5 Climate Change news items for the week of July 22-26
This week, we share with you 5 tips to avoid polluting during your Fiestas Patrias trip, we also share with you Oceana's campaign: “Perú con P de Plástico” that reminds us about the Plastic Law in force in our country. We also share with you a note about the recycling points that the municipality of Magdalena will install for the Great Military Parade. In other news, meet the 28 companies that have committed to limit their emissions and in Peru, the retail company Saga Falabella will stop distributing plastic bags from August.
News summary
5 tips to avoid polluting while enjoying your Fiestas Patrias trip
In this note we present some tips that you can put into practice to ensure an unforgettable trip and taking care of the place you visit. Let's remember that it is vital that we become responsible tourists taking care of the most visited places and archeological remains.
Source: La Prensa
And it's called Peru with #PdePlástico
Meet the campaign of the NGO Oceana who launched a video, with music from the classic Creole song “Y se llama Perú”, to act against plastic pollution in the seas. “Perú con P de Plástico” is the campaign that calls for the enforcement of the Plastic Law.
Nearly thirty large companies commit to limit their emissions
Meet the companies that have stepped forward and pledged to reduce their carbon dioxide emissions in order to limit the increase in the earth's average temperature to 1.5° Celsius. Their gesture is an invitation to governments to take up the challenge of curbing global warming during the Climate Action Summit.
Source: UN
Great Military Parade: Magdalena will install recycling points on Brazil Ave. during civic event
The Municipality will install recycling points for the Fiestas Patrias event, the containers will be for the deposit of plastic material that are part of the municipal program “Let's recycle”.
Source: Peru 21
Saga Falabella will stop giving out plastic bags starting in August and this is its environmental plan
The retail company Saga Falabella is adjusting to the new challenges that the environment demands and, as of August, will no longer issue plastic bags for the delivery of its products. The plastic will be replaced by cotton, the raw material used to design the new reusable bags that will be on sale in the stores.
Source: Peru 21