Permalink: https://media.greenpeace.org/archive/Ecoltec-Action-at-Profepa-HQ-in-Mexico-27MZIFIKC5YD.htmlConceptually similarEcoltec Action at Profepa HQ in MexicoGP025OPCompleted★★★★Ecoltec Action at Profepa HQ in MexicoGP025OUCompleted★★★★Ecoltec Action at Profepa HQ in MexicoGP025ORCompleted★★★★Ecoltec Action at Profepa HQ in MexicoGP025OQCompleted★★★★Ecoltec Action at Profepa HQ in MexicoGP025OTCompleted★★★★Toxic Industry Action in MexicoGP024MVCompleted★★★★Toxic Industry Action in MexicoGP024MWCompleted★★★★Toxics Action Ministry of Environment in MexicoGP0U6HCompleted★★★★Toxics Action Ministry of Environment in MexicoGP01019Completed★★★★View AllGP025OSEcoltec Action at Profepa HQ in MexicoA Greenpeace activist in front of barrels representing hazardous waste stages death during an action against Ecoltec outside the gates of Profepa, the authority responsible for prosecuting environmental crimes in Mexico. Greenpeace is demanding that Profepa takes action against Ecoltec after complaints of harmful practices, which are impacting the environment and human health. Ecoltec is located on the border to Atotonilco and Apaxco communities, in the central states of Mexico and Hidalgo.Locations:Mexico-Mexico City-North AmericaDate:17 Aug, 2010Credit:© Prometeo Lucero / GreenpeaceMaximum size:2500px X 1673pxKeywords:Actions and protests-Air pollution-Barrels-Chemical industry-Day-Death-Die-ins-Greenpeace activists-KWCI (GPI)-Latin American and Hispanic ethnicities-Men-One person-Outdoors-Street theatre actions-Toxic symbol-Toxic waste-Toxics (campaign title)Shoot:Ecoltec Action at Profepa HQ in MexicoGreenpeace activists protest against Ecoltec, a subsidiary of Holcim, a Swiss company supplying cement and aggregates, outside the gates of Profepa, the authority responsible for prosecuting environmental crimes in Mexico. They are demanding that Profepa takes action against Ecoltec after complaints of harmful practices, which are impacting the environment and human health. Ecoltec is located on the border to Atotonilco and Apaxco communities, in the central states of Mexico and Hidalgo. Among the toxic substances emitted into the air by Ecoltec is acrylate monomer, a highly flammable hazardous waste that irritates skin, mucous membranes and causes acute poisoning.
