Greenpeace protested to Nestle as part of its crusade against the use of plastic in the world

Greenpeace protested this Monday in front of the offices of the company Nestle in Mexicoas part of the commemoration of Earth Day.

With a giant representation of a bird fed plastic waste with his cubs, the environmental organization has continued Nestle to stop the production of single-use plastics.

The nest 5 meters wide and 3 and a half meters high was accompanied by a yellow banner in which the query could be read.

With this action, the organization joins a series of similar visits to companies in 10 other countries.

"We show the responsibility he has towards the pollute the environment with disposable packaging in which it offers its products to consumers, "he said. Miguel Rivas, coordinator of the Oceans campaign Greenpeace Mexico.

The environmentalist has called on the company to set clear overall objectives regarding the reduction in the production of plastic packaging and investment in reuse.

Agree with Greenpeace, major brands are not lacking only real plans to reduce their plastic productionbut also take advantage of the legal vacuum that does not require them.

To date, more than 3 million people have joined the global campaign to Greenpeace request that the production of plastic containers Disposable.

The organization considers that Nestle had the opportunity to establish itself as a leader in the fight against this problem. That is why, on April 22, they gathered in different headquarters of the society to ask for actions that help to fight against terrorism. pollution of the planet.

"Our world is drowning in plastic. For a long time, companies like Coca Cola, Pepsi, Nestle, Unilever, Starbucks, Procter & Gamble and McDonald & # 39; s They imposed plastic containers in our lives when they offer their products and told us that recycling, combined with better waste management, was the solution to this problem, but we know that it is not the case because less than 10% of the the manufactured plastic is recycled"he wrote Greenpeace in the petition to eliminate the use of plastic.

Their reports indicate that each minute elapsed reaches the the oceans the equivalent of a Garbage truck of this material, so it's "time for companies to badume their responsibilities in the plastic pollution that they created and that concerns us all. "

Nestle has been designated as the third most polluting brand in the world with plastics. In 2018, he produced 1.7 million metric tons of plastic, which represents an increase of 13% compared to what was produced in 2017, informed the environmental organization.