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Plastic Alliance Firms Create 1,000x More Waste than they clean up.

Oil and chemical companies that formed the Alliance to End Plastic Waste (AEPW) have produced 1,000 times more new plastic in five years than the waste they have diverted, according to Greenpeace. Established in 2019 by major firms like ExxonMobil, Dow, and Shell, the alliance aimed to manage 15 million tonnes of plastic waste by 2023 through improved recycling and a circular economy. However, recent documents reveal that the alliance quietly abandoned this ambitious target, reflecting a broader trend of greenwashing in the industry.

Without meaningful reductions in plastic output, initiatives claiming to address pollution will remain ineffective and fail to solve the underlying crisis. Effective solutions will require systemic changes in how plastics are produced and managed globally.
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https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/nov/20/five-firms-in-plastic-pollution-alliance-made-1000-times-more-waste-than-they-saved-analysis-shows#img-2



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  • Peter Karanga

    6 d

    It’s time for real action, not just greenwashing! #EndPlasticWaste #ClimateAction #Sustainability

    • Tabitha Kimani

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      And this companies will claim they are reducing their plastic waste which is more of green washing as they continue to pollute the environment.

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      • zelda ninga

        6 d

        @tabitha_kimani this is absurd.

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        • Annett Michuki..

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          The plastic issue needs a profound solution, it has been a problem for quite long

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          • zelda ninga

            6 d

            @annett_michuki Hoping that the conference in Busan passes the treaty for plastic and brings this menace to an end.

          • Rashid Kamau

            1 w

            A more comprehensive approach, involving stronger industry regulations, improved recycling infrastructure, and genuine reductions in plastic production, is essential to address the growing plastic pollution crisis.

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            • Annett Michuki..

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              @rashid_kamau I second you. Plastics should be eliminated in product packaging

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              • zelda ninga

                6 d

                @annett_michuki Very true packaging was not this complicated as now we tend to use a lot when we park things which is not necessary.

              • Jane Wangui

                1 w

                Companies should be responsible and deal with their waste so as to reduce Plastic pollution.

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                • Rashid Kamau

                  1 w

                  @jane_wangui Absolutely, companies have a crucial role to play in reducing plastic pollution, and they must be held responsible for the waste they generate.

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                  • zelda ninga

                    6 d

                    @jane_wangui This can only be possible if our leaders take these matters seriously and deal with them.

                    • zelda ninga

                      6 d

                      @rashid_kamau Yes some laws were to be enacted where a company was to be fined according to what they emit to reduce the carbon footprint.

                    • rosebellendiritu

                      1 w

                      With all that has already happened....we should not be talking about Plastic pollution..it is an issue that we should have already dealt with.

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                      • Rashid Kamau

                        1 w

                        @rosebellendiritu Despite the significant amount of attention it has received in recent years, plastic pollution remains a critical problem that continues to grow at an alarming rate.

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                        • Annett Michuki..

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                          @rosebellendiritu exactly 💯

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                          • zelda ninga

                            6 d

                            @rashid_kamau Few countries that drill oil are the problem because plastic production depends on chemicals sourced from fossil fuels,and this is the problem.

                          • Ann Nyambura

                            2 w

                            Companies must reduce production, not just recycle more of what they create

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                            • Annett Michuki..

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                              @ann_nyambura_542 they should also come up with an alternative packaging

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                              • zelda ninga

                                6 d

                                @ann_nyambura_542 companies don't want to reccycle beacause,the entire operation is so expensive and time-consuming that producing virgin plastic is still cheaper than recycling existing material.

                              • Kelvin Thuranira kaberia

                                2 w

                                Plastics could bring a threatening danger,,,,as they are non biodegradable to the environment,,,,

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                                • Rashid Kamau

                                  1 w

                                  @kelvin_thuranira_kaberia Given their persistence in the environment and their harmful effects on ecosystems and human health, plastics are indeed a threatening danger that requires immediate attention.

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                                • Princess

                                  2 w

                                  This is outrageous.

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                                  • Joseph Githinji

                                    2 w

                                    This is the highest degree of green washing and a misleading direction by ExxonMobil,Dow ,and shell and all the companies in this alliance. The stakeholders of this mega organizations must stop this devastating behavior and commit to reduce waste and not to pollute more.

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