
Year: 1992
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