Collection of coca cola bottles and caps found on Freedom Island, Philippines, during a cleanup activity. Red caps form the work "Choke".

Greenpeace together with the #breakfreefromplastic coalition conduct a beach cleanup activity and brand audit on Freedom Island, Parañaque City, Metro Manila, Philippines. The activity aims to name the brands most responsible for the plastic pollution happening in our oceans.

Freedom island is an ecotourism area which contains a mangrove forest and swamps providing a habitat for many migratory bird species from different countries such as China, Japan and Siberia.

Unique identifier: GP0STR228

Type: Image

Shoot date: 15/09/2017

Locations: Freedom Island, Luzon, Manila Bay, Metro Manila, Paranaque, Philippines, Southeast Asia

Ranking: ★★★★★★★ (A)

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Freedom Island Waste Clean-up and Brand Audit in the Philippines

Environmental groups including Greenpeace carry out a waste clean-up activity at Freedom Island, in Manila Bay, just off the coast of Parañaque in Metro Manila, Philippines.

Freedom Island is an artificial island which was formed between 1973 and 1985. The island is an ecotourism area and contains a mangrove forest and swamps providing a habitat for many migratory bird species from different countries such as China, Japan and Siberia.

As part of the clean-up, the groups also conduct a waste audit to identify what type of plastic waste ends up in our oceans.

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