[Denpasar, July 3, 2010] - In commemoration of International Plastic-Bag Free Day (IPBFD) on July 3, 2010, four environmentally concerned organizations are joining forces for a public campaign event in Bali on July 4, 2010. Indonesia’s second largest retailer Hypermart is hosting the event, which encourages the public to reduce single-use plastic bags by bringing their own bags for shopping.

Quezon City, Philippines. July 3, 2010. Wearing plastic bags over their heads, Zero Waste and climate campaigners today interacted with consumers at a busy public market in Quezon City in a bid to dissuade them from the thoughtless consumption of plastic bags.

Brussels, Belgium. 30th June 2010. GAIA’s new report “When the EU wastes the climate” warns about the negative impacts on the climate and sustainability stemming from current EU policies to reward energy from incineration.

The Fundacio Prevencio de Residus i Consum, Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives / Global Anti Incinerator Alliance (GAIA) and partner organizations invite you to join the International Plastic Bag-Free Day on July 3, 2010 by organizing activities to raise awareness on the excessive use of single-use plastic bags(http://www.bagfreeday.org/).

Frontline Communities and Teamsters Demand Clean Air, Good Jobs and Justice Detroit, Michigan, U.S., June 27, 2010 – Environmental justice advocates from across the U.S., the Teamsters Union, and neighborhood residents marched together this morning to the world’s largest waste incinerator to demand its closure. Representatives of Detroit’s pollution-impacted communities and their allies from across the country united to press the city’s Mayor for a just transition from burning waste to building resiliency in the face of ill-health, a crumbling economy, and the global climate crisis.

Teamsters, environmental justice groups demand smarter, cleaner options

Malaysians who consume vegetable produce from Cameron Highlands may face the risk of toxic chemical poisoning if an incinerator is put into operation in the highlands' Blue Valley, the Consumers Association of Penang (CAP) warns.

The waste warrior behind the You Tube hit and now book 'The Story of Stuff', on banning children's advertising, making manufacturers responsible for waste and shifting our values

Join the People of Detroit on Saturday, June 26 for a Rally, March & Mass Demonstration to End the World’s Biggest Waste Incinerator Rally at 9 am in front of Detroit Public Library, 5201 Woodward

GAIA partners with Working Films to create a new widget, a social networking tool to raise awareness about the importance of recycling and zero waste!

GAIA partners with Working Films to create a new widget, a social networking tool to raise awareness about the importance of recycling and zero waste!

The NY Times has followed up Elisabeth Rosenthal's pro-incinerator industry article, with a public debate on their online Opinion Page: Should the U.S. Burn or Bury Its Trash? Why is Europe ahead of the U.S. in embracing clean incinerators that turn garbage into energy? Have your say. Now!

Ananda Lee Tan, GAIA's North American Program Coordinator raises serious concern on the recently published article in New York Times entitled “Europe Finds Clean Energy in Trash, but U.S. Lags”