Toxics Action at AKZO in Weert

Greenpeace activists release a hot air balloon with the messages "AKZO/Du Pont stop ozonafbraak" and "Stop productie CFK", which translates to English as "AKZO/Du Pont stop ozone destruction" and "Stop production CFC".

In original language:

Toxicactie bij AKZO in Weert

Greenpeace actievoerders laten een luchtballon op met de berichten "AKZO/Du Pont stop ozonafbraak" en "Stop productie CFK".

Unique identifier: GP01O36

Type: Image

Shoot date: 17/05/1989

Locations: Europe, West Europe, Netherlands

Credit line: © Greenpeace / Susan Kavanagh

Ranking: ★★★★★★ (B)

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Toxics Action at AKZO in Weert the Netherlands

Greenpeace protests against the continued production of the ozone destroying CFC's in the Netherlands. The action takes place at AKZO in Weert and concentrates on the only Dutch companies that still produce CFC's for export, besides AKZO it also concerns Du Pont in Dordrecht. At the gate of AKZO Greenpeace activists release a hot air balloon with the message 'AKZO/Du Pont stop ozonafbraak', which translates to English as 'AKZO/Du Pont stop ozone destruction'. They also hang a banner reading 'AKZO CFK-producent', which translates to English as 'AKZO CFC-producer'. The hot air balloon symbolises the huge amount of CFC's produced by AKZO and Du Pont, that will harm sooner or later the ozone layer. Greenpeace demands a ban on the production of CFC's. (see also shoot GP01O31)

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