Plastic The UN Global Plastics Treaty: INC5 and opportunities ahead As the final round of negotiations at the Global Plastics Treaty approaches, there is an urgent need and a strong public mandate for the new government to significantly raise the… by Greenpeace UK September 12, 2024
Climate change The King’s Speech and the first key moments that will test Labour’s commitment to green action This briefing outlines some of the decisions the new government would need to take to prove they are on track to delivering on the climate and nature mandate voters have… by Greenpeace UK July 31, 2024
Plastic 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. by Greenpeace UK, Mal Chadwick November 28, 2023
Plastic 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… by Greenpeace UK July 12, 2022
Environmental justice 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… by Greenpeace UK February 9, 2022
Environmental justice 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 Greenpeace UK May 16, 2021
Plastic Checking out on plastics III A survey of supermarkets' progress in reducing plastic waste by Greenpeace UK January 26, 2021
Plastic Unpacked: how supermarkets can cut plastic packaging in half by 2025 Despite scientific evidence and mounting public pressure, UK supermarkets are putting more plastic on their shelves than ever. This report outlines how supermarkets can achieve a minimum 50% reduction in… by Greenpeace UK August 28, 2020
Air pollution Manifesto for a green recovery Download full manifesto (PDF) The Covid-19 crisis has created challenges to our daily lives, communities and the global economy on a… by Greenpeace UK June 3, 2020
Plastic Upstream: microplastics in UK rivers The UK’s River Mersey contains proportionally more plastic pollution than the infamous Great Pacific Garbage Patch, an area recognised by scientists as one of the most plastic-polluted expanses of water… by Greenpeace UK June 18, 2019
