MANILA: Western consumer giants are polluting oceans by selling products packaged in cheap, disposable plastic to Filipinos, Greenpeace has claimed – naming Nestle, Unilever and Procter & Gamble among the worst offenders. Unilever, number two on the Greenpeace list, and number five Procter & Gamble did not respond to the group’s correspondence, said regional Greenpeace spokeswoman Angelica Pago. Procter & Gamble and Unilever did not immediately respond to AFP’s request for comment. Greenpeace said the Philippines contributed 1.88 million tonnes of “mismanaged plastic waste” each year, with Thailand, Vietnam and Malaysia also on its list of the world’s biggest ocean plastic polluters. Plastic waste from products made by Indonesian firm PT Torabika Mayora was third most-seen on Manila Bay, Greenpeace said, with local firm Universal Robina Corp at number four.

Source: New Strait Times September 22, 2017 07:07 UTC