Open Boat at Plastic Monster Walk in Cologne

Greenpeace activists walk with the plastic monster to Greenpeace ship Beluga II. Greenpeace protest against single use plastic waste with a huge artwork made of plastic waste from the Philippines. The walk is part of the Beluga II tour on the river Rhine. A large banner reads "Nestle no excuse. Stop single use". Nestlé produces 1.7 million tonnes of plastic annually.

In original language:

Plastik Monster in Koeln

Mit einem Plastikmonster ziehen Greenpeace Aktivisten vom Liegeplatz der Beluga II zum Rheingarten , um gegen Plastikmuell zu protestieren. Das Monster besteht aus Muell, den Greenpeace-Aktivisten auf den Philippinen an den Straenden unbewohnter Inseln gesammelt haben. Der Großteil des Plastikmuells besteht aus Einwegverpackungen von Unilever, Nestlé und Procter & Gamble.

Unique identifier: GP0STT5YT

Type: Image

Shoot date: 29/03/2019

Locations: Cologne, Germany, River Rhine, Western Europe

Credit line: © Marten van Dijl / Greenpeace

Ranking: ★★★★★★ (B)

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Plastic Monster Walk in Cologne

Greenpeace activists with the plastic monster on a walk to Greenpeace ship Beluga II. Greenpeace protest against single use plastic waste with a huge artwork made of plastic waste from the Philippines. The walk is part of the Beluga II tour on the river Rhine. Large banner reads "Nestlé No Excuse Stop Single Use.” and "Break free from plastic!". On Saturday the Irish rock band The Riptide Movement played at the open boat event. Nestlé produces 1.7 million tonnes of plastic annually.

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