Greenpeace hold protest over Barbie packaging
June 8th, 2011 - 11:43 pm ICT by Aishwarya BhattEl Segundo, June 8 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Barbie’s maker Mattel has been accused of degrading the environment by Greenpeace. A group of protesters from the environmental policing agency staged a protest in front of Mattel’s headquarters in El Segundo.
The police were called in when the protesters hanged a huge banner in front of the headquarters. The police arrested 10 of the activists when they got to the location. Greenpeace accuses Mattel of using packaging materials made from forest products in Indonesia.
A senior officer of Greenpeace USA said that, “Barbie’s dirty secret is that her packaging is made from the rain forests of Indonesia. Mattel has shown no due diligence. It buys paper without asking where it’s coming from.”
Mattel has denied the accusations of Greenpeace saying they have always been responsible. The company assured that they will continue to be responsible and seek greener ways to package their products.
Greenpeace has been in the forefront in the fight to get major companies in the world to regard the environment. The campaign which has been ongoing for decades has been joined by about 2.8 million people all over the world. They have offices in about 41 countries and their war have forced companies like King Burger, McDonalds, Nestle, Unilever and others to consider their practices.
Mattel is the world’s biggest toymaker.
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