Uncovered: Unilever’s complicity in the plastics crisis and its power to solve it
This report exposes the gap between what Unilever says it will do, and what it actually does.
Resources
Scientific research, reports, investor briefings, resources for schools and annual impact reports
All at sea: how government inaction makes a mockery of UK marine protection
Greenpeace research shows that over 90% of UK MPAs are protected in name alone, with no meaningful, site-wide regulation on the most destructive fishing activity.
The economic impact of decarbonising household heating in the UK in an era of high fossil fuel prices
Report prepared by Cambridge Econometrics for Greenpeace UK
Hooked on sharks
The EU fishing fleets fuelling the global shark trade
The Big Plastic Count Results: How citizen science exposed a system incapable of tackling the plastic crisis
This report reveals the results of The Big Plastic Count. Almost a quarter of a million participants threw away 6.4 million pieces of packaging waste in just one week, yet only 12% is likely recycled. It provided overwhelming proof that the UK’s waste system cannot cope with the enormous amount of waste generated.
Squids in the spotlight
This report uncovers the huge scale of the global squid fishing industry, which has grown over 10-fold since 1950 and is now jeopardising marine ecosystems around the world.
Game of Waste
This report details the chemical contamination that scientists found in five different dumpsites across southern Turkey. It identified a wide range of toxic chemicals in the ash and soil of all five sites, many of which are associated with plastic packaging or the burning of plastics. It was prepared by Greenpeace Mediterranean.
The economic impact of decarbonising household heating in the UK
This report was produced by Cambridge Econometrics on behalf of Greenpeace UK. It shows how a properly funded, ambitious programme to insulate homes and swap gas boilers for low-carbon heating sources, such as heat pumps, could deliver huge economic and social benefits. It highlights that the greater the government’s investment in decarbonising homes, the greater the return, both in terms of jobs and economic growth.
Trashed: how the UK is still dumping plastic waste on the rest of the world
The UK is a major contributor to the world’s plastic crisis, generating more plastic waste per person than any other country except the USA. Our recycling system is already overwhelmed by plastic waste. Now our waste is overwhelming other countries’ recycling systems too, causing serious harm to their citizens and environment, particularly in India, Indonesia and Malaysia.
Checking out on plastics III
A survey of supermarkets' progress in reducing plastic waste